The Auction site

[Poly Hive]

There is one at the bottom of the home page if you are not aware of it and there are bees for sale. I note though with some disappointment that there is no interest in any of the nucs for sale.

Is no one still looking for bees?

PH

 

[jimbeekeeper]

Is no one still looking for bees?

PH

http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=11831

Somtimes the seller has to do the leg work.

 

[Poly Hive]

I am aware of that thread but I am wondering how many are aware of the Auction site which exists to sell bees as E*** will not.

Thanks for the heads up though.

PH

 

[DarynWebb]

I was totally unaware of it until recently the button is a bit hard to see, It's free to use I wonder why more people are not using it?

It's here

 

[VEG]

Maybe a bit more info in some of the ads would be more beneficial.

 

[Tom Bick]

People have used it in the past the problem is people seldom visit to see whats for sale and as a result people stop selling so even less people stop looking. Threads like this can only help to point people to items on the site.

 

[BKF Admin]

Once the bees are settled down for winter I plan to move the banner/work on/promote the auction site.

Mark.

 

[Poly Hive]

Bump

PH

 

[Tom Bick]

Interesting situation at present on the Auction Site perhaps a bargain to be had or a number of people playing it cool?

 

[Ellem]

At this rate someone will get a bargain I think (it's not me unfortunately!)

 

[Monsieur Abeille]

At this rate someone will get a bargain I think (it's not me unfortunately!)

Reserve not yet met, so difficult to say if a bargain is to be had

 

[Ellem]

Reserve not yet met, so difficult to say if a bargain is to be had

I just went back & noticed that myself (before I emailed my husband to ask about more bees )

 

[Poly Hive]

The reserve is indeed not yet met, so no bargains from this vendor...lol

However a chap appeared yesterday to enquire about nucs and is collecting tomorrow two bonny five frames of brood National Nucs with this years queens.

I moved them into travelling boxes today and they sat on the comb and yawned. Lovely to work with.

PH

 

[Tom Bick]

Reserve not yet met, so difficult to say if a bargain is to be had

I missed that bit to, shame its just advertising then. I do like the thrill and chase of an auction ever since my grandmother took me my first one some years ago now.

 

[greatbritishhoney]

I've looked at the auction site a few times but there is hardly ever anything on it in my experience, so I don't really bother looking anymore.
Perhaps people are using the "other" auction site?

 

[Poly Hive]

I hope you are not suggesting I am "just advertising"? If so you could not be more wrong.

I have bees for sale, and they were for sale today up to this afternoon. I seem to be one of the few who actually do sell on the auction site here.

However if you want to pay silly money then look elsewhere as I have my standards and selling a bouncing five frames of brood nuc for £60 odd is just not going to happen.

PH

 

[jimbeekeeper]

I think the Auction site is pointless, when there is already a sales section.

 

[Tom Bick]

I hope you are not suggesting I am "just advertising"? If so you could not be more wrong.

I have bees for sale, and they were for sale today up to this afternoon. I seem to be one of the few who actually do sell on the auction site here.

However if you want to pay silly money then look elsewhere as I have my standards and selling a bouncing five frames of brood nuc for £60 odd is just not going to happen.

PH

Bless lol

 

[Ellem]

I think that it's just one of those things. I was told about b4b before I found this site, so was already bidding on one there when I found the forum. Had I found this first, chances are I would have bid here. Maybe next time?

 

[Hivemaker.]

I think the Auction site is pointless, when there is already a sales section.

But that section cannot be used by everyone Jim.