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Koji: My first one included a bid war between two halo users. xd I thought that was funny. But as far as auctions go, the most dependable person for anything (( bumps, attracting bidders, attention, etc )) is yourself. o_o just be patient and just keep on bumping. ^^ bids and bumps will come. 3nodding Just be optimistic and other people will realize that too, and be more likely to stick around rather than be in an artist's thread where the artist themself isn't too sure of th- *just stops* xd I'm probably not making sense.

Iyou: whee aww~~ xd I'll try.

I'll cover first what really to ME, makes an auction unsuccessful:

-People in a rush to get to the R&C/Undeveloped Artwork - most likely won't be anyone in GASOC. whee But some people who personally ask me over AIM or PM if they should start an auction usually go ahead and do it even when I advise them to wait a few months, then complain when it doesn't go well. I know from experience and careful attention usually if their artwork will go well or not in R&C. neutral I try to be nice, but truthful foremost. I waited 3 months before my first, to get my art skills up a bit, and get to a point where I know I can at least try to venture in and sell art.

-Disorganization- Again, probably won't be anyone in GASOC. xd But make sure EVERYTHING looks nice. I was nagging at my friend for at least an hour to make him move his examples to the second post because squeezing it on the first post made my eyes bleed. x_____x;; I just don't like stretched posts. XD He reserved 8- might as well use them!

-Attitudes- I'm pretty sure no one in GASOC would have a problem with this. xd but there's been a few auctions with artists who are er... a bit.. o-O;; um, they think quite highly of themselves. XD;; sometimes they are just amazing, but the attitude can totally ruin artwork sometimes. I know personally I'm a bit turned off at the whole auction if I feel the artist did not present themselves in a nice respectful way on their front page. I also do prefer hosting the auction myself, so others can get to know me better. ^^

And an artist's personality throughout the whole thing is very important. I was almost about to bid in someone's art auction, but I make it a rule to read through a few pages to find out the artist's personality a bit before I bid. Her attitude totally turned me off and I didn't want to bid after that. @_@ After 10 minutes of no bids, whining will probably turn off any other bidders. ~_^;;


-Leaving the auction- I really think it's important for an artist to stay in the thread and devote themselves to the auction. I CANNOT stress how important this is. To me, this shows that the artist really really cares for the auction and wishes it to succeed as much as they can. Time is an issue, but that's why we should choose a good time to make an auction too. A time we know WE can be there at least half the time, and have devoted friends the other half.

I've devoted about probably.. 150+ hours to one auction.o_o;; I'm just estimating. xd R&C moves pretty fast, so the best way to get bids of course is to bump.But I think an auction has a nicer feel when the artist themselves are there. ^^

-Small things- People take notice of the smallest things. Hired bumpers can mean the artist doesn't have time to take care of the auction, or they don't care enough about it- who knows? Each person will interpret everything differently. Putting the words "BID NOWWWWWWW~~" into the title MAY work. ~_^ but...it rarely does. neutral at least what I've seen. When I see that in a title in the R&C, I usually skip over it. To me, that shows impatience and rashness, qualities I'd rather not deal with if I were to bid. Course, that could also be seen from a different perspective- an attention getter, they were frustrated...etc. It all depends right? Course, there's no real way to catch ALL the small things. ^^;; some things that look fine to you might be iffy to someone else, which is why I recommend having a friend look over your posts before you open auction, just in case. ^_~



When making an auction, remember....

... to reserve enough posts! xd
... it's safer to plan it out on notepad first, so you can go in, post your first post, reserve a few, go back and edit, and open auction in a matter of minutes, instead of waiting for a long time and letting peoples' attentions drift. ^^
... to show that YOU are devoted to the auction, and will see it through no matter what. 3nodding A bidder might be iffy on the art and HB, but if they see the artist devoted to the auction, that might be the deciding factor of whether they should bid or not.
... Always put your rules, what you will or will not draw, starting date, ending date, minimum increments, etc etc. Linking to GEN and saying you accept low,mid,or high GEN is important too. ^^
... just have fun. biggrin if you show that you're enjoying it, other people will come, and your auction will be a success. ^_____^


I think I'm missing a few things, but I'm just typing this as I go, so I'll come back and edit if I remember some stuff. XD


AD: They're asking me. sweatdrop I don't know if I want to yet though.

and I got the ornament base. ninja I just have to finish the 8 commissions before I get to work on it. XD

Shiro: whee aww you remember the Nyome~~ biggrin

O_O;; my auction skillz0rs? XD

Axel: xd it's alright! Best decision I ever made, to draw that hat. whee Axel is one of my favorite people~~ 4laugh heart

Vee-Vee: If you mean High Bid "well" then yes it's possible. Luck plays a part in it all too. As for the name, it just takes some time to get your name out. 3nodding Patience is all-important in the R&C. ninja I've been there since ...june? and I just now start to enjoy a bit of the popularity (( *hates saying that about herself* @____@ ))

As far as the top 10 go, I don't really mind what number they are. xd a lot of the R&C artists could be "ranked" high there, but we usually don't. I myself am afraid of art theft there, but if people want to post art, that's fine too. whee I just don't think it's all that special.

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@_______@ Okay. I hope this huge post I just made helped. xd

Lang's gun:

Walther P22

Guards' guns:

Beretta 96 (basic cop gun...? I dunno. Lang, any thoughts?)



Nyome - Do you mind if I add that to the GASOC auction post?

Iyou: whee which is why I plan mine around holidays/breaks. ^^;;

I also dont' recommend month-long auctions. Those just annoy me. @_@ 2 weeks is probably max.

AD: whee sure! ^^;; and if anyone has problems/questions after reading that, feel free to ask me. 3nodding

*carves Nyome's words in stone*

this is really helpful, thank you NYOME!!! *hugs* heart

i don't remember the website! i just now there is one. xp the best thing to do is to go to the minishops.

ash has a quest?

yay! IC. i think i dreamed about IC once. i'm not to sure though.

NYOME- eek wow. that helps.

Iyou: ^^ ahh~ ~I see. whee I was out to the movies or homeworking all that time. xd Just had to lag homework to teh computer. ;-;

Ryuu,Oni, anyone else who liked my babbling: whee thank you! xd


la la~~ @_____@ doing stuff at the last minute is so fun. xd

Oni- Yeah, just click on the big pic in his sig, where have YOU been? Square.
Dreams.. or visions? What have I told you about eating from the bottles where you have to push down and twist? I should have never taught you how to do that.

AD- Thank you, Owner of the X catchy
And I laughed when I read that line I love sillyness in a serious situation, then I made a sad face 'cause I was left on another cliffhanger sad <--