█████ Pokemon Masters Auction! OVER!! ATotSpot Wins!!

[KainAronoele]

If an auction like this ever happens again, I think people should be able to bid on individual artists. I know someone who's willing to pay 6k for just one of these artist's art. The collab bidding thing is really difficult and frustrating too.

Maybe have 2 options. Individual winners, but also one for all the artists. Gives an opportunity for the big collectors that have all their tbt saved up for something like this but also for the small tbt owners that would just like art from a certain artist.
Both benefits, I guess xD

 

[Money Hunter]

Maybe have 2 options. Individual winners, but also one for all the artists. Gives an opportunity for the big collectors that have all their tbt saved up for something like this but also for the small tbt owners that would just like art from a certain artist.
Both benefits, I guess xD

That's an awesome idea, they should do this if they're ever going to make an auction like this again.

 

[gnoixaim]

no offense I don't get why everyone's starting to state their opinions now when Finnian (and all the other artists) have been planning this for over a month and had an active thread about the concept. If you had any concerns/thoughts - that should have been the time to state them vs. now when it's up and running.

/runs away/

 

[KainAronoele]

no offense I don't get why everyone's starting to state their opinions now when Finnian (and all the other artists) have been planning this for over a month and had an active thread about the concept. If you had any concerns/thoughts - that should have been the time to state them vs. now when it's up and running.

/runs away/

I, personally, just am stating for the future. I was a part of the planning as well, and now that ppl are bringing things up and seeing how this is playing out, I can see the problems ppl see. During the planning it wasn't something we really thought about (individual vs one big winner) and saw there would be problems with.

Of course, no matter what auction is put up, there will always be ppl that disagree with something. That's how everything seems to work in life.
You can't make everyone happy, sadly.

 

[ssvv227]

this is just a thought...maybe next time you can split the artists into groups (like three or four per group)? Honestly not everybody draws on the same level and some are just more desirable than the other; by mixing the artists up and splitting them into smaller groups minimize any feeling left out. Also, it seems like one of the problems is that very few people have the thousands of bells to spend and unless you're an art collector, you probably are going to be interested in few of the artists listed (for reasons such as you've commissioned other artists before). I would also suggest that you lower the tier criteria; at tier four, you're looking at spending 2k average per piece. I feel that the bidders should also be respected for the bells they spend. Unless the artists across the board can offer something that is of that "worth", the cap should not be set that high. This is just me but I always give more, never less.

 

[Money Hunter]

nvm

 

[Finnian]

Hey guys! Is anyone opposed to me shutting the auction down? ;v;
Emily just told me a lot of people are not having too much fun with this, and it was supposed to be fun for everyone.
Me personally, I'd rather just stop it all together and save some hurt feelings!

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And I'll go ahead and draw a conciliation picture for the highest bidder!

 

[Money Hunter]

Hey guys! Is anyone opposed to me shutting the auction down? ;v;
Emily just told me a lot of people are not having too much fun with this, and it was supposed to be fun for everyone.
Me personally, I'd rather just stop it all together and save some hurt feelings!

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And I'll go ahead and draw a conciliation picture for the highest bidder!

honestly I don't know how I feel about this
maybe someone will do a similar auction later w/ all the new ideas here

 

[Kimber]

@ssvv227 and Money Hunter

I'm not trying to be a hardass here but again, here are the rules for this auction:

1. Be nice and be respectful to everyone.
2. Individual artists can refuse to draw you a picture, even if you win.
3. Don't bid more than you have
4. For the sake of time, all bids must be in TBT.
5. If you don't like one of the artists, keep it to yourself.

We have been made aware that the system of this auction isn't working as expected, but to avoid hurting people's feelings please keep these opinions to yourself. No artist likes being told that their contribution is worth less than an arbitrary amount of fake forum money, and the people who are bidding know what they're bidding for. I understand your opinions, and we will try to incorporate everyone's wants in future endeavors, but it's impossible to make everyone happy.

I realize I'm being a bit overprotective here but the amount of **** we're getting for trying to host an event here is a bit ridiculous >.<

 

[Money Hunter]

@ssvv227 and Money Hunter

I'm not trying to be a hardass here but again, here are the rules for this auction:

1. Be nice and be respectful to everyone.
2. Individual artists can refuse to draw you a picture, even if you win.
3. Don't bid more than you have
4. For the sake of time, all bids must be in TBT.
5. If you don't like one of the artists, keep it to yourself.

We have been made aware that the system of this auction isn't working as expected, but to avoid hurting people's feelings please keep these opinions to yourself. No artist likes being told that their contribution is worth less than an arbitrary amount of fake forum money, and the people who are bidding know what they're bidding for. I understand your opinions, and we will try to incorporate everyone's wants in future endeavors, but it's impossible to make everyone happy.

I realize I'm being a bit overprotective here but the amount of **** we're getting for trying to host an event here is a bit ridiculous >.<

I thought it was fine as long as I don't mention names but ok ill edit my post

 

[ssvv227]

@ssvv227 and Money Hunter

I'm not trying to be a hardass here but again, here are the rules for this auction:

1. Be nice and be respectful to everyone.
2. Individual artists can refuse to draw you a picture, even if you win.
3. Don't bid more than you have
4. For the sake of time, all bids must be in TBT.
5. If you don't like one of the artists, keep it to yourself.

We have been made aware that the system of this auction isn't working as expected, but to avoid hurting people's feelings please keep these opinions to yourself. No artist likes being told that their contribution is worth less than an arbitrary amount of fake forum money, and the people who are bidding know what they're bidding for. I understand your opinions, and we will try to incorporate everyone's wants in future endeavors, but it's impossible to make everyone happy.

I realize I'm being a bit overprotective here but the amount of **** we're getting for trying to host an event here is a bit ridiculous >.<

I would appreciate if I am also being respected as someone who is excited to this unfold and who is keen to offer suggestions. I apologize for the vague qualifier of "worth" but I meant that in terms of time and effort. I find it unfair that some artists are able to offer works on which they have obviously spent hours of time while others are unable to offer more because they do not have the time.

 

[UtopiaJ]

Hey guys! Is anyone opposed to me shutting the auction down? ;v;
Emily just told me a lot of people are not having too much fun with this, and it was supposed to be fun for everyone.
Me personally, I'd rather just stop it all together and save some hurt feelings!

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And I'll go ahead and draw a conciliation picture for the highest bidder!

It doesn't seem that way to me? Maybe I missed some stuff. Remember that we can't please everyone and there will always be a detail about an event or thread that somebody doesn't like. We spent a long time planning/preparing and I think its ok if this doesn't work for some people. The people who it DOES work for will be the ones to bid. So let's not over think things, ok?

But I do think the time for suggestions has passed. We had a planning thread going on for over a month. The event is up. That's it. We have bidders and time left for more bids, so I don't see the problem? That's just me. I will support whatever decision everyone else wants to make in the end. Whether its to close up or continue.

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I would appreciate if I am also being respected as someone who is excited to this unfold and who is keen to offer suggestions. I apologize for the vague qualifier of "worth" but I meant that in terms of time and effort. I find it unfair that some artists are able to offer works on which they have obviously spent hours of time while others are unable to offer more because they do not have the time.

I totally understand your position. You also do bring up some good points. But as I've said and has been said before me. The event is up and we did have a planning thread open to everyone to comment on going on for over a month.

Any suggestions can be considered for future auctions. I think that's fine, and I know you only wanted to be helpful. But I personally think we should carry on with this auction the way it is for now and see how it goes. If it works, great. If not, then we can know better for next time. (If anyone is interested in doing something like this again of course)

 

[Kimber]

I would appreciate if I am also being respected as someone who is excited to this unfold and who is keen to offer suggestions. I apologize for the vague qualifier of "worth" but I meant that in terms of time and effort. I find it unfair that some artists are able to offer works on which they have obviously spent hours of time while others are unable to offer more because they do not have the time.

Thank you for your concern! ^^ But we've discussed this among the artist and no one is feeling like they are being paid an unfair amount. Thank you for your opinion though! I'll probably try an event sometime after this one that's more along the lines of a raffle so less people feel left out and I'll definitely try to incorporate some of your ideas in the next one!
I'm also sorry if my last message seemed rude. Finnian informed me that it did. That wasn't my intention, I'm just bad with getting my point across without sounding mean!

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It doesn't seem that way to me? Maybe I missed some stuff. Remember that we can't please everyone and there will always be a detail about an event or thread that somebody doesn't like. We spent a long time planning/preparing and I think its ok if this doesn't work for some people. The people who it DOES work for will be the ones to bid. So let's not over think things, ok?

But I do think the time for suggestions has passed. We had a planning thread going on for over a month. The event is up. That's it. We have bidders and time left for more bids, so I don't see the problem? That's just me. I will support whatever decision everyone else wants to make in the end. Whether its to close up or continue.

I read this to Finnian and she said thank you. ^^ She's doing a bad job at hiatusing.

 

[Hyoshido]

I'll probably try an event sometime after this one that's more along the lines of a raffle

Following with this, if it leads to a raffle.

I'd suggest that nobody can win more than once, to give everyone an equal chance at being a winner, the last art raffle that happened was a joke with people winning twice and even three times, it was only fixed until a few people suggested that they should limit people to only win once.

 

[UtopiaJ]

Send Finnian a hug and tell her not to worry so much! ^_^

 

[Kimber]

Following with this, if it leads to a raffle.

I'd suggest that nobody can win more than once, to give everyone an equal chance at being a winner, the last art raffle that happened was a joke with people winning twice and even three times, it was only fixed until a few people suggested that they should limit people to only win once.

I'm definitely going to limit the wins! I'm also thinking of raising the price of multiple bids exponentially to make the money aspect a bit less of an issue

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BTW, I'm really sorry if I offend anyone with anything I say on here. I have a really hard time with typing because I have aspergers and I over-analyze every word to make it as clear as possible what I'm trying to say, because I hate it when people take things the wrong way. But I realize that that sometimes makes it seem like I'm angry or *****y when I'm really not trying to be. I usually have Finnian proofread anything I post but I can't do that while I'm at work so please just PM me if I came across as rude to you ever, I'm really sorry and I really am not trying to be mean to anyone.

Just as an example: here's Finnian editing what I wrote up there to make it sound like a real person: ^^^^^^

BTW, I'm really sorry if I offend anyone with anything I say on here! >.< I have a really hard time with typing because I have aspergers and I over-analyze every word to make it as clear as possible what I'm trying to say, since I hate being unclear about what I actually mean. But I realize that that sometimes makes it seem like I'm angry or *****y when I'm really not trying to be! ^^; I usually have Finnian proofread anything I post while I'm at home, but while I'm at work, she can't edit my posts for me. ;; So please just PM me if I came across as rude to you ever, I'm really sorry and I really am not trying to be mean to anyone!

 

[KainAronoele]

Following with this, if it leads to a raffle.

I'd suggest that nobody can win more than once, to give everyone an equal chance at being a winner, the last art raffle that happened was a joke with people winning twice and even three times, it was only fixed until a few people suggested that they should limit people to only win once.

I remember that raffle, and it was kinda depressing that that happened ; ^;

I have a really hard time with typing because I have aspergers

I would have never guessed you had aspergers tbh :0
My brother has it as well. I guess since I've never talked to him over typing and such it makes it harder to recognize.
I think you're very nice though and you know how to get to the point with things. I haven't seen anything you have written come across as rude or mean. You're defending our auction, which is what should happen ^^

 

[ATotsSpot]

I'm SO excited for this, and I've always thought it was a great idea. (I have so much more to say, but I'll just let sleeping dogs lie).

Bump for you lovelies!

 

[Allycat]

lol i feel like i left this site for a week and now everything is happening

tbh no idea what is happening but I will be lurking

 

[MTurtle]

12.5k

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Wait what is going on? Is there no more auction?