ANNC:   US Vintage Surf Auction A Major Success:

I guess Randy Rarick's Hawaiian Islands Vintage Surf Auction last July wasn't counted.  It was online and live from the Blaidsdale Center in Honolulu.  He auctioned a Buzzy Trent Surfboards Hawaii Elephant Gun for $33,000.

 https://www.hawaiiansurfauction.com/index.html

 Hi Tob.

 Thank you for your reply. Always glad to hear from anyone that has interest in the surfboard collecting phenomenon. 

First let me say, Randy's auction is terrific, have yet to miss participating in one.  I did duscuss the all online auction concept with Randy before launching it and he agreed that it was a great idea, would "fill a void" and likely do very well (obviously he was right). I'm proud to say he participated in the auction himself and I of course appreciate his support.

While I'm not sure what your point is, it kind of sounds as though you may be questioning US Vintage Surf Auction as being the first vintage surf auction of its kind and setting records? If so, I'm confident it is the first and in fact the only all on line vintage surf auction of its kind. Everyone in the world, no matter their location, has the exact same equal opportunity for bidding without the concern of being outbid becuase they'll always have a chance to bid again should they choose to do so.... Because....

Among the firsts and certainly unique to any surfboard auction is the 'Anti Snipe' or 'Auto Auction Extension' feature.  Works like this - An item that has been bid on near the end of the auction (sniped in the last minutes or seconds) will cause the ending time on that item to be automatically extended.  This will give the person that has been outbid the opportunity to place another bid without the time expiring before they can.  The ending time of the auction will continue extending each time another bid is placed.  The auction will only close once there has been no bidding activity for a predetermined amount of time.

Of the many records set by US Vintage Surf Auction were the amazing number of registered bidders, nearly 600.  That's about 4 times more than any vintage surf auction ever anywhere.  While the highest sale of a surfboard was $32,669 (only $331 short of the 'record'), probably 25 or more other records were set and many for 3 or 4 times more than any previous recorded sale.

For example, the Greg Noll - Micky Dora 'Da Cat' that sold for $19,000, the reproduction Surfboards Hawaii 'Buzzy Trent' that went for $14,200, the Surfrider statue at $3,660 or how about the Doc Ball California Surfriders book that sold for $6,280 and the Tom Blake Hawaiian Surfboard book $6,300. One of my personal favorites the pair of surfboard fins that closed at nearly $3,500. And more records were set in every category - surfboards, posters, surf art, ceramics and books.  I could go on but I think you get the point, and I hope you didn't think we were making false claims. The facts are now of record, you can go to the web site and see for yourself in 'Auction Results'.

 Again, I thank you for your input and always invite any feedback.

Warmest Aloha, Jim   www.USVintageSurfAuction.com   or  www.USVSA.com

Surfing in the ancient days was not just a sport to the people of Kaua'i but a part of everyday life. The ancients were at home in the water and legends describing the bravery and skill of Kaua’i and Ni'ihau surfers abound. The story of surfing from the ancient times to the surfing boom of the 60's is told in chants, early travelers' journals, drawings, paintings, and surfing magazines. Based on the research project done for: 200 Years of Surfing Literature: An Annotated Bibliography Based on Daved Marsh's The Water Log.

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Hello,

This is andreson. US vintage surf auction became a major sucess as the hard work spent on it for the sucess of the program  was also success as it was so great that 570 bidders had registerd with the forum I hope this will definetly going to become more sucessful and stays at number one position. The days will come very soon...

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