Kurai9Angel wrote:it seems that biding (up to ending) is determined by the auction holder. some accept bids up to the time *i.e. one minute before* and others accept them right on the ending time. it's something you would have to clarify with the auction holder

I mainly wanted to get it out there to the users... they really should be more considerate.... Even if they've been questing an item for a longer period of time it's really unfair and selfish to cheat a user out of an item. Not only are the bidders affected by it but the sellers as well...

I think there should be a rule that for an auction bids should be posted in the auction thread and not via PM's.

A friend of mine missed out on some items because of this, thinking she had the highest bid, then the auction ended, and it was like: sorry you were outbidded via PM.

Who can prove that? Maybe there was not a PM at all and the auction holder just didn't like the winning bid and so used the PM as an excuse.

I have never seen it happen though but it did happen to my friend so I think there should be a rule that PM-ed bids are not valid.

And I think as for the ending time of an auction that the one holding the auction should be able to be online when the auction closes.

They can easily manage that as they set their own date and ending time.
It would be so much easier really, at the time when the auction time is over the auction holder should post in his thread that the auction is officially over, then all bids made before they posted that, are valid, all made after they posted are invalid. It may vary a minute that way but I think it would be a good way.

That way everyone knows they can keep bidding untill the auction holder officially closes it, but the auction holder should be able to be online to close it at the closing time though but as I just said that can be arranged as they set their own closing date and time. ^^

of course something unexpected can always come up, like suddenly have to go to hopsital, things like that can happen, so if that is the case the auction holder should not be punished for not being able to oficially close, but overall I think this can work. ^^

Just my idea though. ;3

I like the idea from distorted! ^.^

ooh disorted, that's a great idea!

can't imagine how hard it must suck if that'd happen to me =S

I like the idea from distorted!

Thanks guys. =^_^=

I also have to agree with DistortedBrwain,
in an auction setting PM's bids make it impossible for another to have the option of outbidding you.

It still is amazing me how many people overlook or do not understand the rules.

Thank you for taking the time to create them they are helping a ton. Sometimes it's hard with all the different cultures that mix here but considering all that it runs very smooth overall.