Auction rules and code of ediquette

need to set one set of rules all these new auctioneers runnin it like a Monarchy is gettin ridiculous, i personally love ImaQT's auctions the best she has a firm yet gentle hand and way of approaching a situation, i got told by an auctioneer today that i was being ignored because i advertised in between a closed auction and a new one opening......im just sayin wats on everyones minds, because all these new auctioneers really frustrate me, no place to sell since auction completely kill TT and g-1 is full of idiots, all the traders hang in g-2, i will continue to do as i pls inbetween auctions....

==Whisper me to get on list== Self auctions are fine, but get on list please ==
**Always bid by 5gc or more, if above 500 by 10gc or more, if above 1k by 25gc or more**

*Etiquette* Don't interrupt the auctions- Don't Chat- Never comment on other's auctions- Bid Correctly- Be Polite- Don't SPAM*

Chatting in open chat or between auctions is always the best policy. One huge problem is the 3 most common questions...
1 Who's auctioneer?
2. What's on the block?
3. What is the high bid?
Those three questions get answered at the very least every two minutes by a good auctioneer. No need to ask really because if there isn't a good auctioneer doing it then the seller themselves should notice this & place their item a couple times before the sold or self auction it.

QT's the best!

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Originally Posted by ImaQT

==Whisper me to get on list== Self auctions are fine, but get on list please ==
**Always bid by 5gc or more, if above 500 by 10gc or more, if above 1k by 25gc or more**

*Etiquette* Don't interrupt the auctions- Don't Chat- Never comment on other's auctions- Bid Correctly- Be Polite- Don't SPAM*

Chatting in open chat or between auctions is always the best policy. One huge problem is the 3 most common questions...
1 Who's auctioneer?
2. What's on the block?
3. What is the high bid?
Those three questions get answered at the very least every two minutes by a good auctioneer. No need to ask really because if there isn't a good auctioneer doing it then the seller themselves should notice this & place their item a couple times before the sold or self auction it.

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Nice List :)

lets get bb to add a new chat rank, idk if this is called rank exactly, perhaps chat privilege?, that will allow auctineers to type in different color like bb folks, auctioneers can pass it along when they change

Won't happen Barenski

Must Say there are some good Auctioneers and there are some bad ones. I see no problem throwing out a trade offer in between its not like your asking them to bid on it so your not skipping in line. I have given up on Global-2 just because the prices are very bad there for almost anything you bid on past 4 in the afternoon. Ive been talking to a couple BB's about possibly changing some of the chat channel features. Thanks- HWER

For some reason I never knew that you had to bid different amounts for different pries it was just bid by 5 gc for a while when did this change and who brought on this change?

There are bad auctioneers that some people think are good and good ones that some people think are bad.
One thing is evident. Auctioneers all think they are good.
The system is not perfect, but it works.
Stop trying to make it perfect, that is not possible.
If anything, standardize the rules along the lines of what the community wants, NOT what the auctioneers deem to be the final answer.

This will only be consistent and streamlined if BB decides to come in, and do something within the framework of their game.

One thing that I never see is a rule about people retracting bids. I think there is a pretty simple way to solve this. If a person retracts a bid, it reverts to the last bid and the person who retracts pays the diffrence.

ex. If I bid 250 on a lot, and some one else bids 260 and then retracts there bid, I will once again have the high bid at 250, and if the lot sells at that price, the person who bid 260 will owe the seller 10gc.

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Originally Posted by HeWhoEatsRocks

For some reason I never knew that you had to bid different amounts for different pries it was just bid by 5 gc for a while when did this change and who brought on this change?

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it was changed a couple of months ago when people from the fourms started doing auctions. ImaQT was the first person that I saw do it, not sure of others did first or not. Its a prefrence likely created by auctioneers "to speed up auctions" which im sure has caused more time spent debating and fighthing than it has saved. Personally I dont like the bid incraments changeing, if its worth more some one will bid more, a few people might try and play it but its not gonna take that long. also some items might be close to there max value and worth say 5 more but not 10. This rule favors auctioneers and buyers more than sellers.
I cant say that auction prices are down beacouse of this, but there is a corraliatoin between the too. I remember everything selling high on auctions ( good for sellers ) Now everything sells low ( good for buyers )

I am sure that the new trade system will complealy change the value of goods in game, and likely make auctions alot less nessisary.

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Originally Posted by Seikatsukira

it was changed a couple of months ago when people from the fourms started doing auctions. ImaQT was the first person that I saw do it, not sure of others did first or not.

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I actually got this from two other auctioneers who were doing it and stating it was working. Now it works great, until there is the one kid who tries outbidding a 2500 bid by bidding 2505. Yes, perhaps other auctioneers did it to speed up auctions. My first auction I was an auctioneer on went something like this:
Him: 10
Her: 15
Him: 20
Her: 25
Him: 30
Her: 35
It: 40
Him: 45
Her: 50
Him: 55
It: 60
Her: 65
Him: 70
It: 75
Her: 80
Him: 85
Her: 90
It: 95
Him: 100
Her: 105
It: 110
Him: 115
Her: 120
Him: 125
Her: 130
It: 135
Him: 140
Her: 145
Him: 150
It: 155
Him: 160
Her: 165
Him: 170
Her: 175
Him: 180
It: 185
Him: 190
Her: 195
Him: 200
It: 205
Her: 210
Him: 215
Her: 220
Him: 225
Her: 230
It: 235
Her: 240
Him: 245
It: out
Her: 250
Him: 255
Her: 260
Him: 265
Her: 270
Him: 275
Her: 280
Him: 285
Her: 290
Him: 295
Her: 300
..... 15 minutes later
Them: 1200
Him: 1205
Her: 1210
Him: 1215
Them: 1225
Her: 1230
Him: 1235
Her: 1240
Him: 1245
Them: 1250
..... 5 minutes later
Kid: 1500
Her: 1505
Him: 1510
Kid: 1515
Him: 1520
Them: 1525
..... 5 minutes later
Them: 1800
Dog: 1805
Her: 1810
Him: 1820
Them: 1825
Kid: 1830
..... 5 minutes later
Cat: 2500
Dog: 2505
Kid: 2510
Him: 2515
Her: 2520
Them: 2525
Now, even with the breaks and pauses who the hell wants to sit through that?!? Go ahead and tell me you didn't just skip right to the end typing here because you knew what was next? Then who would like losing a 3000gc auction because someone bid 3005?! If someone wants the items enough I'm sure it's worth the 25gc after 1k and the 10gc after 500.

Yes, I'm hoping the new trade system comes out soon. It should pretty much eliminate the auctions for the most part, then everyone can complain about other things. Values of items will always bounce up and down, it's called supply and demand.

I'd have to agree with the changing rules, and the outright rudeness sometimes displayed when someone asks for clarification on rules or changes.
Standard rules that make sense are good for auctions. But there have been some rules, for simplification purposes I'm sure, that have stretched to the point of ridiculous.

The last straw for me, was an auction on 2 loot spots. First of all, no 2 bids of the same amount. Ok, I can deal with that. The kicker was the rule that you had to bid higher than the current highest bid. That is stretched to the point of ridiculous. Say Bob bids 800, Joe bids 1800....the next person would have to bid OVER 1800.

If you can't keep track of multiple bids, separate it into 2 auctions, simple as that. Don't make ridiculous rules that punish both buyer and seller.

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Originally Posted by Zuma

I'd have to agree with the changing rules, and the outright rudeness sometimes displayed when someone asks for clarification on rules or changes.
Standard rules that make sense are good for auctions. But there have been some rules, for simplification purposes I'm sure, that have stretched to the point of ridiculous.

The last straw for me, was an auction on 2 loot spots. First of all, no 2 bids of the same amount. Ok, I can deal with that. The kicker was the rule that you had to bid higher than the current highest bid. That is stretched to the point of ridiculous. Say Bob bids 800, Joe bids 1800....the next person would have to bid OVER 1800.

If you can't keep track of multiple bids, separate it into 2 auctions, simple as that. Don't make ridiculous rules that punish both buyer and seller.

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I totally AGREE with this!!!! I've gotten ripped off out of a BK LS because of this exact rule needing clarification on it. The auctioneer really blew that night! This rule stinks BAD

that rule can be taken advantage of. 2 bk ls no min. one person bids 100, their friend bids 1600. they just got 2 lootspots for 1700.

I have decided to step forward and try to unify all of the auction rules.
Not quite sure why it hasn't been done until now.
Perhaps, I am about to find out.
Please, proceed into the following thread and express any thoughts that you may have.

http://forum.thesettlersonline.net/t...985#post183985

Not sure if anyone still reads this or not but here's a good definition of a bad auctioneer:

I have removed this players identity to avoid conflict on the forum........!

[uMad] CognitiveChaos: What are the bid rules atm or are there any?
[***] ********: not really any. just everything under 1k has to be by 5s and anything over by 25s
[uMad] CognitiveChaos: then an up bid of 10 should not have been accepted from my 1350 to 1360
[uMad] CognitiveChaos: tech at 1300 no bids after where valid
[***] ********: i dont care too much. just outbid the other person is my game lol

It's this kind of auctioneer that keeps me going to private auctions. Global-2 is like this alot the only thing I do there now is sell my lootspots. Love the way imaQT runs things....! Thank you for all your hard work!