Scotch Whisky Auctions Ltd

[toshie]

Hi folks. I'm delighted to announce that Scotch Whisky Auctions will be holding its inaugural auction beginning Saturday, April 2, and running for four weeks. This is a new company, but the people behind it have been floating around whisky for a long time.
I'm Bill Mackintosh, chairman of Glasgow's Whisky Club and a director (along with Mark Connelly of this parish) of Glasgow's Whisky Festival, which some of you might have attended last November. It was a sell-out success, and this year's is heading the same way.
My business partner is Tam Gardiner, who runs Tam's Drams, a specialist whisky shop in Glasgow.He has long experience in collecting old and rare whiskies.
We plan to offer a safe, secure and enjoyable experience for a price well below the current auction houses McTear's and Bonhams. The first couple of auctions will charge sellers 10% of the hammer price, plus £2 per item offered.
There will be no buyer's premium. Successful purchasers (UK only) will be charged postage. Feel free to pop over to http://www.scotchwhiskyauctions.com and have a look. If you have anything you'd like to put in the sale, drop us a line a mail@scotchwhiskyauctions.com
Thanks for your time.

Bill Mackintosh

[Willie JJ]

Sounds like a good deal Bill. I hope it takes off like a rocket.

[C57]

How did the trial auction go toshie?

[laddie teun]

good luck!
10% is not bad if you compare it with Kr"ger...
but why UK only?

[C57]

Well, for one, shipping costs from the UK are horrendous compared to shipping costs to the UK from, for example, Germany

[solera]

Just marked 2nd April in the calendar....... a number of very interesting lots!!

[Mark C]

Best of luck, Bill and Tam!

[Iain M]

Good Luck, looks interesting.

[toshie]

Thanks to everyone. Reason for UK only is: we need to walk before we run and the costs are very high to Europe. There are also problems getting booze into some countries. But if you win a lot, we'll keep it safe until you pop over for a visit!
Bill

[toshie]

Hi gang. Just a wee gentle reminder that scotchwhiskyauctions.com goes live tomorrow (Sat, April 2) and runs for four weeks. We're still talking to courier companies (they take forever to get back to you) but we'll let you know in plenty of time what postage charges will be.
Thanks
Bill

[Pete Smoke]

Looking forward to it.

[The Craw]

Great idea - all the very best with it Tam and Bill

[DavidUK]

Hope it goes very weel for you. Good to see some competition in this area. I hope to use your services at some point

[solera]

Come on don't be shy - who on this forum is currently bidding? I am!

[breathecosse]

I am bidding on a few.

[Stewart C]

I'm bidding on 3 and winning them all so far, dont expect to be when the auction finishes though.

Excellent idea though and some good whiskies there, hope it is a success.

[Pete Smoke]

I shall outbid you all ... mwahahaha.

[sorren]

I tried to bid but it just keeps logging me out, whenever I log back in then move on it just logs off so I gave up....

[solera]

I shall outbid you all ... mwahahaha.

Fighting talk. Bring it on!

[Stewart C]

I know this auction finishes on Saturday 30th April but is there a set time? I looked on the scotchwhiskyauctions website but couldnt see anything about times, does anybody know?

[Shunyata]

I asked Tam about that very same issue last weekend, and his reply was that he doesn't plan to announce a set finishing time, and will end it at random. This is to avoid "bid sniping", as it is something he isn't particularly fond of.

Given that you can enter a maximal preferred bid and the site will auto-bid for you up to that value, I don't consider this particularly unfair.

[Stewart C]

I asked Tam about that very same issue last weekend, and his reply was that he doesn't plan to announce a set finishing time, and will end it at random. This is to avoid "bid sniping", as it is something he isn't particularly fond of.

Given that you can enter a maximal preferred bid and the site will auto-bid for you up to that value, I don't consider this particularly unfair.

Cheers for the info. I'll get my maximum bids in early as i am bound to forget about it nearer the time!

[C57]

I used the "contact us" to tell them the pictures of the Aberlour Antique and 1990 vintage were transposed.
They didn't bother to acknowledge, or act on, the information

[Pete Smoke]

Do all the bottles end at the same time? If one was to lose out on a bottle it would be a shame not to go for another. Or even to bid on six bottles hoping to win a couple, only to find you won all six.

[sorren]

Ive tried to bid several times but i just get logged out so ive given up..... good luck to those of you who can bid....