Ot 15-2781

[Michael Grace]

Hi Benson,

When Emerson wrote that the canoe was heading home to Maine, I higured it might be you. Glad you got it!

Michael

 

[Dan Lindberg]

Congrates Benson,

and for a fair price too.

Dan

 

[Dan Miller]

Looks good on the water, too...

 

[Kathryn Klos]

Just perfect, all the way around...

 

[Treewater]

I bid

I placed the first bid. Couldn't let it go without interest.

 

[Andre Cloutier]

buyers premium

Wow, things have changed since I was Controller at an auction house in western Ontario over a decade ago, we almost got strung up when we introduced a 6% buyers premium. However with the introduction of the additional 7% GST only a few years earlier boosting sales taxes to 15% that brought the total sale up by 21% , but a pure 22% before any taxes? wow....

 

[Benson Gray]

The 22% buyers premium was for absentee bids through eBay. It was 15% if you bid in person with a 6% state tax so the total was about the same. The net result was that I was going to bid less than if the premiums were lower.

Let me also add that Gil Cramer has generously declined my offer of a paddle and suggested that I "take the paddle to Peterborough and put it in the raffle and/or auction with the appropriate 'provenance' " so everyone will have another chance to bid for it. There is usually no buyers premium at the Assembly auction so the fun continues,

Benson

 

[Benson Gray]

I am happy to report that Gil Cramer's paddle raised $300 for the WCHA after some very spirited bidding at the Assembly auction in Peterborough. It helped make this one of the most successful WCHA auctions ever. Thanks!

Benson