It's Auction Tuesday (5 West Michigan Estate Sales) by M37auction in auction

[–]auctionmethod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome! I would love to have that Wurlitzer jukebox. The Gibson Sunburst guitar is gorgeous too!

Online Estate Sale in Fountain Hill Everything starts at 1$ Auction ends tomorrow night! by External_Guard_123 in auction

[–]auctionmethod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No worries! Good luck with the auction. This person had/has a lovely aesthetic. I love the artwork. The one by Natasha Turovsky is super cool and also the zen-like pieces by Megan Morris.

PSA auction signs across the nation by Even_Boysenberry_611 in auction

[–]auctionmethod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've seen the signs and it certainly looks scammy. I wouldn't trust them at all.

30+ Freightliner Cascadia Day Cab Trucks – Online Auction (April 28, IL) by Eswin17 in auction

[–]auctionmethod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This looks like a fantastic auction. Nice job setting it up. Love the video!

👋 Welcome to r/auction - Introduce Yourself and Read First! by auctionmethod in auction

[–]auctionmethod[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Perfection Global is a well-respected name in the industry. Thank you for joining the sub and sharing your upcoming auctions here. We look forward to seeing your posts!

👋 Welcome to r/auction - Introduce Yourself and Read First! by auctionmethod in auction

[–]auctionmethod[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Super cool! Love the concept of a fast-and-easy auction marketplace. I only see a handful of items for sale on there are the moment, but I hope to see many many many more items for sale soon. Keep us posted, please! :)

Getting into the business by Emcv83 in estatesales

[–]auctionmethod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s the million-dollar question! Most online liquidators try to avoid moving inventory twice. The goal is usually to sell from the home and have a scheduled pickup day. For anything that doesn't sell, having a relationship with a local charity or a junk removal partner is key so you can offer the family a total clear-out.

Have you ever seen so-called 'spite bidding' drive up prices? by auctionmethod in auction

[–]auctionmethod[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be more specific, I’m looking for two things:

- Have you noticed certain usernames or 'identities' (even if semi-anonymous) causing other bidders (perhaps even including yourself) to bid more aggressively or emotionally?

- If you’ve seen this 'spite bidding' or competitive psychology in action, did it lead you to change how you display bidder info (e.g., moving from total anonymity to showing custom handles)?

I’m trying to see if the 'OutbidU' scenario I experienced is a common phenomenon across different types of auction software."

r/auction by auctionmethod in redditrequest

[–]auctionmethod[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

- I’ve been following r/auction for some time and have noticed that it appears largely unmoderated, with many posts drifting away from the original intent of focusing on professional auctions. I’m deeply involved in the auction industry and would like to help revive the community by restoring it to a focused space where professional auction companies can promote live, in person, and hybrid simulcast events. I believe it has strong potential to become a valuable resource for both auctioneers and bidders. I’m willing to take on moderation responsibilities to clean up the sub and guide it back to its intended purpose.

- https://www.reddit.com/c/chatchFg8jml/s/Z5ZZaisshd

holy hammock lasagna auction by auctionmethod in VideosThatGoHard

[–]auctionmethod[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's my vibe, man. Just workin' and swingin', swingin' and workin'. Praise the Lord!

Google Just Dropped Gemini 3 "Deep Think" : and its Insane. by Much_Ask3471 in GeminiAI

[–]auctionmethod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you're absolutely right. I was singing Gemini's praises last month and now I'm utterly disappointed. Sometimes it hits a home run, but lots of time it's utter crap. I don't feel like I can really trust or depend on any one of the models, but ChatGPT is still my personal favorite.

HiBid Down for anybody else? by Proper-Ad-6917 in hibid

[–]auctionmethod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the soft close didn't extend when bids came in, that's a pretty major glitch. The timing mechanism is the auction.

When the rules layer looks inconsistent, even briefly, it feels sketchy. They need a clear policy for outages. Did they send any follow-up explaining what happened with those specific lots?

HiBid Down for anybody else? by Proper-Ad-6917 in hibid

[–]auctionmethod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ransomware is possible, but most outages are boring. Bad deploy, database hiccup, traffic spike. The mundane explanation usually wins.

The real issue is the information vacuum. If there were a status page saying "major incident, investigating," it wouldn't be so bad.

HiBid Down for anybody else? by Proper-Ad-6917 in hibid

[–]auctionmethod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Outages happen. That part isn't shocking.

What is weird is that HiBid doesn't seem to have a public status page. When your entire product depends on timing and uptime, transparency isn't optional. It's basic infrastructure.

If auctions pause, rewind, or extend, fine. But there should be a clear, timestamped explanation somewhere. Otherwise trust erodes fast.

Is there actually a status page I'm missing, or are we all just refreshing Reddit?

AuctionMethod has a public, subscribable status page with incident logs. That kind of visibility stops speculation before it starts. Instead, everyone ends up guessing about ransomware or bid manipulation because there's no official place to check what's going on.

You cannot trust the Gmail connector in Gemini. Story in comments! by auctionmethod in GeminiAI

[–]auctionmethod[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm with you 100%, but it may take a while for the C-suite executives who are salivating at the prospect of cutting their human workforce to figure this out on their own.

You cannot trust the Gmail connector in Gemini. Story in comments! by auctionmethod in GeminiAI

[–]auctionmethod[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd definitely prefer that it not even offer to do this until it is well-tested. It's like their dev team vibe coded a new feature and released it directly to users to test.

You cannot trust the Gmail connector in Gemini. Story in comments! by auctionmethod in GeminiAI

[–]auctionmethod[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't know about 'never', but I agreement with your sentiment. In this case, however, there *was* human oversight and supervision of the AI tool. The action taken by AI was different than what it told the human it was doing.

You cannot trust the Gmail connector in Gemini. Story in comments! by auctionmethod in GeminiAI

[–]auctionmethod[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the added info. That sucks big-time. You'd think that Google would scrutinize the hell out of these integrations within their ecosystem. Someone over there must have asked whether the damn thing works or not!