.General Rules.
*Do not steal any graphics that have been displayed. This will cost you 25 Horseshoes.
*If you steal graphics continuously, you may be banned.
*Auctions will be announced before they are held so you can know when to be on.
*No offensive or pornographic images. Horseshoes will be taken and there will be bans for even one offense.
*Graphics in auctions cannot be used until the auction has ended.
*No bids after the time limit means the proposer may use the graphic themselves- no one else may do so.
*We prefer that higher-quality graphics only be auctioned and for reasonable prices. No one's going to give you 1,000 Horseshoes for a rabbit graphic you found on Google and simply added text to.
*Copyrights being violated from images in the process of making a graphic (If it's a manip, of course, not a drawing) will result in the auction automatically being closed, no warnings.
.Auctioning A Graphic.
There will be a topic set up to announce a coming auction. Post your graphic on that topic using the form on the next post.
.I'm Going To Be Away But I REALLY Want A Certain Graphic!.
If you're planning on being away, just PM me the highest you're willing to bid and the graphic you want most (only one, please). I'll enter your name in the auction and bid the Horseshoes in increments of five. I'm not promising a win though.
(LIKE WITH ALL SERVICES THIS COSTS HORSESHOES, 5 TO BE EXACT. THESE GO TO ME OR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO BID FOR YOU.)
.Starting the Auction.
*Start with the form below in a topic with the title of your graphic.
*Make sure you don't show the actual image.
*For a chosen amount of time, you choose how long people may enter.
*With this thread, users who are interested must post before the auction entry period ends.
*Have a list of who will be in the auction at the bottom of your thread- edit it whenever you accept someone to be in the auction.
.Placing the Bids.
*This works like actual auctions.
*Begin with a starting bid.
*Users bid higher and higher until no one will offer any more Horseshoes, or until the time limit ends.
*The proposer will announce the winner and ask a moderator or an admin to close the thread.
*Once closed, the proposer will PM the graphic code to the highest bidder.
*Only the proposer and the highest bidder may use the graphic.
EXAMPLE:
Graphic you wish to auction description: Horse galloping in an endless meadow with sparkles sprinkled all over the graphic. Stars and moon shine overhead.
Name of Graphic: Midnight Gallop
How long you'll wait for users to enter: Two weeks.
How long you'll wait for users to bid: Three weeks.
Starting Bid: 100 Horseshoes.
Other: Nope!
(TWO WEEKS LATER..)
Rosette, Violet, Shonisaurus, The Master of Plates, Walnut.
(These users, after seeing the topic, said that they'd like to participate. This means they will be allowed to bid. No one else may do so.)
Walnut: 104 Horseshoes!
The Master of Plates: 120 Horseshoes!
Shonisaurus: 200 Horseshoes!
Rosette: 207 Horseshoes!
Violet: 300 Horseshoes!
(Yes, I know those are sort of unreasonable bids. XD)
(After three weeks, no one has bid higher than the user 'Violet'. The proposer who made the topic would PM her the graphic. She would be free to use it as long as she didn't claim it as hers and when asked said she won it in an auction. Notice how you must bid higher than the last person. Bids lower than that will be deleted. Bids lower than the starting bid may result in deletion from the auction or loss of Horseshoes.)
(The reason I'm editing all the rules and posting an example? XD, I gave SW the idea of graphic auctions and said I could edit the rules.)