How Early Would You Wake Up To Follow An Auction Online?

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

Author	Replies: 7 / Views: 990
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7939 Posts	Posted 09/29/2020 10:28 pm Many of the coins on my want list show up in auctions on continents east of mine, which poses some time zone challenges. Yes, I know I can always just put in a mail bid. But when there are are multiple lots of interest, and whether I win or lose the first one might affect how much I am willing to bid bid on a subsequent lot ... you get the picture. So, what is the earliest you have set the alarm and fired up the coffee pot? I don't think I have gotten up before about 5:30 before. But that might change soon. Edited by tdziemia 09/29/2020 10:29 pm Report this Post to the Staff

GrapeCollects Pillar of the Community United States 8938 Posts	Posted 09/29/2020 10:48 pm It depends on the coin. Up as early as needed if it's worth it. Report this Post to the Staff
nfine Pillar of the Community United States 3469 Posts	Posted 09/29/2020 10:53 pm There's always the other option... Just stay awake. Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 09/29/2020 11:52 pm Quote: Just stay awake. Funny I have set my alarm for before 7 AM and after 6 AM a few times and regretted it. Report this Post to the Staff
norantyki Valued Member 404 Posts	Posted 09/30/2020 02:46 am I've staid up till 3.30am or so, and I've woken up at 4am or so on a few occasions... has to be something pretty special that I think I have an actual chance at (ie: I might be the only one who has spotted a variety, better piece in a lot, etc). I have only regretted it around 33% of the time - the other 67% has proved well worth it, both for coins / notes for my collection, and pieces for resale. Actually, one of the latter is a rare Pfennig of Wladislaus Von-Schlesien that will be going up on my site today... All in all, early bird sometimes gets the worm. Edited by norantyki 09/30/2020 02:54 am Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7939 Posts	Posted 09/30/2020 4:14 pm Quote: Actually, one of the latter is a rare Pfennig of Wladislaus Von-Schlesien that will be going up on my site today... Congrats! If you needed to be up early, then I assume it was not a Polish auction? I participated in the RDA auction earleir this week, but mercifully they started at 17:00 CET, so no problem of waking early for me. Report this Post to the Staff
Collects82 Pillar of the Community United States 1316 Posts	Posted 09/30/2020 5:50 pm I've recently gotten back into some US series. One of my main adjustments is what to do with this newfound lack of urgency. On the foreign stuff that might come from the other side of the world, I empathize. It's just weird that anything I look at now to finish these overdue sets, I always have to tell myself, "you can always buy tmrw, next week, next month," whereas some of the obscure foreign stuff you know that if you don't find a way for now, it could be a long while. Report this Post to the Staff
norantyki Valued Member 404 Posts	Posted 10/01/2020 03:43 am @tdziemia - you would be correct ;) I think that WCN and Niemczyk both time their auctions so that they are convenient for buyers in both NA and Europe... I used to time my ebay listings that way, but honestly can't be bothered with the recent degradation of the quality of clientele on that particular platform - if they find the listing, great, otherwise, not likely much of a loss XD Edited by norantyki 10/01/2020 03:51 am Report this Post to the Staff
	Replies: 7 / Views: 990

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

All Forums Category: World Coins and Currency Forums Forum: World Coins and Commemoratives

Silver Gold Bull US is the United States leading bullion dealer. We deliver gold coins, gold bars, silver coins, silver bars and precious metals to your door. Order today!

The First Dollar, your premier source for bullion and rare coins. See our bullion list on the site and the coin inventory on ebay.

View Last 100 New Topics

View Last 100 Active Topics

Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us | Advertise Here | Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum

It took 0.27 seconds to rattle this change.