Posts Made By: Jon Hafstrom

Can anyone tell me how I might be able to change an intended 5 star rating that came out as 1 star?  I have tried the chat box, but it closes before I can communicate fully.  I was told to go to My Account, but that is as far as I got.  I looked all through My Account, but can not find a way to change a rating that slipped out as 1 star.  Thanks for any help.

Thanks.  Today I did just that.

Justin,  IMHO it is a nice feature to be able to go back in history and see what has been sold and at what price.  The parade of prices on astronomical gear ebbs and flows just like other used items, but for buyers in the market for a particular item, knowing what prices they have fetched in the past is a good thing to know.

There are many different types of auctions including a sealed bid, a Dutch descending, and of course the ascending type used on eBay and Astromart. Some auctions are live in person events and some are remote via the internet.  Many remote auctions include a time element which is not an issue with live auctions.  If someone really wants an item in a live auction, that person is able to outbid others until winning the item or deciding the cost has moved too high.  But with remote timed auctions, and this has probably happened to anyone who has bid on very many timed internet auctions, the time runs out before one can post a higher bid for a desired item.  One auction site I follow is the Bring-A-Trailer vehicle auction site for vintage and classic vehicles.  It is a timed auction, 7 days being the time allowed for each auction, but to prevent bid sniping as it is called, in the final 2 minutes of bidding, the clock resets to 2 minutes whenever a new bid is received.  This ensures that every bidder has the chance to bid on any item until personally deciding to stop bidding on it.  It also ensures the seller gets top dollar for the item.  I find they type of internet auction to be my favorite style of remote auction.

Herb,

I didn't know that.  Very cool auctions then on both sites.

Jon