Yeah, @jog snipped me 
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Iām sorry to hear that.
Itās unfortunate there isnāt a ā2 or 3 packs maximum per personā rule. The current set-up makes the auction far less fun when 1 person can rush in at the last minute and snatch away from many others.
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Thatās how auctions work tho. You canāt go to a car auction place a bid and leave for a bit. Most of the excitement of auctions happen in the last few minutes
Edit: that sounds kinda rude after reading what I wrote but itās not meant to be. Iām just throwing out there my thoughts on an auction.
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I see. Ok then @Kushking902 , i am inexperienced in auctions. So if thatās how the game is played.
And no i didnāt think it was rude, you were able to explain in a way that made sense to me by using ācar auctionā as an example.
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I agree with you @Kushking902 but itās the way I can bid on ALL lots at the last second and I donāt particularly like that part and maybe just allow one lot bid per post so u canāt bid on all the packs but understand what you mean by the auction but thereās no one at auctions that buy everything unless before the auction itās bought as a whole or estate sale so I love it because itās benefiting us all in the OG community to help pay for the cost of running it so donāt be afraid to check out the supporters part of the OG website to help out with yearly fees for letting us have this amazing place to learn n have fun on and itās not anything crazy for donations but not necessary but wanted to let others know that are newer members and like I said both have good points on the auction Happy Growing The Docā¦ everyone relax and smoke a joint!(thanks for supporting OG @Kushking902 love this community Iām just getting my status back after bank card number was hacked)
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Someone did bid on multiple lots but they also tagged everyone and did it with 10 min to go. The only way to really beat the system is to bid high enough to prevent folks from outbuilding you. Snipping is just one of the joys of an online auction.
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I outbidded my self once on something I bidded on just for added security. 
It worked. 
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Indeed. The fact is that many of the packs went for $15 & $20 with free shipping which was a great deal for seeds. Low bids are not the way to avoid snipers 
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Iām grateful to give and grateful for the beans in return.
Of the set i bid on my bid was the lowest so thank yāall for not knocking me out. 
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You might have to find a cleaver way to keep me out of round 4. Bribes work! Lol
Hey Iām still pissed chronix took away my clean sweepā¦ curses!
Itās hard to strategically make rules for auctions to keep everyone on an even playing fieldā¦ they are specifically meant to raise as much as possible for the given charity.
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Bring on round 4! 
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Well now that everyone is finding out the casualties of war.
Get your scopes and Rifles ready for next round
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So did Iā¦it didnāt! 
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I hope you have better luck next time!
I could have easily been sniped at the last minute.
I guess it depends on how bad people want the seeds/how much they want to donate.
I am curious of what seeds are available for round 4.
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I logged into this thread to say just this!
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A āsoft closeā auction would eliminate the sniping and bring the highest price. It might be harder to track without auction specific software. The bid extends for 5 minutes after each high bid. Gets rid of the sniping issue.
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I was considering a āsoft closeā auction. As you mentioned, I was not sure if it wouldnāt add too much complexity and unnecessary confusion. Maybe we could try it for next roundā¦
Every lot which would receive a bid in the last 5 minutes would have its deadline moved by +5 minutes.
Say auction ends 11:59:59. Bid for lot #11 comes in 11:56:00. Auction deadline for this particular lot #11 is postponed to 12:04:59. Auction for other lots closes at 11:59:59.
What do you think?
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I donāt think thatās about extra funds.
I think it would add some comfort to those who are really interested in watching their bids right before auction ends. I know that some members were upset because they lost their bid in the last few seconds.
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Just an opinion but I think thatās just adding a bunch of work for you Joe. In an auction a person should bid what they are willing to pay. If someone wants to bid low they really shouldnāt be surprised if they get outbid at the last second. I guess I am used to being sniped in online auctions.
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At least please give it a try. It may not be feasable but worth looking into. Thank you.
And i donāt mind being outbid, that is to be expected. It becomes unfair when 1 person snipes 10 people (all at once) at the very end. Those 10 people are basically given no chance to respond w a higher bid.
Thanks for hearing me out.
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