First partner auction completed ($30k from a group of 150 people)

John Bejakovic

5d (edited) • Share Your WINS!

I had a bunch of coffee dates earlier this month with possible auction partners.

The first auction resulting from those coffee dates just wrapped up this past Thursday.

It was a quiet and small affair:

A group of 150 people, and not a lot of chatter outside of a handful of people putting down their bids.

The result was $15k from the winning bidder, and another $15k tapped in from a second high bidder.

@Chris Dyson

was doing the tapping and getting the truth out on the table like nobody's business, while I was trying to keep the room chirpy.

Chris and I did some analysis afterwards.

We concluded that with a slight tweak to the positioning of the offer, we could have gotten way more people interested in this auction... and possibly gotten a way higher winning bid. A lesson for next time.

As it is, the auction well exceeded the partner's original expectations... Chris and I made some nice money for a day's work... and I've finally lost my partner virginity (inappropriate?) for an auction or really any kind of a Ronin deal. Definitely a win!

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