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In lugnet.general, William Brumbach writes:
> Oh my, the madness has begun. An east coast thing eh? Now I have many
> questions. How do we propose to break this up? As mentioned somewhere else
> putting it all up on ebay would be a lot of product on the market, even if
> temporary.
But it could be trickled onto eBay and bring income over time without
substantially devaluing.
> Where would we put the stuff in the mean time, it looks
> substantial.
My place would be OK. (Hillsborough, NJ) I'm on 1.7 acres with lockable
outbuildings...I don't have room in my house for that much extra. (Well...I
might be able to figure something out if it were all going to be mine ;-)
> Where is gardenslug? I mean, I know New Jersey, but north or
> south?
New Jersey, NYC, Philly, and anywhere else that people want to be members.
Why? It's not as if getting around a state this small is a hassle.
> I think getting a better idea of what is in the lot is a good idea.
Me too. I hope that Rose gets back to us.
> But the logistics of who gets what how is the most important I feel. If a
> group of people wants to toss in a grand or more into this how is everyone
> guaranteed their money's worth?
Well, it ultimately depends on the amount we end up spending. But there are a
couple of simple ways to distribute it. The simplest way would be for all the
buyers to take turns drafting elements (or small lots of elements) in
proportion to their share of the cost. Another way would be to assign points
(or dollars, or whatever) based on the amount that you put in and then auction
the lot broken down among the participants. Assuming that we get together in
person, I really don't think that distribution is at all a problem. Assuming
that we can't then it's a bit of extra logistical effort, but still not a real
problem.
> Plus make sure that no one backs out at auction's end.
That is a real concern. I think we'd need to take deposits or only include
people who're in a known network of trust. There are several (but not a
hundred) of you out there who I would trust for $1K. I would hate to place the
bid and then get stuck without backing.
> OK, I can go on but this is enough for now.
Please go on.
> I think these are valid and important points if a madcap
> venture like this is to be undertaken.
It is too bad that the seller didn't advertise with us long enough in advance
to get us set up in time to think everything through perfectly.
Chris
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