I went to the auction to pick up a couple of parts cars. This is the first time that I have been to the public auction in a long time and I was shocked by the level of ignorance of the people that go there nowadays. I see why dealer's auctions are so exclusive- You don't get the same level of foolishness.
Anyhow, the auction is moving along smoothly until half way through some woman walks up to the auctioneer interrupting him to tell him that she didn't know that the car was a stick shift and that she wanted to trade the car for something else. Apparently she didn't know that if you bidded on it, you bought it.
Then there was the guy who was on his cell phone while the bidding was taking place on the car that he wanted. The car was sold in 15 seconds and he started yelling at the auctioneer about how he didn't have a fair chance to bid on the car.
And then there was this couple who demanded their deposit back because they felt that they were being overcharged. Sure, they bidded $1500 but when someone else at the auction told them that was too much money to pay for some old Crown Vic taxi cab with 700,000 miles on it they felt that they were being cheated.
And its not like they don't tell you all of the rules upfront. Plus there is a 2 hour inspection period prior to the auction so that you can start the cars up, shift them into gear and soforth.. and its people like that making it harder for the rest of us who are looking for good deals and willing to take the risk. It used to be free to enter with the understanding that if you bid, you will do the honorable thing and buy the car. But once enough people started bidding without honoring the transaction, they had to start making people pay a deposit. Which is understandable and I don't mind paying $500 to get in. That helps keep the riff-raff out. But now they have a $25 gate fee if you do not buy anything. Which I think is OK because they want only serious bidders/buyers. Again, that eliminates another level of riff-raff.. But as for the other idiots in there- Apparently they are looking to get something for nothing.
Anyhow, the auction is moving along smoothly until half way through some woman walks up to the auctioneer interrupting him to tell him that she didn't know that the car was a stick shift and that she wanted to trade the car for something else. Apparently she didn't know that if you bidded on it, you bought it.
Then there was the guy who was on his cell phone while the bidding was taking place on the car that he wanted. The car was sold in 15 seconds and he started yelling at the auctioneer about how he didn't have a fair chance to bid on the car.
And then there was this couple who demanded their deposit back because they felt that they were being overcharged. Sure, they bidded $1500 but when someone else at the auction told them that was too much money to pay for some old Crown Vic taxi cab with 700,000 miles on it they felt that they were being cheated.
And its not like they don't tell you all of the rules upfront. Plus there is a 2 hour inspection period prior to the auction so that you can start the cars up, shift them into gear and soforth.. and its people like that making it harder for the rest of us who are looking for good deals and willing to take the risk. It used to be free to enter with the understanding that if you bid, you will do the honorable thing and buy the car. But once enough people started bidding without honoring the transaction, they had to start making people pay a deposit. Which is understandable and I don't mind paying $500 to get in. That helps keep the riff-raff out. But now they have a $25 gate fee if you do not buy anything. Which I think is OK because they want only serious bidders/buyers. Again, that eliminates another level of riff-raff.. But as for the other idiots in there- Apparently they are looking to get something for nothing.
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