Auction Rant Thread

[A-train]

. . . . Is everybody going to hate me if I suddenly cancel my BE Galaxy auction? D:

I am not too happy with the bids I got; I mean, I like the rats, but.... I wanted an Aug. '08 dog instead of some of my hoard pets, or something! *cries* And I might just get a better offer in a trade from somebody....

It's so hard to choose! D: You see, THIS is why I never run auctions anymore! I have absolutely no idea what's fair, what's not, and what I should do! D:

[Clowesia]

. . . . Is everybody going to hate me if I suddenly cancel my BE Galaxy auction? D:

I am not too happy with the bids I got; I mean, I like the rats, but.... I wanted an Aug. '08 dog instead of some of my hoard pets, or something! *cries* And I might just get a better offer in a trade from somebody....

It's so hard to choose! D: You see, THIS is why I never run auctions anymore! I have absolutely no idea what's fair, what's not, and what I should do! D:

Link the auction thread into the Fair Trade thread and ask someone if any of the offers are fair? If you're not sure, just cancel. xD There will always be demand for a BE Galaxy.

When you do another auction, just have a rules that you want Aug' '08 dogs or '08 dogs only. That's what i've done in mine.

[Aura]

I feel bad because I won a UR Bwolf auction with a nonjewel and a mountain zebra (already outstanding) but then someone sends me a trade with a sunjewel for my nonjewel and mountain zebra and I accept the sunjewel (cos it's been my dreampet since forever) and now I feel guilty.
Still, a UR Bwolf deserves a way better offer....

[Kirimi]

I feel bad because I won a UR Bwolf auction with a nonjewel and a mountain zebra (already outstanding) but then someone sends me a trade with a sunjewel for my nonjewel and mountain zebra and I accept the sunjewel (cos it's been my dreampet since forever) and now I feel guilty.
Still, a UR Bwolf deserves a way better offer....

but it was your dreampet! And you 2 had already sorted it out a while ago, I would feel the same if I won a sunjewel auction and suddenly I get my hands on a dreampet and then trade for your dreampet.

[haylin]

Uggh I hate it that I don't get good offers in Auctions.Most of the time I can understand it,as I didn't had really good pets the last few months to auction,but now i finaly have an really rare pet (The July PPS ) and I only have 3 offers,but none of them come close to the value of the pet.This really annoys me because this is one of the 5 rarest dogs on CS at the moment (you never know what will come XD) and really hard to get,I had to give a pet from my personal collection and because I know many people want one and now won't offer something good.Uggggggh...........

So my big rant XD

[Clowesia]

I hate these new Auctions that are popping up.

"Maybe up for auction"
"Timidly up for auction"
"Might auction"

YOU ETHER AUCTION OR YOU DONT.
To me this is people just fishing around to see what they can get for the pet and have no intention of actually trading it off in the end!

[A-train]

Sometimes, if people aren't sure if they will get good offers for the pet that they actually like, they'll say that so people know they might not get the pet if the auctioneer doesn't like any of the offers. >;D

Or... something. ^.^;

Say I was auctioning a July PPS, and I wasn't quite sure as to whether I would get offers of worth. Oh, no! What should I do? I mean, if I want to auction it, don't I have to right to only trade it if I get offers I like?

*This is just an example scenario; I am not actually auctioning off a July PPS. XD*

[Clowesia]

You can do that in normal auctions. If I get pets I don't like or aren't worth the pet I'm auctioning, I'm not accepting any of the offers in the end.

[FlitterRayne]

Honestly? The way I would run an auction is this...
(And, I have in the past, and it's worked wonderfully. I've only had to pull out once, and that was because of my conscience.)

Auction your pet under these circumstances.
Pet is up for auction, you have my guarantee that the auction -will- have an ending winner.
(This confirms that you will indeed trade the pet and aren't just making empty promises that you'll withdraw.)
The auction end date is undecided as of yet. But, once I get some decent bids, and more than a few know of the auction, I -will- put an end date on the auction.
(This lets them know that yes, you'll trade. But only after you get decent bids and traffic. But it will still have an end.)
If you would like to be notified when an end date is decided, let me know and I'll PM you.
(This gives people the freedom to not bid until an end date is decided. And, it lets you know how many people are possibly interested in bidding, so if you get enough of those interested parties, when you start getting decent bids, you can post an end date.)

These are very basic rules I use if/when I auction pets, which is rarely I admit. I only auction pets of high value I have extras of that are worth what I'm looking for.

I also offer advice in bids, depending on the pet or C$ amount's value, of what would tempt me. But, that's only after they've made the initial bid. I am, however, very truthful if they don't have anything of tempting value, but, am polite about it.

But by these rules of mine, I let people know that I'm not going to withdraw this. And, if you make a decent opening offer, and I have more than one offer such as this, there -will- be an end date in sight. Not just forever long months dragging by.

I also post a link in my signature for the auction to advertise it, or sometimes a clickable graphic, to say, "Head's up! Want this? Click here!"

The coding isn't how, if you need to know how, IM me.

But this is the deal...most auctioneers aren't like this. So, as a result, I don't bid. That and I get hacked off when they say "Quality over Quantity" and I offer more valuable pets than another bidder, and they end up saying "Sorry, but those pets just aren't what I'm looking for right now." >.> What happened to your HUGE "Quality over Quantity" post?

Most people don't know what they want. Nor do they know how to get it. Taking a more valuable pet, or a larger group of rares, could help them get that dream pet they have in their 'auto.' (Sorry, minor rant in that ending, that just happened, still -really- sour over it. By taking mine he -could- have gotten a higher bid from the other bidder. But, lol, forget it. I withdrew, so now his highest bidder has no competition.)

Anyhow, Be Honest! in your auctions. And don't give people the run around. Everything would go SO much more smoothly if we at least had minor rules and setups for this. That, and we all need to learn to take a loss every now and then. That's what auctions are. You either get a good bid, or you don't. That's real life for ya.

[Kohaku]

. . . . Is everybody going to hate me if I suddenly cancel my BE Galaxy auction? D:

I am not too happy with the bids I got; I mean, I like the rats, but.... I wanted an Aug. '08 dog instead of some of my hoard pets, or something! *cries* And I might just get a better offer in a trade from somebody....

It's so hard to choose! D: You see, THIS is why I never run auctions anymore! I have absolutely no idea what's fair, what's not, and what I should do! D:

I think you should cancel the auction if you're not getting what you're looking for. unless of course you've only had it up for a little while. those things take time.