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The Auction House is now live for a trial run!
Happy Bidding!
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Is this like a live auction for us to bid on right on this site? if so, that would be fun
Yes, it would be a post auction with a time frame to bid during.Is it a post auction?
like, basically you have a time frame from this time to that time that you can post your bids?
No fees here! Only Paypal fees apply, and that is between buyer and seller. The MLPTP does not and will not be implementing any software that uses any user's payment information at any time, for any reason.I voted yes because setting my own prices always make me so nervous so I rather price things lower and then let others decide its worth, haha. In addition, I don't like all the fees associated with ebay anyway and I like the idea of always having my ponies go to good homes and people I know and trust.
All posts are time-stamped, and there will be a third-party (not involved in the auction) mod will be able to determine who had the last bid in the event that it is unclear. Auctions here would not nearly be as cut-throat as one might expect on Ebay.Maybe? Sometimes auctions can create hard feelings if someone snipes at the last minute. Then again, that's just part and parcel for a public auction. (Part of the reason I like ebay is no one knows if I got the last bid in lol.)
It might be a nice alternative to ebay though. Less fees. You know your ponies are going back into the collector community instead of a speculators storage bin.
I think we already have a rule for not harassing Ebay winners but that would need to extend to the site auctions too.
Yea thats a good point. Im not sure what I think.. In theory it sounds fun but if im totally honest it makes me nervous. For that reason and I just worry all prices will go higher than usual on things that arent usually as pricy.Maybe? Sometimes auctions can create hard feelings if someone snipes at the last minute. Then again, that's just part and parcel for a public auction. (Part of the reason I like ebay is no one knows if I got the last bid in lol.)
It might be a nice alternative to ebay though. Less fees. You know your ponies are going back into the collector community instead of a speculators storage bin.
I think we already have a rule for not harassing Ebay winners but that would need to extend to the site auctions too.
All new changes are usually subject to a trial period What questions do you have?deeefinitely a trial period like sass said. sounds fun but i'm also wondering how thats going to work here on a forum site
I used to bid on forum sites like Gaiaonline for items/adoptables/etc. It can be a lot of fun. But the majority of the people involved then were in grade school so there was always some level of drama involved lol. I'd hazard most of MLPTP's userbase is older so I would hope we could be much more mature about it. XDYea thats a good point. Im not sure what I think.. In theory it sounds fun but if im totally honest it makes me nervous. For that reason and I just worry all prices will go higher than usual on things that arent usually as pricy.
Then again I feel like less pricy items may not be for auction and Im overworrying. Anxiety is super ruuudee. Perhaps auctions would be for more expensive things that I wouldn't be buying anyway.
I am however open minded and wouldn't mind giving it a try if everyone else liked the idea! Sometimes you just have to try something and see where it goes! My worries could simply be nerves.
Is it one item per auction thread, or can you post multiple items for multiple bids (not talking about a lot, but two auctions running in same thread). Is it one sale per thread?
Hope te question makes sense
We won't know until we try Hopefully a trial run will give us a good idea of whether or not it's something members would prefer in the long run.IMO the MLPTP doesn't have a big enough pool of potential buyers to make online auctions work. (No shade against the TP . . . Even eBay struggles to make auctions work these days, they usually end very low compared to BINs.) But I'm not against the idea. I hope it does work because eBay's fees are very annoying.
I would love that too! However, we are limited by what is currently available and compatible with our forum software. There are always new developments though (I installed 3 new add-ons this week, but it's all behind-the-scenes related), so I'll be keeping an eye on the dev site to see what options may surface in the future.I'd love for the TP implement a BIN feature. Like, instead of the seller posting pics and then fielding PMs from multiple potential buyers--some of whom might flake out--have a more automated system where an item is automatically flipped to "closed" after a buyer BINs it. And have some kind of system of detriments if the buyer doesn't pay within X days, to discourage non-payers. Users with too many detriments could be blocked from BINing, or be put in time-out for a certain period of time, or something.