--- In railwayana_group@yahoogroups.com, "Robin J Gibbons"
<rgibbons@...> wrote:
>
> How come we suddenly have all these live auctions? Some decent
> material which makes one wodner if the less regular ones are based
> around selling someone's collection.
> RJG
>



hi everyone my name is michael, i read with interest the postings
about the number of new auctions & and i ask can they survive.
the statistics are saying they will struggle, we all sometimes sell
the odd item in auction & expect to get a fair price for the item,
considering the time & effort in entering items & most of us like to
be there on the day, the last thing we need is for the item not to
sell.
so back to the statistics useing sheffield as a guide, with on
average only about 2% of items unsold, compare this with the last
two new live auctions, talisman march auction 13% unsold & stafford
with a staggering 33%, would you enter items again, especially the
last named.
so only time will tell, but i think this time next year things will
get back to normal.
best regards to you all.
michael.