Thank you!Yeah you can update the minimum so new bidders know what the new minimum is at. Or leave it as is. I know some providers are going to accept runner ups or more than 1 winner so you can leave that option open too.
Thank you!Yeah you can update the minimum so new bidders know what the new minimum is at. Or leave it as is. I know some providers are going to accept runner ups or more than 1 winner so you can leave that option open too.
Minimum bid makes it clear to people what amount the provider needs to receive for the services she's providing and to be able to also make the donation to charity. In theory (although apparently not in practice), it should weed out the time wasters and the people who aren't taking this seriously. It also sets a floor to encourage people to exceed it, because of the charity component. I've never once been involved with a charity auction that didn't include minimum bids.When I saw the rules listed, I actually thought this would go off the rails because of the min bid requirement. Why have that rule? Providers don't have to accept any bid they don't want to so just ignore the bids that are below a threshold that one might have. Having a min bid rule simply leaves room for people to be offended that an unnecessary rule was broken. Now people are bailing because they are insulted. I know that this was not an official charity auction but, in my opinion it shows low class to bail on a charity auction because you did not like a bid that was not gonna win anyway.
To be clear, I did not bid on any of the scenarios so this is certainly not sour grapes. Just my observation of what is happening.
That’s not why I’m bailing. And if you’re insinuating it’s low class to bail on an auction, I’d like to just reiterate the amounts above I’ve already raised for charity… and am continuing to do so on a platform where the bidders have been much more respectful in their offers.When I saw the rules listed, I actually thought this would go off the rails because of the min bid requirement. Why have that rule? Providers don't have to accept any bid they don't want to so just ignore the bids that are below a threshold that one might have. Having a min bid rule simply leaves room for people to be offended that an unnecessary rule was broken. Now people are bailing because they are insulted. I know that this was not an official charity auction but, in my opinion it shows low class to bail on a charity auction because you did not like a bid that was not gonna win anyway.
To be clear, I did not bid on any of the scenarios so this is certainly not sour grapes. Just my observation of what is happening.
Fair enough. My concern of people taking their ball and going home because a few players are making it not fun for them remains. Why air it out in the thread? Seems like they want others to quit with them. Participate, or don't,. It really doesn't matter, but bringing this out for everyone seems to be trying to sour everyone on the experience. There are some great scenarios presented and I am sure there are some fantastic bids. Let it play out. No need to make this a public dispute spewing negativity.Minimum bid makes it clear to people what amount the provider needs to receive for the services she's providing and to be able to also make the donation to charity. In theory (although apparently not in practice), it should weed out the time wasters and the people who aren't taking this seriously. It also sets a floor to encourage people to exceed it, because of the charity component. I've never once been involved with a charity auction that didn't include minimum bids.
Regardless, even if it was an unnecessary rule, they're still the rules and everyone knew them going in - it was literally the first post in the thread. All people had to do was follow them. It's not complicated.
I think that posting an auction elsewhere is a great idea.I’ve removed my posts from the auction.
I had much more success in my auction on Twitter last year which raised over 2,000$ for the SWPDF.
Unfortunately this forum doesn’t seem to be the right place for supporting charity or respecting the efforts made by many of the providers here, and it’s truly disheartening.
I’ll be posting a new auction over on my Twitter account probably next month. So if you missed your chance here, hopefully you’ll have better luck next time.
I don’t offer regular discounts or specials, so if you’re on a budget and haven’t been able to see me previously then your best bet is to wait till I offer some type of incentive in support of CORAS or the SWPDF.
Good luck to everyone else still participating.
So if we don’t air out the bad behaviour… we just ignore it and let it continue?Fair enough. My concern of people taking their ball and going home because a few players are making it not fun for them remains. Why air it out in the thread? Seems like they want others to quit with them. Participate, or don't,. It really doesn't matter, but bringing this out for everyone seems to be trying to sour everyone on the experience. There are some great scenarios presented and I am sure there are some fantastic bids. Let it play out. No need to make this a public dispute spewing negativity.
So if we don’t air out the bad behaviour… we just ignore it and let it continue?
No, I hope this helps clients reflect on how they choose to participate. I’m sorry if you don’t agree, or don’t like people shedding light on these issues. This is a pretty unique case considering it’s an auction for charity. But it’s also reflective of the poor behaviours many providers have to just “deal with” as part of the job.
We’ll still raise money for charity regardless of this auction or not.
It would just be nice to see the same respect, enthusiasm and support from members on this board. Especially considering members would be getting a pretty fantastic return out of winning one of these bids.
And if you aren’t participating by making a bid, why are you butthurt about us calling out the “bad players” here? You have no skin in the game.
I’m sorry that you’ve internalized what I’ve posted as a negative response and took it personally despite not having participated in this auction.Not butt hurt at all. Just calling out the negativity and hypocrisy that contributes to a toxic or negative environment. It works both ways. I have no doubt that there are men who make participating on this board, Twitter, etc challenging for providers. Shame on them for doing so. But there are many providers who contribute to the toxicity.
Are they simply calling it out? Perhaps, but it often comes across something more than that. Instead of just saying "guys do better. You are underbidding which is against the rules." It becomes generalizations of torment that clearly only applies to a few bad apples and an attempt to sabotage an otherwise kind initiative for charity for all by unnecessarily stating that they are not playing any more implying that others should do the same. It starts with Blissin, the Kitty, and then McKenna. Minimal bids remain and the thread officially derailed. Initiative sabotaged.
I know that my opposition to some comments made by respected providers will make me the bad guy now, but it is frustrating watching so many threads become toxic or negative because some posters (men and women alike) can't remember that this is supposed to be fun, entertaining, and to some degree an escape from negativity. Instead, some people seem to lack respect for the very people they are paying a lot of money to see or making a lot of money from seeing them. It has come to the point where it is risky to tell a provider you have a terb account because they assume that you are one of the assholes writing shit that targets their income potential. Just go on X and you will notice the number of providers who seem to hate the men of terb as they have lumped us all together.
Gone for me too...Did the Auction Thread got erased ?
I can’t find it anymore…