TROVE WIN - peak-hooded cloak of ebon suede edged in cloth-of-veniom

[Rogue'n It]

It appears to weigh about 5 pounds.
It is a container with a maximum interior capacity of 200 pounds with room for any number of items. It appears to reduce the weight of its contents by 33%.
It is predominantly crafted of leather.
The cloak can be worn, hanging it from the shoulders.

MB : 5m

Auction closes at 8pm EST on 8/28/22

[Tgo01]

mb

[Rogue'n It]

Tgo01 - I will close this auction at 8pm EST on Sunday. GOOD LUCK!

[Tgo01]

Woot woot.

[Ketsimney]

10 mil

[Rogue'n It]

And that is what I call an UP-bid!

[Shrink2000]

12m

[WRoss]

20m

[Tgo01]

Tgo01 - I will close this auction at 8pm EST on Sunday. GOOD LUCK!

So close :(

[Rogue'n It]

Well... I see we have a competition here! I will add 2 raffle tokens for the winner to try and win yet another TROVE WIN!

[arallax]

22m

[Rogue'n It]

Auction closes tonight at 8EST! Get your bids in!

[Tgo01]

23 million silver coins!

[SorcGoods101]

25M

[Uhlak]

26M

[Tgo01]

Well I'm out :(

[SorcGoods101]

30M

[Uhlak]

31M

[nichelas]

33.696M

[Uhlak]

34M

[SorcGoods101]

40M

[Uhlak]

Auction closed as of 8PM EST, Sorc. At least, according to what OP wrote.

[SorcGoods101]

like any other auction, have to give 5 minutes after each bid... nice try though

[Uhlak]

Oh? Donno. I don't bid on auctions much at all. Where's that rule, so I can look at them and educate myself, please?

[SorcGoods101]

feel free to outbid me in a fair way, not waiting until the last second

[Uhlak]

I wasn't the only person. I logged on a couple minutes prior to the close. Real world takes priority. But I made it in time and bid. And someone else bid too, and I outbid them, as was proper and within the time. But hey, is what it is!

[SorcGoods101]

Feel free to read up too:

https://goldin.co/conditions
https://lelands.com/images/terms.pdf
https://www.christies.com/buying-services/buying-guide/register-and-bid/?sc_lang=en#choose-how-to-bid

[Rogue'n It]

Uhlak has won the auction! Auction closed at 8EST. PM me Uhlak for delivery!

[SonoftheNorth]

like any other auction, have to give 5 minutes after each bid... nice try though


Uhhhhhhhh no

[SorcGoods101]

Still think it's dumb, but congrats Uhlak.

[audioserf]

Feel free to read up too:

https://goldin.co/conditions
https://lelands.com/images/terms.pdf
https://www.christies.com/buying-services/buying-guide/register-and-bid/?sc_lang=en#choose-how-to-bid

this is a gemstone four forum you aren't bidding on fuckin civil war heirlooms bud calm down lmao

[SorcGoods101]

http://forum.gsplayers.com/showthread.php?134219-cash-sales

More expensive than most items sold at goldins or lelands...

But if you must, here it a site for household crap, usually $25-$150: https://www.auctionninja.com/blog/auctionninja-faqs?id=auctionninja-faqs

[Rogue'n It]

Listen, I apologize if I was not clear in my intent for this auction however I stated that it CLOSED at 8pm EST. Y'all don't wait 5 minutes in between your bids, I have never waited 5 minutes between accepting them. If there is a clearer way for me to express my intent in the next, I am open to suggestions. I have done many auctions and this has never been an issue but it is now so I will address it.

[Ardwen]

your auction your rules, people don't like it they have a right to not bid.

[BriarFox]

OP is sticking to his clear rules despite a loss of profit. Props to him.

[SorcGoods101]

Re: your auction your rules, people don't like it they have a right to not bid.

I said the same thing to Rogue in a private message. And I did mean my congratulations -- it was a nice item at a very good price.

I have just never seen an auction where there wasn't an allowance for rebidding at the end. 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 30 minutes, whatever. I refreshed and typed my bid (8:01 timestamp).

I just don't like when people say I'm making things up or that this isn't the same as a "real" auction. Many things here sell for "real" money -- whatever value that means to each of us.

[Rogue'n It]

You are absolutely correct Sorc, you did PM me and I appreciate that. I am just trying to clarify expectations so that this doesn't happen again. I try my best to ensure all my customers are happy and even if you did not purchase the item, you are still a customer so again, I am open to suggestions on how to remedy. That is the least I can do!

[BLZrizz]

Re: your auction your rules, people don't like it they have a right to not bid.

I said the same thing to Rogue in a private message. And I did mean my congratulations -- it was a nice item at a very good price.

I have just never seen an auction where there wasn't an allowance for rebidding at the end. 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 30 minutes, whatever. I refreshed and typed my bid (8:01 timestamp).

I just don't like when people say I'm making things up or that this isn't the same as a "real" auction. Many things here sell for "real" money -- whatever value that means to each of us.

There's a reason time-restricted auctions aren't as common here: they don't maximize outcomes for the seller and prioritize speed over money. Folks tend to be explicit about their auction rules though. I know you're going to die on this hill, but I'd recommend not reading any rules into auctions that aren't expressly stated.

[Tgo01]

Yeah I like the idea of extending an auction's end time by 5 minutes every time someone bids, I might try that myself someday, but that should be expressed in the original post.

[Rogue'n It]

I think that is something to think about then. Next auction, I will make my intent 100% clear.

[SonoftheNorth]

R
I have just never seen an auction where there wasn't an allowance for rebidding at the end. 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 30 minutes, whatever. I refreshed and typed my bid (8:01 timestamp).


Ebay?

[Ardwen]

Soft ending auctions are common, but hardly the rule of the land.

[Methais]

this is a gemstone four forum you aren't bidding on fuckin civil war heirlooms bud calm down lmao

YOU CAN'T PROVE THAT!

[Slark]

I think that is something to think about then. Next auction, I will make my intent 100% clear.

Don't overthink it - I believe you were 100% clear in this instance.

[Methais]

I think that is something to think about then. Next auction, I will make my intent 100% clear.

"Late bids will include a 1 million silver per minute surcharge!"

[Rogue'n It]

I appreciate everyone's support but I had an unhappy customer so I am trying to clarify my message for the future. I won't extend my auctions, or refuse bids within a window, but I will in the future make it abundantly clear that the close of the auction is the close. Thanks all!

[SorcGoods101]

It's all good. Auction is over. Hopefully people think about other ways to do it in the future.

RE Ebay: They allow for hidden max bids. They also have an article about bid sniping.

[Nothing]

That you followed the rules set at the auction start will make me more likely to bid if I see you running an auction in the future. I've seen too many over the years that don't honor their own rules or changes them mid-auction, it makes me wonder about the integrity of their listings.

I think the main reason that there aren't a lot of timed auctions here is that they encourage folk to wait till the last moment to bid and pretty much guarantee someone feels shafted no matter how the person running the auction calls it.

[Neveragain]

I appreciate everyone's support but I had an unhappy customer so I am trying to clarify my message for the future. I won't extend my auctions, or refuse bids within a window, but I will in the future make it abundantly clear that the close of the auction is the close. Thanks all!

Seems like everything you did was legit.

The people that try to order drinks after last call are always the worst to deal with.

[SorcGoods101]

Ok, last post. Rogue did nothing wrong. I am not used to seeing auctions with an end time and no protection from bid sniping... so I made an assumption that reasonable bids would be allowed. Actually, I didn't make any assumptions at the time, I just responded to the last bid I saw. Rogue cost himself easily 10-20M silver by not allowing that.

At the end of the day, it's still a game. Have fun everyone!

[SlvrNBlu]

Wow, that was a good price.

[Ufian]

It was abundantly clear.