slu72 fan Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Many of you may know that the annual golf tournament is on Tuesday, May 7 at St. Albans Country Club. I think a few spots are still available. It's always a fun day, with plenty of opportunities to interact with coaches and players. They all really appreciate everyone's support. If you are interested, there is a silent auction that is going on until noon on Monday. It's a great way to support Billiken athletics. Plus, there are usually some real steals on unique items. Please check it out, bid on some items and help our favorite athletic program continue to improve. The link to access the auction is below (if I did it correctly) https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/31922/auctions/64761?t=all JMM28 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Some very cool stuff in here but honestly a lot is just underwhelming. Some of the packages including hotel and sh!t are nice but most of it is just random. They really should focus more on experiences like the Honorary Coaching Experience with Lisa Stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 49 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said: Some very cool stuff in here but honestly a lot is just underwhelming. Some of the packages including hotel and sh!t are nice but most of it is just random. They really should focus more on experiences like the Honorary Coaching Experience with Lisa Stone. From having done some charity auctions on a much smaller scale, there is usually a fairly random assortment of stuff. This is because you're trying to get donations for things in the silent auction and those donations can come from all over the place. In this case, it looks like Anheuser Busch donated quite a few items, but there are others (Cardinals, Original Pancake House, etc.) where you can tell it likely came from a specific company. My complaint is that I think the starting bids are too high on a lot of items. Having bid on some items in the Golf auction in previous years, I know for a fact that they haven't sold a lot of items that do not get any bids. They've asked me afterwards if I wanted to buy any of the items that no one bid on for the starting bid amount which I declined because they were too high in the first place (hence no bids). I do think you're right that if you want to create bidding wars the "experience" items are more likely to do that because you can't get those anywhere else. I'm not going to bid more than $X for the Raging Rivers tickets for example because I know I can just go buy my own Raging Rivers tickets for $Y with the usual discounts they offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 10 minutes ago, RUBillsFan said: From having done some charity auctions on a much smaller scale, there is usually a fairly random assortment of stuff. This is because you're trying to get donations for things in the silent auction and those donations can come from all over the place. In this case, it looks like Anheuser Busch donated quite a few items, but there are others (Cardinals, Original Pancake House, etc.) where you can tell it likely came from a specific company. My complaint is that I think the starting bids are too high on a lot of items. Having bid on some items in the Golf auction in previous years, I know for a fact that they haven't sold a lot of items that do not get any bids. They've asked me afterwards if I wanted to buy any of the items that no one bid on for the starting bid amount which I declined because they were too high in the first place (hence no bids). I do think you're right that if you want to create bidding wars the "experience" items are more likely to do that because you can't get those anywhere else. I'm not going to bid more than $X for the Raging Rivers tickets for example because I know I can just go buy my own Raging Rivers tickets for $Y with the usual discounts they offer. This is what I was getting at. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 -don't know if it happens with this event, but where I have been involved sometimes a donor will put a minimum bid on the item Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 I'll kick in some tickets to Shen Yun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 19 minutes ago, Box and Won said: I'll kick in some tickets to Shen Yun. Only if it's at the Stifel theater. Box and Won likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Bump for the final day of the auction. It closes at noon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The House That Rick Built Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 On 5/2/2019 at 9:01 AM, billikenfan05 said: Some very cool stuff in here but honestly a lot is just underwhelming. Some of the packages including hotel and sh!t are nice but most of it is just random. They really should focus more on experiences like the Honorary Coaching Experience with Lisa Stone. We gave some thoughts on the auction items for the latest podcast, go check out our thread to listen to us go in-depth with our thoughts about the items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyRican Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 I ended up winning a few items. Not sure if they will contact me but there was no way to pay for them online through the auction system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 On 5/6/2019 at 9:18 AM, RUBillsFan said: Bump for the final day of the auction. It closes at noon. Very bizarre how it ended the day BEFORE the actual tournament Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken4life5 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 1 hour ago, DirtyRican said: I ended up winning a few items. Not sure if they will contact me but there was no way to pay for them online through the auction system. I emailed the contact name for the auction and haven't heard back yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 5 hours ago, DirtyRican said: I ended up winning a few items. Not sure if they will contact me but there was no way to pay for them online through the auction system. Having won items in past auctions, someone from the AD usually reaches out to you via a phone call within a week or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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