GUU Auctions Non-Paying Bidders

[ChrisCavalier]

Given this was our first auction, and people may not have been completely familiar with our Terms and Conditions, we were admittedly lenient in terms of enforcing the 14 day from invoice date payment requirement. However, as stated in the GUU Auction Terms and Conditions, we consider non-payment of winning items a very serious matter.

At the time of this post, we are assuming all winning bidders intending to make payment have already done so. As stated in our post on December 9th, there were a total of 117 winning bidders in the auction with many bidders winning multiple items. At this point, we have received payment from all but 3 winning bidders from the auction (a 99% collection rate). Also, as per our post on December 9th, in fairness to other bidders, consignors and GUU, those who did not pay will be banned from future GUU auctions.

We also stated in our previous post that those who did not pay will have their names posted on the forum. I am posting the names here so that everyone participating in GUU Auctions will know: a) we run an honest auction, and b) those bidding in the auction do not need to worry about false bids or bidding against individuals who incur no recourse for non-payment. Here are the names of the non-paying bidders:

1) Carl Bjornstal
2) Kenn Bryant
3) Shane Hughes

Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,
Chris Cavalier

[whatupyos]

Chris,

Seems more than fair...how about sending the deadbeat bidders to collections??

Aaron

[chakes89]

The non-paying bidders should be immediately and permanately banned from not only future auctions, but the entire forum all together.

[sarahsdad]

Chris:
What items did the deadbeat bidders default on? Perhaps there are some Forum members who got outbid and this may be a second chance to pick up those items. Can you post the items and prices and see if a Forum member is interested in picking up the item? just a thought.
Sarahsdad

[Vintagedeputy]

Chris:
What items did the deadbeat bidders default on? Perhaps there are some Forum members who got outbid and this may be a second chance to pick up those items. Can you post the items and prices and see if a Forum member is interested in picking up the item? just a thought.
Sarahsdad

An excellent idea!

[hiramman]

Listing the non-payer's user id's with their names also would be useful.

[beavisrules]

Chris:
What items did the deadbeat bidders default on? Perhaps there are some Forum members who got outbid and this may be a second chance to pick up those items. Can you post the items and prices and see if a Forum member is interested in picking up the item? just a thought.
Sarahsdad

An excellent idea!

agreed

[Yankwood]

agreed

Can we spank them? That might be fun...

[3arod13]

Can we spank them? That might be fun...

Hey, now that's just not right (lol)

[ChrisCavalier]

Chris:
What items did the deadbeat bidders default on? Perhaps there are some Forum members who got outbid and this may be a second chance to pick up those items. Can you post the items and prices and see if a Forum member is interested in picking up the item? just a thought.

Thanks for the post. That option will be presented to the consignors of the items. If they would like to offer the items to the under-bidders we will contact the under-bidders to let them know.

Sincerely,
Chris