Imperial Auction

Spunjer · 20th March 2011, 04:13 PM

wow! pretty intense last night. some of the items went pretty high, but overall it looks as if the prices of our toys are up in general. i have to say winning my first live auction item from that auction is a rush. i have to say that beating the big boys in a prime auction is one heck of a rush. it made my day. congrats to the rest of the winners (sorry, maurice. i wasn't gonna bid like i told you, but i got caught up

)

Rick · 20th March 2011, 04:59 PM

I'd love to see what the pieces sold for; especially that mis-identified Rukai sword .

I think the bidding for that opened at $2,850.00 .

CourseEight · 20th March 2011, 05:11 PM

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I'd love to see what the pieces sold for

Here you go:

Link

Rick · 20th March 2011, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by CourseEight

Here you go:

Link

Thanks, but I'm not a member and they want a log in before revealing prices .

kino · 20th March 2011, 05:11 PM

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i have to say winning my first live auction item from that auction is a rush

Fess up homie, enquiring minds wants to know.
What did you bring home last night, the kris with the diminutive kakatua, the kris with the horse hoof pommel or the Barung with the inlaid blade.

I attended the auction via the web with the intention of winning one item. In the end, all I could afford was the viewing fee

Any forumites that wants to share their winnings, feel free to post.

Spunjer · 20th March 2011, 05:17 PM

migo, i won this:

http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/8673503

i think i got everyone off guard. either that, or they they logged in too late. didn't go to baltimore as well; did the online bidding. even blind squirrels get lucky every now and then...

kino · 20th March 2011, 05:24 PM

Congrats Bro.
I missed that one. I was doing my weekend chores around the bahay kubo and logged on late.

laEspadaAncha · 20th March 2011, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Spunjer

migo, i won this:

http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/8673503

i think i got everyone off guard. either that, or they they logged in too late. didn't go to baltimore as well; did the online bidding. even blind squirrels get lucky every now and then...

Yep... That was one I had planned to bid on, as I have two nekked krises and a nekked barong that are cold and in need of shelter... Little did I know that while I had a log-in ID and PW on file with AI, I had to re-register with LiveAuctioneers in time for Cole & Co.'s approval...

Congrats on the win - and at a reasonable price at that.

If you ever decide to part with one of those, let me know?

CourseEight · 20th March 2011, 06:47 PM

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Thanks, but I'm not a member and they want a log in before revealing prices .

If you know the lot #s I can post the hammer prices for you (that goes for anyone).

Nathaniel · 20th March 2011, 07:11 PM

Also I would like to hear about the Show & Seminar! I"m sure updates will be post soon as folks get back home

Eagerly awaiting

Spunjer · 20th March 2011, 07:14 PM

L.E.A., if anything, it'd be the wrangka... got plenty nekkid barungs and krises in my closet, lol.

with the doors closed, you just never know what they do in there...

Rick · 20th March 2011, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by CourseEight

If you know the lot #s I can post the hammer prices for you (that goes for anyone).

Thank you course eight !
That would be lot 194 .
Could you PM the answer please ?

Thanks

Rick

Maurice · 20th March 2011, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Spunjer

wow! pretty intense last night. some of the items went pretty high, but overall it looks as if the prices of our toys are up in general. i have to say winning my first live auction item from that auction is a rush. i have to say that beating the big boys in a prime auction is one heck of a rush. it made my day. congrats to the rest of the winners (sorry, maurice. i wasn't gonna bid like i told you, but i got caught up

)

Great Ron!

I'm glad you nailed all those big boys to the ground by outbidding them!

Have you seen the moro armour? It went pretty cheap I think!!!???

Dom · 21st March 2011, 02:07 AM

Inch'Allah I'll get a consolation prize, a Bukhara dagger

I think so ?? not sure, because it's first time, not too much familiar with that system of auction in two times
but, I have that notice
A RARE BUKHARA PITCHAU DAGGER
-closed- Absentee
You will be notified if you were the successful bidder for this lot
and my maximum bid offer didn't be covered ... so

but, from far, too difficult to made such investment
without having prior a view at the item specially the "lot 127" (Pala)
my offer maximum reached 10% too short

... hard luck

next time ...

à +

Dom

Nathaniel · 21st March 2011, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Dom

Inch'Allah I'll get a consolation prize, a Bukhara dagger

I think so ?? not sure, because it's first time, not too much familiar with that system of auction in two times
but, I have that notice
A RARE BUKHARA PITCHAU DAGGER
-closed- Absentee
You will be notified if you were the successful bidder for this lot
and my maximum bid offer didn't be covered ... so

but, from far, too difficult to made such investment
without having prior a view at the item specially the "lot 127" (Pala)
my offer maximum reached 10% too short

... hard luck

next time ...

Inch

à +

Dom

Inch'Allah إن شاء الله

yuanzhumin · 21st March 2011, 10:11 AM

Hello Rick and all,

Yes, I'm also very curious (should I say "anxious" :-) ?) to know about the lot 194 that was mislabeled and for which I bidded online nearly 4 weeks ago.

I didn't receive yet any confirmation mail from Imperial Auctions.

Best

Nicolas

PS Rick, I PMed you

Spunjer · 21st March 2011, 12:22 PM

194 went for 3600...

henri · 22nd March 2011, 09:24 PM

Won the Lot 17 , sent an email for confirmation ... but still no reply yet !

Henri

Rick · 22nd March 2011, 10:59 PM

They probably have lots of confirmations to send; they are not ebay .

yuanzhumin · 23rd March 2011, 02:03 AM

8AM in Shanghai, a chilly but very sunny day is starting.

Just checked anxiously my email box. Still no official confirmation mail from Imperial Auctions, 4 days after the sale.

I will keep you informed when I have it (if I ever have one ?).
Nicolas

VANDOO · 23rd March 2011, 02:11 AM

I STAYED UNTIL AROUND 1:30 AND UNDERSTAND IT WENT ON UNTIL 3:00 OR SO. MY TASTE IN WEAPONS WAS TOO GOOD AND MY POCKETS TOO SHALLOW TO GET ANY OF THE ITEMS I WAS INTERESTED IN. BUT IT WAS A FUN AND INTERESTING WAY TO SPEND AN EVENING/MORNING EVEN IF I CAME UP EMPTY. AT LEAST I GOT TO FONDLE A LOT OF NEAT ITEMS

OLIVER AND WARD WERE RUNNING AROUND LIKE A COUPLE OF WILD MEN DURING THE AUCTION AND NO DOUBT UNTIL DAYBREAK AFTER THE AUCTION GETTING EVERYTHING SETTLED.
A REGULAR AUCTION IS VERY SIMPLE COMPARED TO THE ONLINE AND REGULAR TYPE. USUALLY YOU MAKE YOUR BID PAY FOR YOU ITEMS AND TAKE THEM AND GO HOME. I GUESS THOSE WHO WERE PRESENT STILL DID THAT BUT THOSE ON LINE WILL TAKE A BIT LONGER TO SORT OUT.
IT WAS A BIT OF A MADHOUSE AT TIMES BUT FUN FOR THOSE ATTENDING BUT PURE WORK FOR THOSE RUNNING THE THING MY HAT IS OFF TO THEM.

I RECON THEY WILL GET IT ALL SORTED OUT SOON. I DID SEE A FEW BIDS MISSED AS THE BID CAME IN LIKE A SNIPER BID AT THE LAST SECOND BUT WHEN THE AUCTIONEER SAYS SOLD ITS ALL OVER SO CUTTING IT TOO CLOSE IS RISKY AT SUCH AUCTIONS. I AM NOT TOO FOND OF INTERNET AUCTIONS AS THEY ARE MUCH MORE COMPLICATED THAN THOSE WHERE ALL BIDDERS ARE ON SITE.

Spunjer · 23rd March 2011, 02:18 AM

got my invoice, and according to AI, total charge were taken out of the credit card provided during registration...

Rick · 23rd March 2011, 02:54 AM

NT

kai · 23rd March 2011, 09:51 AM

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I DID SEE A FEW BIDS MISSED AS THE BID CAME IN LIKE A SNIPER BID AT THE LAST SECOND BUT WHEN THE AUCTIONEER SAYS SOLD ITS ALL OVER SO CUTTING IT TOO CLOSE IS RISKY AT SUCH AUCTIONS.

Yeah, I'm not talking about some live online bids that came in a bit too late. But absentee bids (placed in advance!) have been around forever and any auctioneer should be able to handle them at least as reliably as floor bids - it's that easy.

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I AM NOT TOO FOND OF INTERNET AUCTIONS AS THEY ARE MUCH MORE COMPLICATED THAN THOSE WHERE ALL BIDDERS ARE ON SITE.

Well, the main point of an auction is to realize the highest price possible and telephone bids have been established for decades. While I like to snap up a bargain as much as any other forum member here, I do strongly feel that, in the age of smartphones, international bids should be handled reliably by any auction team.

Regards,
Kai

Spunjer · 23rd March 2011, 03:13 PM

kai,

i didn't like the looks of this auction as well, so i went ahead and emailed liveauctioneers hoping i could get a non-partial response. like you, i did the absentee bid route too, but logged in anyways just to watch. looking back, i should have participated live, but in this one instance. the final amount of that one item was exactly the same as my max bid, so there was really no reason for me to bid any higher.
the following is the liveauctioneers staff response after i pointed out the descrepancies:

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Here is the transcript for the end of the lot:

2011-03-19 20:05:13:468 Clerk Accepted bid for 650.0 from bidder spiderguard77@yahoo.com bidding from Absentee on platform 1
2011-03-19 20:05:13:823 Clerk Accepted bid for 700.0 from bidder bidding from Floor on platform 1
2011-03-19 20:05:13:823 Absentee bid automatically placed for 750.0 on lot number 0303 from bidder spiderguard77@yahoo.com previous high bidder was Floor
2011-03-19 20:05:17:757 Clerk Accepted bid for 750.0 from bidder bidding from Floor on platform 1
2011-03-19 20:05:21:760 CSM: Message - Fair Warning... This lot is about to close.|yellow|rs
2011-03-19 20:05:24:733 Clerk pressed sold button

As you can see your bid was immediately sent. While a floor bid was taken 4 seconds later, this could indicate that both bids were submit at the same time and there was some confusion about which bid the auctioneer accepted, and the floor bid was only logged when that confusion was clear. In this case, though, you would need to ask the auction house directly if they can still sell the lot to you.

Regards,
LiveAuctioneers Staff

(Note:the dollar amount is fictitious and i changed the time since i'd rather keep that to myself on what i bid on)

granted, auctions this big can make little room for mistake, but it shouldn't be so blatant! it just turn people off from bidding online in the future. like you said though, there were some good deals on this auction, but still that don't make it right for the other people who felt they were slighted. i just hope this whole mess get straightened out...
i made out on the scabbards; i just hope the blades fit.

p.s.
you guys should know if you won the items or not. just log in on AI's website, then click on your name. look for items won, and it should tell you then if you won it or not.

20th March 2011, 04:13 PM	#1
Spunjer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Witness Protection Program Posts: 1,730	Imperial Auction wow! pretty intense last night. some of the items went pretty high, but overall it looks as if the prices of our toys are up in general. i have to say winning my first live auction item from that auction is a rush. i have to say that beating the big boys in a prime auction is one heck of a rush. it made my day. congrats to the rest of the winners (sorry, maurice. i wasn't gonna bid like i told you, but i got caught up )

21st March 2011, 10:11 AM	#16
yuanzhumin Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ex-Taipei, Taiwan, now in Shanghai, China Posts: 180	The lot 194, a mislabeled Rukai sword from Taiwan Hello Rick and all, Yes, I'm also very curious (should I say "anxious" :-) ?) to know about the lot 194 that was mislabeled and for which I bidded online nearly 4 weeks ago. I didn't receive yet any confirmation mail from Imperial Auctions. Best Nicolas PS Rick, I PMed you

22nd March 2011, 09:24 PM	#18
henri Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 81	Lot 17 Won the Lot 17 , sent an email for confirmation ... but still no reply yet ! Henri

23rd March 2011, 02:03 AM	#20
yuanzhumin Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ex-Taipei, Taiwan, now in Shanghai, China Posts: 180	Lot 194 8AM in Shanghai, a chilly but very sunny day is starting. Just checked anxiously my email box. Still no official confirmation mail from Imperial Auctions, 4 days after the sale. I will keep you informed when I have it (if I ever have one ?). Nicolas

20th March 2011, 04:59 PM	#2
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,293	I'd love to see what the pieces sold for; especially that mis-identified Rukai sword . I think the bidding for that opened at $2,850.00 .

20th March 2011, 05:17 PM	#6
Spunjer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Witness Protection Program Posts: 1,730	migo, i won this: http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/8673503 i think i got everyone off guard. either that, or they they logged in too late. didn't go to baltimore as well; did the online bidding. even blind squirrels get lucky every now and then...

20th March 2011, 05:24 PM	#7
kino Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,002	Congrats Bro. I missed that one. I was doing my weekend chores around the bahay kubo and logged on late.

20th March 2011, 07:11 PM	#10
Nathaniel Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 865	Also I would like to hear about the Show & Seminar! I"m sure updates will be post soon as folks get back home Eagerly awaiting

20th March 2011, 07:14 PM	#11
Spunjer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Witness Protection Program Posts: 1,730	L.E.A., if anything, it'd be the wrangka... got plenty nekkid barungs and krises in my closet, lol. with the doors closed, you just never know what they do in there...

21st March 2011, 02:07 AM	#14
Dom Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Paris (FR*) Cairo (EG) Posts: 1,142	Inch'Allah I'll get a consolation prize, a Bukhara dagger I think so ?? not sure, because it's first time, not too much familiar with that system of auction in two times but, I have that notice A RARE BUKHARA PITCHAU DAGGER -closed- Absentee You will be notified if you were the successful bidder for this lot and my maximum bid offer didn't be covered ... so but, from far, too difficult to made such investment without having prior a view at the item specially the "lot 127" (Pala) my offer maximum reached 10% too short ... hard luck next time ... à + Dom

21st March 2011, 12:22 PM	#17
Spunjer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Witness Protection Program Posts: 1,730	194 went for 3600...

22nd March 2011, 10:59 PM	#19
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,293	They probably have lots of confirmations to send; they are not ebay .

23rd March 2011, 02:11 AM	#21
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I STAYED UNTIL AROUND 1:30 AND UNDERSTAND IT WENT ON UNTIL 3:00 OR SO. MY TASTE IN WEAPONS WAS TOO GOOD AND MY POCKETS TOO SHALLOW TO GET ANY OF THE ITEMS I WAS INTERESTED IN. BUT IT WAS A FUN AND INTERESTING WAY TO SPEND AN EVENING/MORNING EVEN IF I CAME UP EMPTY. AT LEAST I GOT TO FONDLE A LOT OF NEAT ITEMS OLIVER AND WARD WERE RUNNING AROUND LIKE A COUPLE OF WILD MEN DURING THE AUCTION AND NO DOUBT UNTIL DAYBREAK AFTER THE AUCTION GETTING EVERYTHING SETTLED. A REGULAR AUCTION IS VERY SIMPLE COMPARED TO THE ONLINE AND REGULAR TYPE. USUALLY YOU MAKE YOUR BID PAY FOR YOU ITEMS AND TAKE THEM AND GO HOME. I GUESS THOSE WHO WERE PRESENT STILL DID THAT BUT THOSE ON LINE WILL TAKE A BIT LONGER TO SORT OUT. IT WAS A BIT OF A MADHOUSE AT TIMES BUT FUN FOR THOSE ATTENDING BUT PURE WORK FOR THOSE RUNNING THE THING MY HAT IS OFF TO THEM. I RECON THEY WILL GET IT ALL SORTED OUT SOON. I DID SEE A FEW BIDS MISSED AS THE BID CAME IN LIKE A SNIPER BID AT THE LAST SECOND BUT WHEN THE AUCTIONEER SAYS SOLD ITS ALL OVER SO CUTTING IT TOO CLOSE IS RISKY AT SUCH AUCTIONS. I AM NOT TOO FOND OF INTERNET AUCTIONS AS THEY ARE MUCH MORE COMPLICATED THAN THOSE WHERE ALL BIDDERS ARE ON SITE.

23rd March 2011, 02:18 AM	#22
Spunjer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Witness Protection Program Posts: 1,730	got my invoice, and according to AI, total charge were taken out of the credit card provided during registration...

23rd March 2011, 02:54 AM	#23
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,293	NT