Pricing Tips & Info for new breeders

[Khea Karas]

(04-23-2012 06:23 AM)Tad Carlucci Wrote:  I don't sell but I do watch Charm's behavior.

What would be nice would be to see auctioneers putting up listings of cat details and the price, or if it did not sell. Even better would be if the auctioneers had a central repository where that information could be found, and historical postings retrieved. Think of it as a cat ticker-tape.

For fairness, some events would also need to be shown. For example, last week's asset server problems (the day of the upgrade) caused most cats at an auction I monitored to go "no sale". So, considering any report of all those no-sale offerings would want to be tempered with that knowledge.

This would provide an idea about what is popular, what sells, and what does not, and the prices they seem to be going for. It could alleviate some of the complaints about crashing prices, and will probably lead to more price stability since potential purchasers would arrive armed with an expectation of prices being in a general range.

What I'm suggesting is a form of auctioneer consortia. While the idea of a price ticker tape is the basis, other features could be added. For example, it could also provide such things as tips and guidelines for new auctioneers, an auctioneer-only discussion area, an Angie's List-type feedback area and, of course, a calendar of upcoming events. Some of this probably already exists in one form or another, so it may simply need consolidation and marketing so everyone is aware of its existence.

I like this idea alot although I think it would be complicated to implement.