Today my sister/assistant is having surgery and the entire familiy is pecking and tapping away on macbooks and ipads, communicating with family, customers and clients.
The primary reason we moved our model to the internet, was the huge saving in time it afforded both our company and our buying clients.
In the old days, we would load up station wagons and vans with all nature of TVs, A/V stands, folding tables and chairs, terminals, radios, Wi-Fi, office supplies, sound equipment, projection screens, bidder boxes..... The list went on and on.
Like a band of gypsy's we would travel to the event, unload and set up our dog and pony show, put on the auction and pack it all back up arriving back to our office, exhausted and ready for a two day break.
Given our staff of eleven employees, we could hardly manage the setup, sale and removal of more than two or three events per week, leaving no time for new business development, client visits or office productivity.
One day, in Boston for a Fortune 1000 client, we received a call from the licensing authorities advising we were not going to be able to conduct a live auction.
What a blessing... we advised buyers at the preview that the event would be internet only, as opposed to internet & live.
The rest as they say, is history.
Last year, rasmus.com conducted over 300 auctions throughout the United States.
There are many days I check rasmus.com and remember we just closed an auction or two or three.
I'm often asked, "do you miss doing the live auctions"
For all of our "live" auction fans, I'm sorry to report, "we don't miss the live auctions a bit."
We are, however, completely charged up, preparing for the day, in the not so distant future, when we can sell over 400 auction per year by internet only auction.
While all the time, the Seller, Bidders and Auctioneer participates from the comfort of their home, office, cell phone, Ipad, desk or pajamas.
No, we don't miss live auctions a bit :)
See Ya
Chris Rasmus
