Post by The M.C on Dec 11, 2011 21:57:21 GMT -5
WHAT EXACTLY IS THIS:
We started our first auction as a reward for our members reaching a certain post amount, and it became an instant hit for the game so we wanted to do it again. We could never think of a good time to until a year rolled around, so we instantly thought of the "second annual" and the rest is history. This event is a chance for members to come together and bid on one another, and from there it'll be the start of a new storyline. We will have a main thread where the MC will talk to all of the people, and it will also be where the current bids are represented. Here is also where people can post and mingle between "auctionees", but once your name is called it's up to the stage you go to be picked out by a crowds member. Once that happens you will have 48 hours until you learn your characters fate, but to give you all a taste we'll do a "current bid" at 24 just so people get a glimpse of their numbers moving. This game is a first come first serve, so make sure that if there's someone you want that you're around to bid on them at some point in the 48 hours.[/blockquote][/justify]
HOW THE BIDDING WORKS:
This is a fun event for everyone to get involved in, but do remember that it can become competitive and you're not always going to get who you bid on. How it works is simple, but just so everyone is on the same page I want to explain it a little better. First of all we're going to be putting up the "auctionee", person you can bid on, on a thread with a small blurb about them. We have given you a list of all people to bid on, so if this person is the one you liked out of that list you can start the bidding. To do that all you need to do is send a PM to the MC account (the one posting this entire time) with a number. This number is going to be your highest bid, but may not be the number we end with. How it's going to work is everyone is going to start out at a bid of $50, and from there you can up it by $25 at each given time. If one person gives us a PM with the number 150 (that being current bid) and we get another for 300 we're only going to put it at $175, understand? If someone bids $200 we'll immediately up it to $225 because of that one bidder interested in up to $300. If you're the highest bidder we will NOT PM you, but if you get outbid we'll PM you just so you can figure out what your next move is. Each "auctionee" will get two days for people to show interest! If there is no interest in those two days they'll be asked to the other side of the stage, and after everyone has gone through we'll do "buy me now" options where you get them for a flat $50.[/blockquote][/justify]
THINGS TO REMEMBER:
We understand that this is a game, but please make the bids reasonable. If you're going to bid (for example) $750 make sure that your character is the type that would have that kind of money. We don't want to see a broke high school student bidding $2000 dollars or something, that'd just be ridiculous, but if you're wealthy we say have at it and bid as high as you'd like. Remember, this is for your character, so take their financial situation into account when bidding. We also ask that you only bid on one person, and that if you're an "auctionee" you keep from bidding on another person. Other than that just enjoy yourself and have a good time, and please make sure to get the bids in!
I hope this gives you all a better understanding of what is going to happen during this event, but if you still have questions please PM this account or any of the staff ones. We look forward to seeing your bids!
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