Putting Your Items in Auction

Subject: Putting Your Items in Auction
From: katlaughing
Date: 27 Aug 00 - 09:21 AM

With the recent talk of donatiing to the Mudcat, in whatever way you are able, including collecting tunes and posting etc., it seems time to remind folks that they can sell just about anything in the Mudcat Auction; items do not have to be musically related. Anything from your attic...books...any handicrafts....any great thrift store finds...etc.

Also, if you are unsure of how to post them, esp. a picture to go with your description, I will be happy to help you or to do it for you, as long as you provide me with the photo and all of the information, which would include: description of item, how much you want the bidding to start at, how long you want the auction to run, who pays shipping, you or the buyer, and anything else you can think of that you'd like to include.

This can be another fun way to support the Mudcat. Thanks,

kat

Subject: RE: Putting Your Items in Auction
From: kendall
Date: 28 Aug 00 - 08:21 AM

I have a copy of SING OUT magazine to offer. It is the December-January 1961-62 issue. It has the New Lost City Ramblers on the cover. Is this anything anyone would want?

Subject: RE: Putting Your Items in Auction
From: katlaughing
Date: 28 Aug 00 - 08:58 AM

Well, Kendall, ya never know until you put it in there and see, but I would bet someone out there would like that.

Thanks,

kat

Subject: RE: Putting Your Items in Auction
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 28 Aug 00 - 12:25 PM

OK Then kat, here is a question: Today, I helped a local publican sort a small computer problem and he gave me 2 tee shirts that I will never wear. They are both 100% cotton and XL size. One is white with a Ruddles logo on it and the other is Green with a lot of John Smith's stuff on it. I can't see these things having much value and my inclination would be to give them to one of the local charity shops. Can such items be used on Mudcat? I would have thought tryin to cater for postage would cause more problems than the items are worth.

Jon

Subject: RE: Putting Your Items in Auction
From: katlaughing
Date: 28 Aug 00 - 12:46 PM

Postage may be a bit high, unless someone over there bought them, Jon, although I've send a small box with a rock, a book, and other things that I am sure weighed more than two tee's and it wasn't that expensive, as long as I didn't want insurance on them, too.

If you say that the buyer has to pay shipping, then it is their concern, obviously. On eBay, it is noted if someone is willing to ship overseas with a note about giving a firm quote once the auction has ended.

You never know, Jon, someone over here might really like one of both of those. When Max and Bert used to talk about the auction on the radio, they said anything, to clean out your attics, etc. I think the only way we will know if there is any interest is to put them up. If they don't sell, it doesn't cost anybody anything.

Thanks,

kat

Subject: RE: Putting Your Items in Auction
From: MMario
Date: 28 Aug 00 - 01:17 PM

Jon - just think of the women from HearMe - they'd probably fight over a chance to own a t-shirt you once touched. Put one on for a few minutes and you could probably double the going price "WORN by JonF"...*bg*

Subject: RE: Putting Your Items in Auction
From: SINSULL
Date: 28 Aug 00 - 01:35 PM

I'll start the bidding at $5 + postage. Does it come with a picture of Jon in the T-shirt? - then $10

Subject: RE: Putting Your Items in Auction
From: katlaughing
Date: 28 Aug 00 - 01:47 PM

There ya go, Jon, a new item for the auction!

Subject: RE: Putting Your Items in Auction
From: Bill D
Date: 28 Aug 00 - 03:45 PM

well, last year I put volume 1, #2 of Sing Out in the auction...(wasn't much action on it...too many other things happening, I guess).....Ralph Butts got it.

I DO have several other OLD Sing Outs that I might put in one of these days, along with some weird records I never play...

Subject: RE: Putting Your Items in Auction
From: katlaughing
Date: 28 Aug 00 - 04:02 PM

How about some of your old books, Bill, like the one which teaches us how to change the size of our globes of glorious womanhood, just by using our thoguhts!!!!

Subject: RE: Putting Your Items in Auction
From: kendall
Date: 28 Aug 00 - 04:05 PM

Thoughts can increase the size of your globes? Jeez, Dolly Parton must be a genius

Subject: RE: Putting Your Items in Auction
From: Mbo
Date: 28 Aug 00 - 04:07 PM

Dolly Parton said "Beneath these boobs I have a heart, and beneath this wig I have a brain." I believe her.

Subject: RE: Putting Your Items in Auction
From: Bill D
Date: 28 Aug 00 - 05:50 PM

hey...this thing is a COLLECTABLE...*grin*...I have lots of music books...I only have ONE weird book anaylyzing women by their ...ummmm...'globes'....who WAS it wrote a song about "Golden Globe Award"...John Prine?...or maybe John Hartford.

(hey..maybe I could scan it and issue two pages a week...as a serial....)

Subject: RE: Putting Your Items in Auction
From: katlaughing
Date: 28 Aug 00 - 06:29 PM

You keep promising that OR issuing library cards, Bill! C'mon, ya gotta share!!! And, collectibles'll do just fine, just set your minimum....**BG**

Subject: RE: Putting Your Items in Auction
From: Bill D
Date: 28 Aug 00 - 07:23 PM

hmmmm...perhaps in this case, a rotating lending library would be better than an auction...if you bought it would YOU share?...*grin*.....I am away for 2 days starting tomorrow...taking the kid to college. I'll ponder it.

Subject: RE: Putting Your Items in Auction
From: SINSULL
Date: 29 Aug 00 - 09:34 AM

Careful, Bill D. Think too hard and god knows what will grow. Men sometimes have breasts too.

Subject: RE: Putting Your Items in Auction
From: Bill D
Date: 29 Aug 00 - 10:09 AM

yep, so I've heard..*grin*...and if anyone writes a book of analysis, I'll buy it......(I suppose some clever woman should write a book on what various aspects of men's anatomy mean...think of the research grant applications!)

Subject: RE: Putting Your Items in Auction
From: kendall
Date: 29 Aug 00 - 11:05 AM

Dolly also said "Stupid blonde jokes dont bother me, I'm not stupid, and, I'm not blonde."

Subject: RE: Putting Your Items in Auction
From: Alice
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 12:56 AM

So does this mean if I put one of my tee shirts in the auction it would be more valuable if I wore it first?

Alice

Subject: RE: Putting Your Items in Auction
From: catspaw49
Date: 30 Aug 00 - 01:16 AM

Ya know Alice, a comment like that is just asking for one from me isn't it? I dunno' how I can just sit here and let that go by.....but I'm trying.....Really I am..............just stayin' cool...............keepin' my mout..

I CAN'T TAKE IT!!!! SIGN A PAIR OF YOUR WORN PANTIES AND I'M A BIDDER!!!!!!!!

........ahhh....I feel so much better now.........It was just too painful.....giving me gas, ya' know...........Had to let it out..............

Spaw