Let us sell YOUR stuff! Young Player and Veteran Auctions!!!

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Let us sell YOUR stuff! Young Player and Veteran Auctions!!!

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Come out November 2nd, 2014 @ 8pm EST and enjoy a wonderful double auction event!!!

DLG is hosting a Young Player Auction and a Veteran Auction. Both will contain 15 items (including some armor sets) which are quite desireable. This is your opportunity to get them at a discounted price!!!

Young Player Auction is geared towards younger players who have less than 500k gold (or ED equivalent) in their bank. We know that newer players don't have a lot of money and that's why every single item in the YPA will start at 0 gold!! We have also limited bids so that the minimum bid is 5k gold while the max is 10k gold. Our hope is that no item will go for more than 100k gold, even if the item is worth much more!
Because younger players don't typically have much gold, we're also offering a Sponsorship program! Veterans may volunteer to sponsor a young player who attends the YPA by giving them up to 500k gold to bid with. It's a chance to help out some newer players and teach them about our economy through the entertaining art of auctioning!

The Veteran's Auction (VA) will hold quite valuable items including relayers! ED & Gold are the authorized methods of bidding and each item will have a declared currency before bidding begins. All players are welcome to this event! While we already have many items to auction off, we are also offering the opportunity to auction off YOUR items! If you have an item you cant seem to sell, or just want to see what you can get for it; PM Neanderthal or Richter to get it submitted to the auction. But you'd better hurry, we've only got 15 slots and they're filling up fast!!! You can set the starting bid of the item we auction off for you, ensuring you won't lose any funds. 10% of all proceeds will go towards updating the accommodations (i.e. a bank stone, etc).

We will host more of these auctions, but there are rules! Please read below if you plan on attending or submitting items for the auction! They will be our terms & conditions!

Auction Overview
Neanderthal & Richter
19OCT2014
I.Intro
A. These auctions were created to assist both younger and veteran players alike. With a focus on keeping prices low, bidding items will start at very low prices. Information will be updated as needed via the Forums.


II.Schedule
A. Currently the scheduling is as possible. There are only two persons running the auctions.
B. Auctions will be announced on the forums and in world chat prior to launch. All auctions are closed door once started. No late arrivals will be permitted sans exceptions permitted by the Auction staff.


III.Auction Procedures
A. Auction opens, doors close
1. No other persons will be allowed into the auction at this time.
2. Please be seated/settled.
B. Auction bidding:
1. Most items start at 10k gold.
2. Bidding intervals in the YPA is a minimum of 5k, maximum of 10k. (i.e. someone bids on an item, bringing it up to 25k, you can bid 30k [5k more] or 35k [10k more]). Bidding in the Veteran’s Auction is a minimum of 10k increase in price with no maximum.
C. The auction will be divided by types.
1. Order may change, but there will be a weapons segment, jewelry segment, rare mount segment, armor segment & so on.
D. Auction closure:
1. Once the auction has come to a close, stay where you are at. You will receive a PM to come make your payment and collect your item(s). Once you have collected your item(s), please quietly make your way to the exit or back to your seat if you are attending multiple auctions. Remember it is your responsibility to keep track of how much you’ve spent. If you cannot pay for one or multiple items, the items will be given back to their owners as unsold and may be resubmitted for another auction at a later time.


IV.Types of Auctions
A. Young Player Auction
1. Who Can Participate: A Young/New player can participate; either by themselves or by using a sponsor.
2. Money Options:
a) A new/young player can use their own funds, or
b) A new/young player has the option of using funding via a Sponsor.
3. How to get a Sponsor:
a) A young player may retain a Sponsor upon request via PM to Neanderthal or Richter no later than 1 hour prior to an event.
b) If a young player knows someone who will sponsor them, the Sponsor must notify Neanderthal or Richter no later than 1 hour prior to the.
4. Items to expect
a) Items will be low to mid level. Classic arties, mid level armor sets (100% LRC, all 70’s resists, etc) fall into this category.
B. Veteran Auction
1. Who can participate: Any player.
2. Items to Expect:
a) Typically any range of items from low to rare to “I didn’t know that existed”.


V.Sponsorship
A. Sponsorship: You can either be sponsored in the YPA or be a sponsor for a young player.
1. Being sponsored:
a) If you are sponsored in an auction, there are some rules to follow. Generally:
(1) Discuss with your sponsor what will be done with the left over funds after the auction is complete, if there are any.
(2) Be honest, don’t request a sponsor if you already have 500k or are capable of getting money quickly.
(3) Be respectful. It’s not required that you have a sponsor, if you’re lucky enough to have one, keep in mind that they are not obligated to let you keep any leftover funds
(4) You are not bidding on these items for a vet. Occasionally we will have some very rare items on auction for young players. Vets will naturally want these items as well and might try to use a younger player to get an item. If it is found that a younger player was used to purchase an item for a vet, both players will be permanently banned from future auctions.
2. Being a Sponsor
a) If you are a Sponsor at the YPA, please keep in mind and note that:
(1) You may only sponsor a new player up to 500k for the entire auction.
(2) You may only sponsor 1 player per auction. Multiple sponsorships may become available due to unforeseen circumstances and will be dealt with on a case by case basis.
(3) You are responsible for establishing what will happen to any leftover funds with your new player.
(4) Sponsors and players will be matched up by the Auction staff. Both the new player and the proposed sponsor have the option to decline a proposed pairing.
(5) Sponsors are encouraged to coach their players on how much an item is worth and when to stop bidding during the auction through either PM or Party chat.
(6) Sponsors are encouraged to keep silent during the auction.
(7) Sponsors cannot bid on behalf of a young player.


VI.Disqualifications
1. These actions will disqualify any member before, during or after an auction, sometimes permanently. The Auction staff retains the right to remove any members from the auction at any time for any reason. (We’re pretty reasonable)
a) Lying about financial status (i.e. saying you have less than 500k when you in fact have more than that)
b) Purchasing ED or acquiring more funds during an auction, especially during a YPA.
c) Being disruptive during auction proceedings.
d) Insulting any person.
e) Intimidating other players out of bidding so that you can win the item. (i.e. “I have more money than you, you’ll never get it, don’t even bother trying”)
f) Taunting other players.


VII.Item Display
1. We will do our best to put the items for auction on display prior to the auction. Items can also be donated to be auctioned off for the owner’s profit.
a) Items will be displayed on the forums when possible as they become available.
b) Items will also be on display at an area yet to be named. Update to follow.


VIII.Donating Items:
A. To donate an item(s), please PM Neanderthal or Richter and meet for a review of the item and detailed explanation of the proceedings.
B. Only a limited number of items will be accepted for auctioning due to time constraints.
C. 10% of sold items’ proceeds will be kept by the auction staff to implement future accommodations to find more items to auction.
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Nice idea guys. I am hoping the venue for the auction will be more spacious than one i attended the other day... :D

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Thank you, Richter.

And again, everybody is welcome to participate, but lets keep it fair for the broke guys :)

If you have money, just wait for the veteran auction.
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great idea. i will make sure to attend.

there were some issues in the past with player auctions with items being lost etc. especially if multiple items were submitted. I suggest to write it down, screenshot, etc. to assure a proper transaction.

good luck!
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Thanks for the advice Alex. We will be posting screenshots of the items prior to the auction and in future auctions we will display the items for 1 week prior in game on auction tables and provide a screenshot/newsletter type post here to let everyone see what is going to the block well ahead of time. Transactions will be made privately after the auction in a separate room. The winner will be called via PM into the room in order to complete the transaction. Of course, we will adapt and make changes as necessary to ensure items are not stolen or lost.
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So, for the NEW PLAYER auction I got so far:

Ethereal Skeletal Steed (Mount)
Rideable Polar Bear (Mount)

Crimson Cincture
Headband of Power

Havvx's Ring (Archery +15, Tactcs +10, Dex +7, Str +3, hit chance and swing speed increase)
Bracelet of Health (Hit point Increase +5, Hit point Regeneration +10)

The Taskmaster (Warfork artifact with +5 dex and more)
Nox Ranger's Heavy Crossbow

More to come.
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For the New Player Auction, we have also added
- 1 100%LRC leather suit of armor
-1 100%LRC & all 70's resist leather suit of armor

For the Veteran's Auction, we have added
-1 120 Animal Taming Power Scroll
-1 Spirit of the Totem relayered as a Jester Hat

We look forward to seeing you there!

Pictures of the full auction list to follow soon!
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Just 1 more day until the auction begins and we still have openings for both sponsors and items for the Veteran's auction. If you have an item you want auctioned off, please PM Neanderthal or Richter in game!! We look forward to seeing you there!!!
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Should be good, just hope I make more than I spend :)
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Please find the attached pictures of our Veteran's Auction Items (complete and closed, no further submissions accepted) and our YPA items (near complete, only missing ethereal Skeletal Dragon steed and ethereal polar bear steed). Enjoy!


We are still taking signups for Sponsors in the YPA. Please PM Richter or Neanderthal for info!!
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Revised VA Items; Complete list
Revised VA Items; Complete list
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YPA Items, incomplete list (missing 2 ethereal steeds)
YPA Items, incomplete list (missing 2 ethereal steeds)
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A type changed weapon or appearance changed SoT doesn't make it a relayer....

+20 stat scroll is like 100k,
+30 is like 1 mil.
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Aryck wrote:A type changed weapon or appearance changed SoT doesn't make it a relayer....

+20 stat scroll is like 100k,
+30 is like 1 mil.

Thanks! We changed the description on the SoT, that was my mistake.

For the stat scrolls, that's entirely up to the seller to set the starting bid for VA items. If the items don't sell, they're returned to the owner. Don't let the starting bids on 2 items keep you from coming out and enjoying the auctions!

We look forward to seeing you there!
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~When do the people who had items in the auction get the cash / items back ?
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As soon as possible! We reached out to everyone once the auction had finished, not everyone responded. However, lessons have been learned and next time there will be fewer items for auction and a more strict policy on accounting for items. None have been lost that we're aware of, though we still have 1 unclaimed reward with a few items from a donor for the YPA.
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