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Thread Admin: AuctionArmsCeo (7-0-0) (Last 10 Posts) Posted: 08/18/2010 at 09:10:20
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Thread Title: "Announcement - 10 Minute Rule"
AuctionArmsCeo

At the request of many of our users, and after consulting with our buyers and sellers over many months, we've decided make a change to how auctions are run at Auction Arms. Starting September 1st, all Auction Arms auctions will have a 10-minute rule implemented at closing time. This 10-minute rule means that if anyone bids in the last ten minutes of an auction, the auction will be extended by 10 minutes from the submission time of the bid. We feel, as do many others, that this new rule will benefit both buyers and sellers by giving everyone an opportunity to bid on an item to find it’s true market value. I realize that not everyone will be happy with this decision, but we feel it’s in the best interests of Auction Arms, and our buyer and sellers, and hope you will remain our loyal customer. Thanks for your patience.

 

Manny DelaCruz

CEO/AuctionArms.com, Inc.
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Former Seller: Kan Do Arms(70-0-0) Post#76 - Posted: 09/04/2010 at 07:24:07
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WELCOME BACK WWG HOW IS EVERYTHING  WAY UP NORTH

Former Seller: jakebucky(10-1-0) Post#77 - Posted: 09/08/2010 at 20:34:03
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hi  can you give a reason why my post was deleted???  8/29/2010 7:21** before I rant on other boards.  thanks

Buyer: brainaxe(18-0-0) Post#78 - Posted: 09/09/2010 at 11:01:09
brainaxe

jakebucky- You must have named one of the competing auction sites. Or some personal information about yourself (email, phone etc.)

Buyer: meltoon54(23-0-0) Post#79 - Posted: 10/05/2010 at 20:55:28
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The 10 minute rule was a bummer as I had discovered tonight.  (staff edit) The sniper fun of buying here is DONE.  Waiting for the 10 minutes to expire when the auction end is now a moving target is sad to see put in place.  My goal here, if I did not win was to engage in the haggle with the seller and then it was down to reach a common agreement of buyer and seller both being happy on an agreed on price. Now with the moving target auction end that is gone to.  On (staff edit) I bid without regard to the 15 minute rule and if I win, great and if I don't win and I am high bidder, then there is no haggle option to go to next in the buying process.  I am not going to chase an auction end to try to reach the haggle phase.  I have had far fewer victories here than over at (staff edit) and I have been at both sites for about 10 years.  I am very upset about the 10 minute rule and I felt that the haggle bridged the difference in not having the 10-15 rule.  I think it is a better rule for the seller in some cases.  It ought to be a seller option whether or not to invoke the 10 minute rule and work with the haggle.  Oh well it is here and I will have to switch to (staff edit) thinking when I come back to troll with much less expectations of a successful hunting expedition.  I do like the forums here at AA as they are much more open and informative and easier to post.  I have never posted on (staff edit) as the search topics are difficult to follow.  AA wins the forum hands down, but I am still in shock about the moving auction end time.  I really liked the live online auction portal, but now it is kinda meaningless as the auction end time is now a moving target. Bummer. Over & out.

Former Seller: Wild West Guns(1403-1-4) Post#80 - Posted: 10/06/2010 at 13:23:11
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"

Ken,

Welcome back to the forum.

 

WELCOME BACK WWG HOW IS EVERYTHING  WAY UP NORTH'

 

Thimgs are so busy up here we cant keep our heads above water

Former Seller: OLD RATTLER(206-0-0) Post#81 - Posted: 10/06/2010 at 14:34:21
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Hello there Ken.

How is Ms. West doin ?

Does she know that you are back on AUCTION ARMS FORUM braggin about how well you do over at ?

Former Seller: Kan Do Arms(70-0-0) Post#82 - Posted: 10/07/2010 at 08:46:47
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Hi Ken all good with you and yours. I know you are not picking up any of those gold rocks that are as big as a football on your first day back at work

Buyer: 5thcommjarhead(68-0-0) Post#83 - Posted: 10/07/2010 at 09:10:40
5thcommjarhead

It was easier to come here and find a bunch of goldbricks.

Buyer: anderson406(5-0-0) Post#84 - Posted: 10/08/2010 at 12:55:29
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I don't know how anyone can compare this to a live auction, THIS IS A SILENT AUCTION.  First of all I have never seen anyone that shops on AA at any of the live gun auctions that I've been at.  I am not happy with the 10-min rule.  I have found that there are FFL's out there that can get you the same gun for less money than most of the auctions on new guns, so shop around guys.  I'm really thinking that maybe OBAMA might have some interest in this website as I never seen a thing that asked for a vote on this.  But yet it states that it's in the best interest of buyers and sellers.  I don't know that I have ever bid in the last 10 minutes anyway but if you put the most you want to pay for the gun in the first place the bidding is done automaticaly so there is no point in bidding again because you already entered your max bid.  At a silent auction which is basically what online auctions are when the bidding closes at a certain time thats when it closes and they don't wait 10 minutes just because someone wrote their bid 1 minute before it closed. THIS IS NONSENSE as far as I'm concerned.  GO OBAMA NATION!! NOT!

Former Seller: Bubba J(128-0-0) Post#85 - Posted: 10/08/2010 at 20:39:23
Bubba J

anderson406 - If you stick around long enough you will see very clearly that any significant changes are made by the wishes; opinions; and suggestions of a VERY select few here. The masses have little say in what changes and/or other moves are made on AA. This is exactly how Obama wants to run/ruin this country. Can anyone say "SOCIALISM"??

Bubba J

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