Manastone Auction (NO MINIMUM)

[Castle2.0]

Got sick of responding on discord/forum to every interested person saying "soandso is offering more, can you do better?" I'd rather have bids out in the open - everyone can see and I don't have to do a bunch of communication. I also feel I have some responsibility to keep Green interesting. Stay tuned for more on that... Until then, AUCTION OPEN!

RULES

BIDDING OPENS: NOW
BIDDING CLOSES: August 31, 2020 at 11:59PM Eastern Standard Time
Only bids in this thread are counted. No discord, no PM, no ingame messages. All here out in the open.
No minimum. If 1pp is highest bid, 1pp gets it.
No flakes. If you are highest bid and don't come through, you are barred from all future auctions I run. Forcing a re-auction is a waste of time/energy.
Platinum bids only - no items. It keeps it a level playing field and I don't end up with a boatload of crap.
Pickup in EC or at NFP bank within 48 hours of bid closing. Have all your plat ready to go for one trade. Can arrange a time that works via discord or ingame.


Good reads:

The Manastone Calculation (https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=350652)
The Manadance™ (Video) (https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=359987)

Happy bidding.

[Leedom87]

1pp!

[Izmael]

1pp 0gp 0sp 1cp

[Leedom87]

1pp 0gp 0sp 2cp

[JBW0717]

5k

[Zwieback]

100k

[Castle2.0]

Well... that escalated quickly

After 100k, 1k increments. This avoids people making non-legit incremental bids to cheat someone else out of a legitimate bid (100k + 1cp to beat 100k)

After 100k, any bids that aren't in full 1k increments will be rejected.

If you don't want to go up by 1k, don't bid. Can't edit original to post this clarification.

Thanks.

[Vdaria]

3k

[Lordgordon]

250k

[Castle2.0]

Lordgordon of the <Qeynos Hills Fishing Club> it would appear bidding 2.5x the highest bid you really want the stone. I can respect that.

I'm happy to let this auction continue with Zwieback (100k) as the highest and sell you a Manastone for 250k since you are so eager to purchase one. PM me in next 24 hours with a location/time. If I don't hear from you, I will have to assume you weren't bidding in good faith and simply wanting to disrupt the auction. I don't believe a noble of <Qeynos Hills Fishing Club> would do such a thing. Let's connect.

AUCTION CONTINUES: Zwieback(100k) highest bid

Happy bidding.

[yyrkoon]

260k

[Castle2.0]

Sorry Yyrkoon, Green players and Green plat only. And I don't mean green skin color because one is a Troll :D

AUCTION CONTINUES: Zwieback(100k) highest bid

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[Lordgordon]

Wrong server. Disregard.

[Castle2.0]

No problem. It happens.

Current Highest Bid - Zwieback - 100k

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[Bagavan]

115k

[Zwieback]

116k

[Tunabros]

friendship is the most valuable thing in the world i can offer this =)

[gradyk]

Free lifetime of druid ports anytime anywhere. Personal taxi service for you! :)

[Castle2.0]

friendship is the most valuable thing in the world i can offer this =) And in return for such a priceless gift I can only but offer a similarly priceless gift: my own friendship with you. /friended


Free lifetime of druid ports anytime anywhere. Personal taxi service for you! Then let me offer all the port power my level 9 wizard can muster and let's call it even!


Current Highest Bid - Zwieback - 116k

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[Hagglebaron]

Now THIS is entertainment.

Good shit. Grats to the winner.

[Castle2.0]

My auction thread was visited by none other than Hagglebaron. Woot! I'm honored.

Thanks for the support!

[Jibartik]

https://i.imgur.com/0FLozgW.gif

[Castle2.0]

*DAILY BUMP*

Zwieback still leading the pack at 116k

[Sprawlz]

Green manastones = fake Rolex watches.

[jwaltz]

I sold one when SolRo was released but now I want it back =-/ I'll bite.
120k

[Zwieback]

when does the auction end?

[Jibartik]

Around 400 billion Id wager, maybe we could get this bad boy up to a trillian in a few years.

Swish, you got any cof (threads) if you catch my drift.

[Albanwr]

when does the auction end?

BIDDING CLOSES: August 31, 2020 at 11:59PM Eastern Standard Time

[Castle2.0]

Around 400 billion Id wager, maybe we could get this bad boy up to a trillian in a few years.

Swish, you got any cof (threads) if you catch my drift.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJR1H5tf5wE


Current Highest Bid - jwaltz - 120k

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[Zwieback]

125k

[DisbeAsos]

This is nuckin futz! Kudos to you my friend and brethren!

[Castle2.0]

*DAILY BUMP*

Zwieback current leader at 125k

[jwaltz]

130k

[pgerman]

one million dollars

[Castle2.0]

one million dollars Sorry, all RMT offers are rejected and recommended to the staff for disciplinary action.

jwaltz current leader at 130k

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[Castle2.0]

Zwieback, no, nothing has changed. It still ends August 31, 2020 at 11:59PM Eastern Standard Time as stated in the original post of this thread. Whoever has the highest bid at the time, regardless of how low or high, wins.

Got sick of responding on discord/forum to every interested person saying "soandso is offering more, can you do better?" I'd rather have bids out in the open - everyone can see and I don't have to do a bunch of communication. I also feel I have some responsibility to keep Green interesting. Stay tuned for more on that... Until then, AUCTION OPEN!

RULES

BIDDING OPENS: NOW
BIDDING CLOSES: August 31, 2020 at 11:59PM Eastern Standard Time
Only bids in this thread are counted. No discord, no PM, no ingame messages. All here out in the open.
No minimum. If 1pp is highest bid, 1pp gets it.
No flakes. If you are highest bid and don't come through, you are barred from all future auctions I run. Forcing a re-auction is a waste of time/energy.
Platinum bids only - no items. It keeps it a level playing field and I don't end up with a boatload of crap.
Pickup in EC or at NFP bank within 48 hours of bid closing. Have all your plat ready to go for one trade. Can arrange a time that works via discord or ingame.


Good reads:

The Manastone Calculation (https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=350652)
The Manadance™ (Video) (https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=359987)

Happy bidding.

[Zwieback]

131k

[jwaltz]

132k

[Zwieback]

133

[Polixa]

Not to spoil this but Zwieback, post your next bid 1 second before the deadline and not before.

[Castle2.0]

BIDDING CLOSES TONIGHT -- GET YOUR BIDS IN

This is my last post until I close auction later tonight.

Due to computer clock differences and the fact some people may want to post a last-second +1k bid to win (thanks Polixa, I knew this was a possibility) I want to give people a chance to respond. For any item 100k+, 1k isn't a lot of money. Posting a 100k bid at 11:59:32 then someone posting a 101k bid at 11:59:45 feels bad. Especially since the 100k-bidder has to wait 30 seconds to post on forums and will be past the deadline.

So, I'll give +5 minutes on any final bid that comes in at the 5 minutes (11:55 or later.) This gives people a chance to respond to those trying to post a last-minute bid.

For example...

Let's say at 11:59 John bids 134k. Zwieback, Jwaltz, and anyone else have a chance to post a bid until 12:04. If no one bids by then, John takes it.

If Jwaltz responds with 135k at 12:03, then the bidding stays open until 12:08. etc.

If anyone does a last-minute bid, there will be a 5-minute grace period for others to respond. After 5 minutes of no bids the auction closes.

This allows people to see final bids posted and have chance to respond. It's the same reasoning I'm disallowing +1pp bids (i.e. 100k losing to 100k+ 1pp.)

Because of this, I will be up and online at 11:59PM tonight to watch bidding and be ready to announce that bidding is over. As an auction, the item should go to whoever wants to pay most for it, not whoever can time the last second best.

Zwieback current leader at 133k

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[jwaltz]

134k

[Bagavan]

Offering 150k

[Ripqozko]

170k

[Castle2.0]

Thanks for the bids Bagavan and Ripgozko. Some big jumps there make me slightly suspicious, but I'm obviously happy to see higher bids. I just expected a competitive 1k increment battle this late - maybe I am wrong. Maybe someone wants to swoop in and lock it in.

Jwaltz and Zwieback, feel free to keep bidding (no need to bid 151 or 171, can bid 135 or whatever you like) in case these late bids are troll bids / not genuine. They may very well be legit, but I have experienced some trolling in EQ, believe it or not =)

If these bids turn out to be last-minute troll bids with no intention to follow through, I will accept the highest legitimate bid. I promised it'd go to highest (legit) bidder. It will.

Want to make sure people have a fair shot and aren't motivated to bid higher due to fake bids, but also don't stop bidding thinking they are outbid by a bidder (who may have no intention of buying)

For example...
If Bagavan and Ripgozko are yanking my chain and don't intend to follow through on their bids and purchase, jwaltz would be current winner at 134k.
Even though there is a 150k and 170k bid, if someone bid 135k, and 150/170 fell through, it would go to the 135k person. If 170 falls through and 150 is a legit bid, it will go to 150.


If you think the 150 and 170 are legit bids, feel free to bid higher. I don't know either bidder and can't vouch for their authenticity. Will only know when bidding closes and people show up with money. Use your own discretion.

Sorry guys, I can't control who posts and who doesn't, so I can't vet bids. For future auctions I think I'd take a 5K down payment to enter auction - winner gets the item for the price minus the 5K downpayment. Non-winners get 5k refund. This would make people put some skin in the game to even bid, instead of just a forum account.

[Castle2.0]

BIDDING IS CLOSED

[Castle2.0]

I contacted all participants to say thank you for participating. I am contacting the highest bidder now to arrange a time to meet within the next 24 hours. If I do not hear back from this person, I will move on to the next highest bidder.

Stay tuned and check your forum inbox in the coming days in case I may contact you.

[Castle2.0]

Congrats to the winner! The Manastone was successfully traded tonight to the winner.

Thank you all who participated. I learned a few things about auctions and how to make them even more efficient next time.

/thread close

[Karanis]

who won the auction?