[Jazzman]

I just googled Williams and Williams the auctioneers to find out if pre-auction bids are a way of teasing out the reserve and came across this …http://williams-and-williams.pissedconsumer.com/williams-and-williams-auction-good-deal-or-rip-off-20080626125421.html

Thought it may be useful to anyone else thinking of going down the auction route. I know, I know only bad publicity get’s aired, but no smoke as they say.

[Jazzman]

I just googled Williams and Williams the auctioneers to find out if pre-auction bids are a way of teasing out the reserve and came across this …http://williams-and-williams.pissedconsumer.com/williams-and-williams-auction-good-deal-or-rip-off-20080626125421.html

Thought it may be useful to anyone else thinking of going down the auction route. I know, I know only bad publicity get’s aired, but no smoke as they say.

[Jazzman]

I just googled Williams and Williams the auctioneers to find out if pre-auction bids are a way of teasing out the reserve and came across this …http://williams-and-williams.pissedconsumer.com/williams-and-williams-auction-good-deal-or-rip-off-20080626125421.html

Thought it may be useful to anyone else thinking of going down the auction route. I know, I know only bad publicity get’s aired, but no smoke as they say.

[Jazzman]

I’m converting all the time, but never MP3 to WAV. MP3 is lossy compression, so you are drastically increasing file size with no improvement in quality. If it’s just a case that you have to send files somewhere as WAV, then you have to do it. Best would be to go to the original file and convert to WAV. If the option exists to use MP3s, go for best quality settings. Your won’t lose much as MP3s are good enough for CD quality IMO, unless you are purist, and want to record the Vienna Philharmonic. I use Amadeus. It’s cheap, easy to use and converts to many file formats.

[Jazzman]

I’m converting all the time, but never MP3 to WAV. MP3 is lossy compression, so you are drastically increasing file size with no improvement in quality. If it’s just a case that you have to send files somewhere as WAV, then you have to do it. Best would be to go to the original file and convert to WAV. If the option exists to use MP3s, go for best quality settings. Your won’t lose much as MP3s are good enough for CD quality IMO, unless you are purist, and want to record the Vienna Philharmonic. I use Amadeus. It’s cheap, easy to use and converts to many file formats.

[Jazzman]

I’m converting all the time, but never MP3 to WAV. MP3 is lossy compression, so you are drastically increasing file size with no improvement in quality. If it’s just a case that you have to send files somewhere as WAV, then you have to do it. Best would be to go to the original file and convert to WAV. If the option exists to use MP3s, go for best quality settings. Your won’t lose much as MP3s are good enough for CD quality IMO, unless you are purist, and want to record the Vienna Philharmonic. I use Amadeus. It’s cheap, easy to use and converts to many file formats.

[Jazzman]

I’m converting all the time, but never MP3 to WAV. MP3 is lossy compression, so you are drastically increasing file size with no improvement in quality. If it’s just a case that you have to send files somewhere as WAV, then you have to do it. Best would be to go to the original file and convert to WAV. If the option exists to use MP3s, go for best quality settings. Your won’t lose much as MP3s are good enough for CD quality IMO, unless you are purist, and want to record the Vienna Philharmonic. I use Amadeus. It’s cheap, easy to use and converts to many file formats.

[Jazzman]

I’m converting all the time, but never MP3 to WAV. MP3 is lossy compression, so you are drastically increasing file size with no improvement in quality. If it’s just a case that you have to send files somewhere as WAV, then you have to do it. Best would be to go to the original file and convert to WAV. If the option exists to use MP3s, go for best quality settings. Your won’t lose much as MP3s are good enough for CD quality IMO, unless you are purist, and want to record the Vienna Philharmonic. I use Amadeus. It’s cheap, easy to use and converts to many file formats.

[Jazzman]

Thanks SD. From what you say, a sale is not sure-fire as the banks are holding all the strings. Not the spirit of an auction IMO, so probably best left alone. From what I’ve managed to glean, this type of auction is a marketing ploy for homes that have sat for a long time, but you can expect up to 20% off list. The downside is seller carries auction fees. Comp auctions in my area show mostly lower priced homes, so this home is an outlier. Apparently, multi-million dollar home auctions with $$$ marketing budgets have not all been successful. I expect many brokers therefore will be watching this one.

[Jazzman]

Thanks SD. From what you say, a sale is not sure-fire as the banks are holding all the strings. Not the spirit of an auction IMO, so probably best left alone. From what I’ve managed to glean, this type of auction is a marketing ploy for homes that have sat for a long time, but you can expect up to 20% off list. The downside is seller carries auction fees. Comp auctions in my area show mostly lower priced homes, so this home is an outlier. Apparently, multi-million dollar home auctions with $$$ marketing budgets have not all been successful. I expect many brokers therefore will be watching this one.

[Jazzman]

Thanks SD. From what you say, a sale is not sure-fire as the banks are holding all the strings. Not the spirit of an auction IMO, so probably best left alone. From what I’ve managed to glean, this type of auction is a marketing ploy for homes that have sat for a long time, but you can expect up to 20% off list. The downside is seller carries auction fees. Comp auctions in my area show mostly lower priced homes, so this home is an outlier. Apparently, multi-million dollar home auctions with $$$ marketing budgets have not all been successful. I expect many brokers therefore will be watching this one.

[Jazzman]

Thanks SD. From what you say, a sale is not sure-fire as the banks are holding all the strings. Not the spirit of an auction IMO, so probably best left alone. From what I’ve managed to glean, this type of auction is a marketing ploy for homes that have sat for a long time, but you can expect up to 20% off list. The downside is seller carries auction fees. Comp auctions in my area show mostly lower priced homes, so this home is an outlier. Apparently, multi-million dollar home auctions with $$$ marketing budgets have not all been successful. I expect many brokers therefore will be watching this one.

[Jazzman]

Thanks SD. From what you say, a sale is not sure-fire as the banks are holding all the strings. Not the spirit of an auction IMO, so probably best left alone. From what I’ve managed to glean, this type of auction is a marketing ploy for homes that have sat for a long time, but you can expect up to 20% off list. The downside is seller carries auction fees. Comp auctions in my area show mostly lower priced homes, so this home is an outlier. Apparently, multi-million dollar home auctions with $$$ marketing budgets have not all been successful. I expect many brokers therefore will be watching this one.

[Jazzman]

Lexus is one of the best, if not the best IMO. I tried a Jag, BMW, Mercedes, Acura but Lexus beat ’em all. The exterior styling of some models doesn’t come up to scratch with its European counter-parts, but the interiors do. The Sat Nav isn’t as great as the Acuras, and the IS 250 models drag a bit around town but get ’em on the freeway and they purr. The Jag is basically a Ford, and Beemer and Merc interiors at the low end reflect conservative German styling i.e. little to no flare. Performance wise I’d think they are all much of a muchness, but gas mileage should be a biggy these days, and may be reflected in future resale values. Just my tuppence worth.

[Jazzman]

Lexus is one of the best, if not the best IMO. I tried a Jag, BMW, Mercedes, Acura but Lexus beat ’em all. The exterior styling of some models doesn’t come up to scratch with its European counter-parts, but the interiors do. The Sat Nav isn’t as great as the Acuras, and the IS 250 models drag a bit around town but get ’em on the freeway and they purr. The Jag is basically a Ford, and Beemer and Merc interiors at the low end reflect conservative German styling i.e. little to no flare. Performance wise I’d think they are all much of a muchness, but gas mileage should be a biggy these days, and may be reflected in future resale values. Just my tuppence worth.

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