Chris Brogden wrote:
>
> On Thu, 22 Feb 2001, Aaron Reynolds wrote:
>
> > I'll join up if you'll take my puny Canuck money. I want a 50mm f1.2!
> > The question is...who decides what's worth what and who gets what?
>
> IMO, the best way to do this would be:
>
> (1) someone steps up and volunteers to coordinate this whole thing.
I'm actually considering putting a bid in, anyway. If I know how
much of the gear I can sell through immediately that makes it a lot
more likely. So I'll consider acting as coordinator (if we get
enough interested parties).
> (2) everyone who wants one or more items e-mails the coordinator off-list
> with the highest bid that they would be willing to pay for each item.
>
> (3) if two or more people want an item, it goes to the person who is
> willing to spend the most on it. No rebids, just a one-time highest bid.
With the caveat that the coordinator doesn't necessarily have to sell
any item (I've already mentioned the three items I'm interested in).
> (4) if all the items are spoken for, the coordinator addes up the maximum
> bid amounts and places that bid (preferably near the end of the auction,
> but that's a whole 'nuther thread.) :)
>
> (5) if one or more of the items are not spoken for, the coordinator can
> post that info to the list and see if anyone bites. if no one does, they
> can still bid the total of everyone's maximum bids and see if they win
> anyway. then someone (the coordinator? split equally among the
> bidders?) gets a nice freebie.
The coordinator, definitely. He's the guy putting the money up front.
But, looking at the list of items, there doesn't seem to be too much
that wouldn't attract at least one member on the list.
So, folks, care to send me your bids? Let's see if there's enough
interest to make this worth pursuing.
This is *not* a final commitment on my part - venturing up to $10K
is a big step, and I'll need to think about it some more. But I can
do all the coordinating steps, assess the group interest, etc. while
I'm thinking. If I do decide to back out, and seek another angel,
the only downside is that I, as well as any final underwriter, will
know how much group members are prepared to bid. If that worries you,
don't send me your bid.
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