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Title: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: madcow on August 01, 2012, 09:38:31 AM

Darth Bane’s Curved Lightsaber #13 Auction

This Darth Bane saber is almost identical to the recent limited run of 10…

http://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/index.php?topic=32288.0

… except in a few important upgrades;


VIDEO of identical number 12:       


The rest is as follows;


(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi204.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fbb98%2Frpetkau%2FEU%2520Designs%2Fth_IMG_8141wmark.jpg&hash=6b2331bef835f942fdcdc955f977feb9957f2dc1) (http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb98/rpetkau/EU%20Designs/?action=view&current=IMG_8141wmark.jpg)(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi204.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fbb98%2Frpetkau%2FEU%2520Designs%2Fth_IMG_8131wmark.jpg&hash=98f098a6bd00c17ce868a102d3e890ea4b4a7a2d) (http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb98/rpetkau/EU%20Designs/?action=view&current=IMG_8131wmark.jpg)
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi204.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fbb98%2Frpetkau%2FEU%2520Designs%2Fth_IMG_8129wmark.jpg&hash=7846c3758ec5a3d09602e136ad8974e504003b82) (http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb98/rpetkau/EU%20Designs/?action=view&current=IMG_8129wmark.jpg)(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi204.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fbb98%2Frpetkau%2FEU%2520Designs%2Fth_IMG_8128wmark.jpg&hash=90d057eac81cc5e887180b8f64f3dfe46201e5fe) (http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb98/rpetkau/EU%20Designs/?action=view&current=IMG_8128wmark.jpg)


Auction details;
•   This auction starts now and runs until 9:00 PM MDT on Friday August 3rd, 2012.
o   For easy reference – the time I post this thread is 10:38 AM MDT – look at the top of this post and see what time it says this thread was posted in your window– then calculate how many hours +/- you are from MDT.
•   The auction is for the saber only (as seen in pics), shipping, battery charger, and hard case all cost extra.
•   Start price $1600, Bid increments of $10 please
•   Winning bidder is expected to pay in full via PayPal within 2 business days of auction closing.
•   Wat Rules (see below)
•   International bidders welcome.



Reviews of the limited run sabers can be found here;
http://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/index.php?topic=34417.0
http://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/index.php?topic=34720.0
http://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/index.php?topic=34405.0



Wat Rules;

With the problems that arose in the auction for the second saber last night, I am amending the auction rules regarding ending time for this final auction.

I honestly had not considered the problems that could arise when a person tries to make a last minute bid and gets the '...while you were posting, someone else posted...' message that would delay their bid.  So, to try and make it a little more fair, here is what I am going to do.

The auction will now end at 8:00 PM MST on Wed the 21st (that is tomorrow night instead of tonight).  This will give people a chance to read these new rules and make sure everyone is on the same page.  I do not feel it would be right to change the rules with just a little over 12 hours left on the auction.  So I am extending the ending time by 24 hours.

At 8:00 PM MST on Wed the 21st, bidding will conclude.  But I will allow 'final' bids after that time as long as they fall within a short enough interval between bids.  Bidding will end once a five minute interval has passed between any two bids after the 8:00 PM end time.

For example, member X posts his bid of 1750 at 7:59:53.  Member Z posts his bid of 1825 at 7:59:55 but gets the recent post message and by the time he resubmits his bid, the time shows 8:00:12.  I would still accept the late bid. 

I will not say that once you place a bid after the 8:00 PM MST deadline, you are forbidden to post another bid.  The reason being, I think it might be abused and someone may wait until a member posts his 'final' bid after the 8:00 deadline and then decides to outbid him by a dollar.  I will let bidding continue as long need be after the 8:00 PM MST deadline so long as the bids keep coming in succession.  Once a 5 minute interval has passed (this allows everyone to refresh the page, post a bid, repost if neccessary and see their post) between two bids, the bidding will end.

Following on with the previous example.  Member Z posted his 1825 bid at 8:00:12.  Member Q also had a problem posting his bid at 7:59:58 and his bid of 1800 was posted at 8:00:16.  Member Q sees his bid posted after 8:00 and it is not the winning bid.  He then posts a new bid of 1850 at 8:00:45.  He is now the leading bid even though he posted after 8:00 PM.  This may continue for several minutes with various members posting, reposting, and refreshing.  Member A posts his bid of 1945 at 8:07:36 and he is now the high bidder.  All other bidders have decided they have reached their limit.  Now, if one of two things happens, the auction ends.  If more than 5 minutes passes after member A's bid of 1945 and no one else makes a bid, the auction ends and member A is the winner.  Or if member X decides he can swing a little more and posts a bid of 1950 at 8:12:52 it will have been more than 5 minutes and his bid will not count.

I am trying to be as fair as possible. I realize this forum is not Ebay, but I want to give customers as much of a chance as possible. 
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: Aginor on August 01, 2012, 12:09:30 PM
1650
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: LUKE SKYWALKER on August 01, 2012, 12:44:42 PM
1700 $
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: Aginor on August 01, 2012, 12:48:56 PM
1720
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: LUKE SKYWALKER on August 01, 2012, 12:54:19 PM
1800 $
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: Aginor on August 01, 2012, 01:55:35 PM
1850
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: IndustrialAction on August 01, 2012, 01:57:41 PM
Awesome saber, good luck all! Where did you guys learn to bid on auctions?  ;D
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: LUKE SKYWALKER on August 01, 2012, 02:03:12 PM
1900 $
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: Aginor on August 01, 2012, 02:12:18 PM
1910
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: madcow on August 03, 2012, 12:46:03 PM
7 hours and 15 min to go!
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: djkibaman on August 03, 2012, 07:56:23 PM
2000
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: Aginor on August 03, 2012, 07:56:55 PM
2010
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: djkibaman on August 03, 2012, 07:57:24 PM
2050
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: Aginor on August 03, 2012, 07:57:37 PM
2060
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: djkibaman on August 03, 2012, 07:58:17 PM
2100
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: Aginor on August 03, 2012, 07:58:37 PM
2110
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: djkibaman on August 03, 2012, 07:59:09 PM
2200
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: Aginor on August 03, 2012, 07:59:25 PM
2210
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: djkibaman on August 03, 2012, 08:00:04 PM
2250
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: Aginor on August 03, 2012, 08:00:25 PM
2260
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: djkibaman on August 03, 2012, 08:00:58 PM
2300
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: Aginor on August 03, 2012, 08:01:10 PM
2310
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: djkibaman on August 03, 2012, 08:01:57 PM
2350
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: Aginor on August 03, 2012, 08:02:12 PM
2360
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: djkibaman on August 03, 2012, 08:02:42 PM
2400
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: Aginor on August 03, 2012, 08:02:52 PM
2410
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: djkibaman on August 03, 2012, 08:03:53 PM
2450
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: Aginor on August 03, 2012, 08:04:13 PM
2460
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: djkibaman on August 03, 2012, 08:05:20 PM
2500
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: Aginor on August 03, 2012, 08:05:30 PM
2510
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: djkibaman on August 03, 2012, 08:06:32 PM
2550
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: Aginor on August 03, 2012, 08:06:52 PM
2560
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: djkibaman on August 03, 2012, 08:07:55 PM
2600
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: Aginor on August 03, 2012, 08:08:25 PM
2610
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: djkibaman on August 03, 2012, 08:09:29 PM
2650
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: Aginor on August 03, 2012, 08:09:51 PM
2660
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: djkibaman on August 03, 2012, 08:11:06 PM
2700
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: Aginor on August 03, 2012, 08:11:29 PM
2710
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: djkibaman on August 03, 2012, 08:12:12 PM
2750
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: Aginor on August 03, 2012, 08:12:40 PM
2760
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: djkibaman on August 03, 2012, 08:13:10 PM
it all urs mate
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: Aginor on August 03, 2012, 08:13:41 PM
Thanks, that was it for me aswell ;D
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: madcow on August 03, 2012, 08:19:37 PM
2760

Congrats Aginor on an exciting win.
PM incoming

And thanks everyone who bid - I'm honoured.
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: Aginor on August 03, 2012, 08:20:38 PM
Awesome, I can't wait to lay my hands on it 8)
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: Drazel O'Thumos on August 03, 2012, 08:32:03 PM
Congratulations, Aginor. :) This auction was...epic, to say the least. ::)
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: EyeoftheRaven on August 03, 2012, 08:33:15 PM
Yes, quite a battle here.  Congrats to Aginor.
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: Aginor on August 03, 2012, 08:37:36 PM
Thanks, yeah I know, I went a little over what I was prepared for but how often does one of these beauties come up :D
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: Scruffy Nerf Herder on August 03, 2012, 08:40:48 PM
Holy pete!  Nice win!
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: EyeoftheRaven on August 03, 2012, 08:53:28 PM
Thanks, yeah I know, I went a little over what I was prepared for but how often does one of these beauties come up :D

I completely understand how that goes.  Enjoy!
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: C-3P0 on August 04, 2012, 03:36:45 AM
Another fun auction! Congrats to Aginor, you will now see just how incredible this saber is in person. Enjoy! :D
Title: Re: FA: GCS Darth Bane #13
Post by: SithStalker on August 04, 2012, 04:16:57 AM
Congrats Aginor, you got the last GCS Darth Bane saber  ;)