Cels Forum

Like any system, it has its ups and its downs. On the plus
side, you have a chance at some things that would have been
gone by the time you got there, assuming you get there late.

On the minus side, lottery systems make it very difficult
to plan your cel spending dollars, as extra time is needed
on the part of the dealer holding the lottery before
everything can be sorted out and you can be contacted to
let you know what you won. Also on the minus side is that
if you come along and see something really neat that you
just have to have, chances are a lot of other people will
think the same thing. . . Frankly, the better the cel, the
less chance you have of getting it.

Myself, I would rather see dealers stick mostly with the
first come, first serve method of sales. Yes, I miss out on
some things - but for each thing I miss out on, there is
another time that I am the first one there. It all evens
out in the end.

After that, I would rather see cels up for auction than in
a lottery system. . . Sorry, everyone (because I know the
general feeling on this forum towards auctions), but that's
just my always so humble opinion. I think that lotteries
are a bit of fun once in a while, but overall are one of
the least desireable ways to sell cels.

One interesting thing I see once in a *great* while is a
dealer that holds an e-mail "silent auction". (I actually
have a HRC pin dealer that I see doing this the most, but
I've seen cel dealers use this method too.) In this case,
the dealer shows the cel and accepts bids for the cel -
WITHOUT EVER POSTING WHAT ANYONE'S HIGH BID IS. At the end
of the auction, the high bid is revealed (not necessarily
with the name of the high bidder) and the high bidder is
contacted. Obviously, there are little nitpicky changes to
the details of this depending on who is running it, but you
get the idea. ^_^

Just my two little pennies. . . ^_-  Your milage may vary. ^_^

Many Sharp Smiles,
--Drac