wickedfrags auction items! Sunset Monti, "Grape Jelley" subglabra, wicked a. cytherea

[Aquattro]

I will not, as a matter of point, ever purchase from a company that auctions corals. It's just wrong. If you have something to sell, post it. If I want to buy it, I'll offer to buy it. If I miss out, I'll try to be quicker next time.

[sphelps]

I've purchased corals from eBay before and think it's a great system. Items will almost always sell for a true market value by using an auction, provided it's done properly.
I'm not sure how someone can say it's wrong, sometimes someone may not know what the market value is for an item and it's a great way to figure it out.

[wickedfrags]

Thanks again for the input.

And I agree, publicly posting a bid seems like the right way to do it. My intention is to ship this order to a canreef member, not sell this locally or have someone local say they bought the pack. I am guessing a repeat wickedfrags customer will grab this! I need to have canreef sales to cover the monthly canreef sponsor costs.

I thought about the eBay approach, but then I would have no reason to post here - my thoughts were only Canreef Members could/would bid on the pack (I do not intend to advertise it elsewhere). While I appreciate some may not agree auction is the way to go, you may have an opportunity to get some great frags at a better price then would normally be extended.

So does auctioning some frags makse sense??? Or a frag pack? Would it just make more sense to update the website and market a site update??? Just thinking out loud.

[seanoman]

I think that doing the auction is a good idea. Whether it be a frag pack or individual makes no difference to me. Although for shipping purposes, you will want to send out more than just one frag, so a pack makes sense. With it being a pack full of rare corals, somebody is going to get themselves a great deal anyway. If it goes to high for anybody, then you just stop bidding on it. The advantage you have, is that they are not corals that you can really get anywhere else. So if someone wants them, they could be willing to pay top dollar for them.