The new owner of Adult Industry Auctions is...

[Turboface]

...going to be whoever is the winner of the auction!

There's just a few hours left in the auction. The high bid is currently at $400.

The winner of the auction will get the domain name, website design, auction script, and if you need it, hosting. I will help you thru every step of the transfer process and even help you with anything after you assume control.

The script behaves almost exactly like eBay. It even has stores, just like eBay Stores.

Good luck!

[baddog]

glad to hear you hit the reserve. Congrats

[cyber_ninja]

damn,i just spent all my money on my computer

[Rich]

Any traffic or income information available?

[421Fill]

out of curiosity, why would someone keep utbidding themselves in the begginning? note: I have never bought anything off of e-bay, so if this is something common and expected for whatever reason, then I apologize in advance.

contentproducer (0) 400.00 USD May. 09, 2005 02:55:05
pubenemy (0) 205.00 USD May. 08, 2005 20:47:53
jjelinek (0) 204.00 USD May. 08, 2005 03:18:44
webchat (0) 203.00 USD May. 07, 2005 23:57:15
spunky1 (0) 202.00 USD May. 07, 2005 22:28:14
pubenemy (0) 200.00 USD May. 07, 2005 22:26:31
pubenemy (0) 101.00 USD May. 07, 2005 22:26:11
pubenemy (0) 75.50 USD May. 07, 2005 22:25:47
pubenemy (0) 50.50 USD May. 07, 2005 22:25:32
pubenemy (0) 30.50 USD May. 07, 2005 22:25:05
pubenemy (0) 25.50 USD May. 07, 2005 22:24:42
pubenemy (0) 20.50 USD May. 07, 2005 22:24:35
pubenemy (0) 18.50 USD May. 07, 2005 22:24:27
pubenemy (0) 17.50 USD May. 07, 2005 22:24:09
pubenemy (0) 16.50 USD May. 07, 2005 22:24:00
pubenemy (0) 15.50 USD May. 07, 2005 22:23:53
pubenemy (0) 14.50 USD May. 07, 2005 22:23:40
pubenemy (0) 12.50 USD May. 07, 2005 22:23:29
pubenemy (0) 10.50 USD May. 07, 2005 22:20:30


was he trying to meet the reserve, or something?

[psyko514]

Originally Posted by turbo

was he trying to meet the reserve, or something?

that would be my guess.

[Turboface]

Originally Posted by Rich

Any traffic or income information available?

I've got over 150 registered webmasters, all from just posting on the boards. Who ever wins this site won't have a problem making it a whole lot bigger than it is. If this site was advertised the right way (or any way), it could become huge, quickly.

The way I have it set up now, everything is free. You could keep it the way it is now, without charging any fees, and make income on ad spots. Once the site really gets active, the banner/ad spots would be golden. You could, of course, charge fees, like eBay does. You can control all these settings in the admin.

[Turboface]

Originally Posted by turbo

out of curiosity, why would someone keep utbidding themselves in the begginning? note: I have never bought anything off of e-bay, so if this is something common and expected for whatever reason, then I apologize in advance.

contentproducer (0) 400.00 USD May. 09, 2005 02:55:05
pubenemy (0) 205.00 USD May. 08, 2005 20:47:53
jjelinek (0) 204.00 USD May. 08, 2005 03:18:44
webchat (0) 203.00 USD May. 07, 2005 23:57:15
spunky1 (0) 202.00 USD May. 07, 2005 22:28:14
pubenemy (0) 200.00 USD May. 07, 2005 22:26:31
pubenemy (0) 101.00 USD May. 07, 2005 22:26:11
pubenemy (0) 75.50 USD May. 07, 2005 22:25:47
pubenemy (0) 50.50 USD May. 07, 2005 22:25:32
pubenemy (0) 30.50 USD May. 07, 2005 22:25:05
pubenemy (0) 25.50 USD May. 07, 2005 22:24:42
pubenemy (0) 20.50 USD May. 07, 2005 22:24:35
pubenemy (0) 18.50 USD May. 07, 2005 22:24:27
pubenemy (0) 17.50 USD May. 07, 2005 22:24:09
pubenemy (0) 16.50 USD May. 07, 2005 22:24:00
pubenemy (0) 15.50 USD May. 07, 2005 22:23:53
pubenemy (0) 14.50 USD May. 07, 2005 22:23:40
pubenemy (0) 12.50 USD May. 07, 2005 22:23:29
pubenemy (0) 10.50 USD May. 07, 2005 22:20:30


was he trying to meet the reserve, or something?

It's called 'proxy bidding'.

When you make a bid, you put in your maximum amount that you want to pay. Your bid will jump up automatically, to outbid other bids, up until you hit your max bid.

It's just like how eBay is.

[421Fill]

Originally Posted by Turboface

It's called 'proxy bidding'.

When you make a bid, you put in your maximum amount that you want to pay. Your bid will jump up automatically, to outbid other bids, up until you hit your max bid.

It's just like how eBay is.

how is this a beneficial feature to the prospective buyer, when it blows it's load, so to speak, within a minute and without needing to outbid anyone? seriously, why not just place the max bid intially, and save a minute of useless interaction from the proxy bidding software?


edit: not 1 minute, but 6... yes I can count, lol

[Spunky]

Contemplating my next bid tactic

[Turboface]

Originally Posted by turbo

how is this a beneficial feature to the prospective buyer, when it blows it's load, so to speak, within a minute and without needing to outbid anyone? seriously, why not just place the max bid intially, and save a minute of useless interaction from the proxy bidding software?

That's just how online auctions work.

You can read more about it here - http://pages.ebay.com/help/buyerguide/bidding-prxy.html

[psyko514]

Originally Posted by turbo

how is this a beneficial feature to the prospective buyer, when it blows it's load, so to speak, within a minute and without needing to outbid anyone? seriously, why not just place the max bid intially, and save a minute of useless interaction from the proxy bidding software?


edit: not 1 minute, but 6... yes I can count, lol

You do place a max bid initially, however your actual bid only goes as high as needed to beat the current bid. Then, if someone bids higher than your actual bid, the system proxy bids for you up to your max bid.

For example, say the current bid is $195 with $5 increments and I'm willing to bid up to $400. I put in my max bid of $400 and the actual bid will go up to $200 with me as the winner. If someone comes along and bids $205, the system will proxy bid for me to $210 and I'll still be the current winner. If someone comes along and bids $350, the system will bump my bid to $355. And if someone comes along and bids $401, they'll be the winner.

[421Fill]

Originally Posted by psyko514

You do place a max bid initially, however your actual bid only goes as high as needed to beat the current bid. Then, if someone bids higher than your actual bid, the system proxy bids for you up to your max bid.

For example, say the current bid is $195 with $5 increments and I'm willing to bid up to $400. I put in my max bid of $400 and the actual bid will go up to $200 with me as the winner. If someone comes along and bids $205, the system will proxy bid for me to $210 and I'll still be the current winner. If someone comes along and bids $350, the system will bump my bid to $355. And if someone comes along and bids $401, they'll be the winner.

this is how it would make sense, and be beneficial... however, it's not what happened in this auction... the bids were all outbidding himself, no one else. and all the bids were placed within 6 minutes... odd to me, that's all.

[Turboface]

Originally Posted by turbo

this is how it would make sense, and be beneficial... however, it's not what happened in this auction... the bids were all outbidding himself, no one else. and all the bids were placed within 6 minutes... odd to me, that's all.

The repeated bids that you see there are someone trying to put a number of individual bids in, trying to become the high bid - but because of the proxy bidding, he kept getting out bid each time he did this, because someone else had a higher max bid amount.

[Redrob]

Are you running Version 5 or earlier? Did you have them do a custom skin for your site or is it out of the box? Have you had any problems collecting funds for auction services and what method do you use? What has been your greatest problem besides lack of time?

Just wondering?

[Theo]

so you copied ebay?



j/k

[421Fill]

Originally Posted by Turboface

The repeated bids that you see there are someone trying to put a number of individual bids in, trying to become the high bid - but because of the proxy bidding, he kept getting out bid each time he did this, because someone else had a higher max bid amount.

okay, at first glance this response makes absolutely no sense. but, let's take it one step at a time:


"The repeated bids that you see there are someone trying to put a number of individual bids in, trying to become the high bid"

unless no one else bids, doesn't it only take one bid to become the high bid?


"but because of the proxy bidding, he kept getting out bid each time he did this,"

kept getting outbid by whom? himself?


"because someone else had a higher max bid amount"

so, someone else was also using a proxy bidder, who had a higher max bid? but it never out bid any of this guys bids... unless it was Spunky1, who outbid him finally, but that still doesn't explain why pubenemy would keep outbidding himself.

[Turboface]

Turbo, I don't think you've grasped the concept of proxy bidding yet.

Read the info here - http://pages.ebay.com/help/buyerguide/bidding-prxy.html - and here http://www.adultindustryauctions.com/help.php

[pubenemy]

I think spunky1 kept putting in small increments in his max proxy bid trying to outbid me just by a little bit instead of putting a larger number right off the bat. Seems logical to me and Ive seen plenty of ebay auctions go like that. Not my style of bidding but everyones different.

[421Fill]

yes, I do think I grasp it, actually... from your site:

"Proxy bidding can aid your chances of winning an auction and help avoid you being outbid at the last moment. To place a proxy bid enter in the maximum price you are willing to pay for the item. If another user places a bid on the same auction automatic bids will be placed on your behalf in accordance with your maximum bid amount. With proxy bidding you will pay the lowest possible price until someone else places a higher bid."

see the bolded part? well, who was outbidding him? that's all I've been trying to address, is that he was only outbidding himself.

how is someone supposed to know that pubenemy isn't actually an alt of yours trying to make it seem like there is interest in this particular bid? Though, honestly, the reason I didn't initially say this is because if that's what was happening, then it'd be a stupid way to do it, since it lists all the bids... and causes questions, as evidenced by my questions.

[421Fill]

Originally Posted by pubenemy

I think spunky1 kept putting in small increments in his max proxy bid trying to outbid me just by a little bit instead of putting a larger number right off the bat. Seems logical to me and Ive seen plenty of ebay auctions go like that. Not my style of bidding but everyones different.

then why do spunky1's proxy bids not show in the list? using this reasoning, there would be alternatig bids between you and him?

[Turboface]

Originally Posted by turbo

yes, I do think I grasp it, actually... from your site:

"Proxy bidding can aid your chances of winning an auction and help avoid you being outbid at the last moment. To place a proxy bid enter in the maximum price you are willing to pay for the item. If another user places a bid on the same auction automatic bids will be placed on your behalf in accordance with your maximum bid amount. With proxy bidding you will pay the lowest possible price until someone else places a higher bid."

see the bolded part? well, who was outbidding him? that's all I've been trying to address, is that he was only outbidding himself.

how is someone supposed to know that pubenemy isn't actually an alt of yours trying to make it seem like there is interest in this particular bid? Though, honestly, the reason I didn't initially say this is because if that's what was happening, then it'd be a stupid way to do it, since it lists all the bids... and causes questions, as evidenced by my questions.

Pubenemy and I are pretty much saying the same thing here.

Originally Posted by pubenemy

I think spunky1 kept putting in small increments in his max proxy bid trying to outbid me just by a little bit instead of putting a larger number right off the bat. Seems logical to me and Ive seen plenty of ebay auctions go like that.

Originally Posted by Turboface

The repeated bids that you see there are someone trying to put a number of individual bids in, trying to become the high bid - but because of the proxy bidding, he kept getting out bid each time he did this, because someone else had a higher max bid amount.

[pubenemy]

It doesnt show the bidder until he outbids the other bidder. I know it seems odd but thats how it works. I can assure anyone that I am not turboface also check out ebay it works the same way. Youll see several bids by the same bidder in a row like that looking like its outbidding theirself.

[421Fill]

Originally Posted by Turboface

Pubenemy and I are pretty much saying the same thing here.

whatever, I give up. you clearly aren't answering my questions. good luck to whomever buys it.

[Dalai lama]

$405 aint bad, site looks good.

[421Fill]

[QUOTE=pubenemy]It doesnt show the bidder until he outbids the other bidder. [QUOTE]

what the fuck does this mean? lol

[Turboface]

Originally Posted by turbo

then why do spunky1's proxy bids not show in the list? using this reasoning, there would be alternatig bids between you and him?

Spunky was placing a number of bids because pubenemy kept automatically outbidding him. As you can see, Spunky had to go up to $202 to finally out bid pubenemy. $200 was pubenemy high bid.

[pubenemy]

Man what is so difficult to understanding this? Take a look at this ebay auction.(Not Mine) Its the exact same way... http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=5580122865

[rezdesign]

Am I the only one who gets this error?

Warning: mysql_result(): Unable to jump to row 0 on MySQL result index 9 in /usr/home/turbo1/html/www.adultindustryauctions.com/config/settings.php on line 169

Can't see the auction. What gives?

[Turboface]

Originally Posted by rezdesign

Am I the only one who gets this error?

Warning: mysql_result(): Unable to jump to row 0 on MySQL result index 9 in /usr/home/turbo1/html/www.adultindustryauctions.com/config/settings.php on line 169

Can't see the auction. What gives?

Click refresh.

[rezdesign]

Originally Posted by Turboface

Click refresh.

I did. Tried a couple days ago too, was gonna list my site for sale, same thing.

[421Fill]

Originally Posted by pubenemy

Man what is so difficult to understanding this? Take a look at this ebay auction.(Not Mine) Its the exact same way... http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=5580122865

yes, that is another example. but it still doesn't adress the why... why doesn't it show all of these mysterious outbids that you were beating? why only yours?

what good is a list of bids/activity if it doesn't list all of the bids/activity?

[rezdesign]

Originally Posted by turbo

yes, that is another example. but it still doesn't adress the why... why doesn't it show all of these mysterious outbids that you were beating? why only yours?

what good is a list of bids/activity if it doesn't list all of the bids/activity?

You guys don't use eBay right...

This was the max bid for pubenemy:

pubenemy (0) 200.00 USD May. 07, 2005 22:26:3

This was the bid that beat his $200:

spunky1 (0) 202.00 USD May. 07, 2005 22:28:14

eBay works the exact same way, its totally kosher.

[psyko514]

Originally Posted by turbo

whatever, I give up. you clearly aren't answering my questions. good luck to whomever buys it.

spunky kept putting in several bids in attempt to become the top bidder. since all his bids were below pubenemy's max bid, the system automatically outbid spunky on pubenemy's behalf.

only top bids show up on the bidders list. pubenemy bid 10.50, making him the top bidder. then spunky bid 11.50 which was automatically outbid by pubenemy with a 12.50 bid. so spunky bid 13.50 and was once again outbid with a 14.50 bid. since spunky was never the top bidder until he hit $202, his name only shows once on the bidders list.

[Turboface]

Originally Posted by rezdesign

I did. Tried a couple days ago too, was gonna list my site for sale, same thing.

That is bizarre. I don't know why you are the only one to see that error.

[rezdesign]

Originally Posted by Turboface

That is bizarre. I don't know why you are the only one to see that error.

what is the bid at right now for this site? can you contact me via icq?

[rezdesign]

i tried using a proxy server and it works now... weird... anyway,

[Turboface]

Originally Posted by rezdesign

You guys don't use eBay right...

Originally Posted by turbo

I have never bought anything off of e-bay.

[Turboface]

Originally Posted by rezdesign

i tried using a proxy server and it works now... weird... anyway,

Ok, cool.

[421Fill]

Originally Posted by psyko514

spunky kept putting in several bids in attempt to become the top bidder. since all his bids were below pubenemy's max bid, the system automatically outbid spunky on pubenemy's behalf.

only top bids show up on the bidders list. pubenemy bid 10.50, making him the top bidder. then spunky bid 11.50 which was automatically outbid by pubenemy with a 12.50 bid. so spunky bid 13.50 and was once again outbid with a 14.50 bid. since spunky was never the top bidder until he hit $202, his name only shows once on the bidders list.

still leaves an odd way of displaying information that is presented as being relevant. In my opinion, if someone is going to offer me a list of all activity/bids, it really defeats the purpose if it doesn't actually list all activity.

[Redrob]

you seem to be busy answering "proxy" questions, so I'll ask again:

Are you running Version 5 or earlier? Did you have them do a custom skin for your site or is it out of the box? Have you had any problems collecting funds for auction services and what method do you use? What has been your greatest problem besides lack of time?

Just wondering?

[Turboface]

Originally Posted by Redrob

you seem to be busy answering "proxy" questions, so I'll ask again:

Are you running Version 5 or earlier? Did you have them do a custom skin for your site or is it out of the box? Have you had any problems collecting funds for auction services and what method do you use? What has been your greatest problem besides lack of time?

Just wondering?

Oh, sorry. I didn't see your post there.

I have the latest version of the auction script. I have a modified version of the latest skin as well.

I haven't had any problems collecting any fees because I do not charge any fees. The way I have the site set up now, everything is free.

Time is my only problem. I have too many other projects going on right now. I'm sure someone will be able to put the time into this site that it really deserves.

[rezdesign]

this is an off the shelf script?

what is it called?

[Turboface]

Originally Posted by rezdesign

this is an off the shelf script?

what is it called?

The script is called phpprobid. It's one of the best auction scripts on the market.

[bluedevil]

woops, looks like its going to be going for a whole 3 figures

[Turboface]

Less than an hour to go...

[rezdesign]

How much is it at? My proxy isn't working now.

[Turboface]

Originally Posted by rezdesign

How much is it at? My proxy isn't working now.

It's at $406 right now.

[tranza]

$406 right now...

[Jace]

wow, why is turbo the ONLY person that doesn't get how an online ebay style auction works? LOL