tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post3438236412605991238..comments2023-12-23T02:17:12.549-08:00Comments on Quest for Fun!: Auctions & ConventionsGary Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11897166491600280320noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-57227198269019166322008-05-18T15:10:00.000-07:002008-05-18T15:10:00.000-07:00I don't think there's anything wrong with our auct...I don't think there's anything wrong with our auctions, although more people would always be a good thing. There are just potentially better ways to sell that merchandise. <BR/><BR/>The primary method of promotion is our paladin club mailing list. 500 people received postcards listing the event.Gary Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11897166491600280320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-53341986576301625592008-05-18T11:47:00.000-07:002008-05-18T11:47:00.000-07:00I think better promotion and planning is the main ...I think better promotion and planning is the main key. Don't get me wrong, you guys do and did a fantastic job with this and the other auctions, but you need to better pump it befor it happens. Most people I know that would attend didn't because they had no idea it was taking place. Give us very specific dates and time and how it will work well in advance and I promise you more people will show up. For customer items allow people to drop stuff off ahead of time as needed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-19691552050943246242008-05-17T08:05:00.000-07:002008-05-17T08:05:00.000-07:00Fewer auctions that are more customer centric is p...Fewer auctions that are more customer centric is probably the answer. I don't mind saying that right now the auction is a giveaway to customers, a kind of customer appreciation event. It blows my mind that more people don't attend. <BR/><BR/>I do think we're likely to have at least one more quarterly ding & dent auction, probably in August, regardless of what we do with an online store or conventions.Gary Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11897166491600280320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-41437112984324448882008-05-16T22:03:00.000-07:002008-05-16T22:03:00.000-07:00Having the auctions become more customer centered ...Having the auctions become more customer centered events would probably work out. You might prime the pump with one or two items, but have the majority be customer items.<BR/><BR/>This is a real shift from the first two auctions - where the ding & dent items were the main draw, so would require some planning and work (and also a lot of customer participation). You would probably have to start taking in customer items several days before the auction, rather than relying on them to bring them in the day of the event.JoeDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04768616880852081399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-59406558497158062562008-05-16T12:37:00.000-07:002008-05-16T12:37:00.000-07:00The store auction is a major draw for me personall...The store auction is a major draw for me personally. It's a fun, unique, exciting, and valuable event for a store to have. So few stores offer them that getting rid of it would likely cause me to shop less at the store, not more. Plus the fact customers can bring their own goods in to sell as well is a huge bonus. Dropping the store auction in favor of going to an online sales model would seem to me kinda like dropping a popular game event in the store for a series of online computer games instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-73797652693771471712008-05-16T12:30:00.000-07:002008-05-16T12:30:00.000-07:00Take the marketing budget and give out gift certif...Take the marketing budget and give out gift certificates to school auctions. it gets parents and kids in the store and gets word of mouth out.<BR/><BR/>Also, other than Dundracon, are you really going to pull that many customers from outside your current store radius to make it worthwhile? Are enough new customers really going to drive from SF or SJ to come to your store to make it worthwhile?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com