Evan loves silent auctions. He walks around and writes his name and bid on every sheet that mentions something he loves. CDs! Moving truck! Airport! Sports! Movie! Pizza! Yard Work!
Evan's chores for this week is yard work, so that was a clever idea. I scratched it off though.
Unfortunately, since he doesn't watch "The Price is Right" enough, his price estimation skills are not highly developed. Wanting to win, he wrote the following on every sheet: "EVAN WILSON $500". I discretely followed him around and added a decimal point. We still won a couple of items with "EVAN WILSON $5.00"
Evan also loves live auctions. The excitement of the rising numbers, the drama of competition, the thrill of winning. However, Evan does not like being outbid and he does not like my budget constraints. I learned from previous experience to sit next to him and help him be involved but also not commit me to a ridiculous purchase.
First, we discussed our highest willingness to pay. On one item that I thought would be worth $30 we had the following discussion:
Evan: How about $420?
Me: That's too much!
Evan: $370?
Me: I don't have that much money! Do you?
Evan: No. How about $350?
Me: How about $30.
Evan: Fine.
Evan bids $10. Another guy bids $20. I tell Evan to bid $30 and he does. Another guy bids $40. Evan yells at the other guy, "Stop doing that!" I tell Evan we cannot go higher and we lose the round.
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