Mixed Auction Leagues

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 4:14 am

There has been a request from a few NFBC owners to add a Mixed Auction League to the lineup of events. I'll use this thread to gauge the interest in a Mixed League and we'll take it from there. I'm not sure when we'd do it in each city, but for now let's say at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 18, the same time as the AL Auction Leagues in New York and Las Vegas. I will shoot for $650 entry fees, 16-18 teams and payouts to four spots. First place would be $4,000 or $4,500, depending on how much we decide to pay second, third and fourth. We could do Mixed Leagues with only 12 teams, but obviously the player pool would be very deep then.

My goal is just to see what level of interest there is from our group now and plan accordingly. It would be a 5x5 league, 23 players, six reserves, $260 budget and $1,000 in-season FAAB budget. Very similar to the other Auction Leagues.

So far, three people have said they would do it.

Howard Markowitz in Las Vegas

Gordon Gekko in New York

Jay Bufis in New York

Any thoughts are appreciated and we'll keep the thread going. Thanks.

Gordon Gekko · Post by **Gordon Gekko** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 4:21 am

makes sense to do a mixed auction. we don't have separate AFC and NFC auctions in football. thanks greg

Bags · Post by **Bags** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 5:25 pm

Looks like it's just me and the Gek in the NY League. Ok GG, I'll bid $200 on Beltran...

Gordon Gekko · Post by **Gordon Gekko** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 12:39 am

Originally posted by Bags:

Looks like it's just me and the Gek in the NY League. Ok GG, I'll bid $200 on Beltran... maybe they could get the old teleconference going with all cities. that way not too many people have to stare at my ugly mug

[ October 17, 2004, 06:40 AM: Message edited by: Gordon Gekko ]

Quahogs · Post by **Quahogs** » Mon Oct 18, 2004 9:50 am

Greg,

I'd be interested in a 16 (preferable) or 18 mixed league auction. Thats an auction I'd enter as opposed to the higher priced AL or NL only offerings. Do you recall how long those auctions ran last year ?

Q

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Mon Oct 18, 2004 10:06 am

We would love to organize a 16 or 18-team mixed Auction League in New York at $650/team. I think anyone who is interested in that should post here and we'll keep the running tally going before we get serious about taking actual signups. I also think it would be fun and it seems to have more interest in New York right now than either Chicago or Las Vegas.

If my memory is correct, I believe the Auction Leagues took about 4 1/2 hours last year, maybe five hours counting the reserve draft. Yes, they are long, but as long as we have good auctioneers, they can go along at a good clip. We might have to schedule a 16 or 18-team Auction League for early afternoon, Friday March 18th if we do it in New York.

Thanks for the interest. Let's keep the posts coming here.

Gordon Gekko · Post by **Gordon Gekko** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 10:58 am

ALLACC82 · Post by **ALLACC82** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 5:08 am

I would be interested in a Mixed Auction League for Las Vegas. First experience with Auction League....Would like the challenge.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 3:35 am

The registration pages with the $650 Auction Leagues should be done in a day or two and we are adding Mixed Leagues as an option in each city. You can sign up for those and I won't process those credit cards until we're guaranteed of filling a league in one of the cities. I understand there is some interest in the Mixed Auction Leagues, yet trepidation in signing up for something that might not take place. But I won't process these until we know we're going forward, so don't be afraid to sign up. Thanks.