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Set a time that the auction closes, When the hammer goes down, the high bidder wins the item. period...this 'soft close' is a
bunch of BS.....I will not go to any of these type auctions either.. JM2C...

I am going to voice my two cents on soft close auctions, because I don’t think you guys understand them.

A soft close auction is NOT a money grab. It is the exact same thing as a live auction, only it’s run by a computer because it’s on line. ALL LIVE AUCTIONS ARE SOFT CLOSE AUCTIONS. The auctioneer waits for other people to bid before he hammers down. He actually entices other people to bid. It’s the same thing. The only difference is there’s not a live auctioneer.

Now in my opinion a soft close auction uses too much time after a bid is placed. Because when someone bids it adds 5 minutes sometimes. It should just add 30 seconds or so.

The only hard close auctions there are is eBay. That’s it. Where it end at an exact second.

I've bought a ton of stuff at reasonable prices on soft close on line auctions.

And for the love of god, please re-read what OhioOil wrote above. A guy just tried to give you a heads up about some stuff for sale and you guys persecute the format. If you want to yell at people, go back to Facebook. That’s not what this site used to be about.

I joined this site around 1999 or 2000 and was very active... then came facebook and facebook made it easy to post pics and have groups of certain things which lead many to follow it. Jim has done a great job and working to keep oldgas up to date and make it easier to post pics and adding like button. I remember when it would take 10 min to post a pic here and use code to post... WOW we have come a long way.

Saying all that... i recently got my facebook hacked and had to start a new one after 16 years! I realized how bad facebook is and out of control. I am no longer on near the pages i was on and not friends with every picker or want to be picker anymore. Oldgas was the original page for collectors that collected and was not about making only money. This is a hobby for me and always has been a hobby and fun. I enjoyed friends i have made over the years and talk to... some have passed away and still think about them and can see there collections still in my head. LOL

I just recently started logging back in here and reading and posting some because i find more enjoyment here to follow real collectors!! Facebook has many real collectors but sometimes there is a fine line between a collector and picker. Facebook unfortunately is now a must as everything for sale is on it!!! It about like ebay....

I noticed you've been more active on the site lately Jarvis, nice to see you posting here again.
Darin