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Accurate MKIII ANH for Silentsteeple

The build album will be available to all bidders on request.

The starting bid is $1150 (+ paypal fee) + Shipping

***A 7/8" blade is NOT included, but available to the winner for $38 (charger not included, but available to the winner for $18). 

*** I reserve the right to end this auction if it sells on my website prior to auction's end.  If there are documented bids here, and I receive an offer on my site, I will post said offer here as a bid in this auction to allow all parties a fair chance.

**This saber includes the fonts listed since he licensed them already, additional fonts are available for purchase on saberfont.com. 

***The Auction starts now and ends Sunday, August 3rd, 2014 at 9:59:59 PM PST (yes, in the evening local time). 
*note: if there are no bids by Sunday, then this auction will remain up until there is an initial bid, at which time the 24 hours clock will start and the auction will end 24 hours thereafter...or I may just keep it since I don't have a MKIII of my own.

**Post bids in this thread. Please post in bid increments of $10 or more  If you bid in less than $10 increments, I will accept that you have read this and agree to the minimum $10 increase ;)
If you want to increase it by $12.37, or $37.84, or $59.69, then by all means...go ahead...

***Please feel free to post questions/comments here as well.  Auction rules are listed below.


Original Thread:
MKIII, Accurate Weathered ANH for Silentsteeple--Who's ready for an Auction?


As in the past, the original description is likely the best, so I have included it below:


This is a classically weathered ANH Obi Commission that the client bailed on.  You all know the story at this point. The Client sent me some very particular reference pictures of the ANH obi that he likes and asked me to replicate the look.  I have done so to the best of my ability.  It is a mixture of Bronzium and classic black weathering techniques and the "rusted" grenade looks truly rusted.  According to LDM Jr., "this is the most awesome Obi saber I ever saw, in my whole life..." According to me, it looks pretty darned much like the picture.

Particulars:
MKIII (LDM designed) hilt
Petit Crouton v3 (Obi package) w/3.7V Hack
MKIII Optics Module
Rebel RGB (SkyBlu, IceBlu and PearlWhite blades and various FoC)
Triple-Baked Classic and Extreme Bronzium weathering
3.7V (18650) 3000 mAh pack
LDM 26mm HO speaker in Machined Resonance
RGB scrolling bargraph-style Faux crystal chamber


The BMT:



The Glams:











Detail Pictures:








This auction will be conducted using the "Wat Rules" (listed below):

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 x:xx PM PST on  xx/xx/201x.  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 x:xx PM PST on  xx/xx/201x, 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 (for example) 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 PST 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, re-post if necessary 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, re-posting, 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. 

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I bid $1150
Thank you Photobucket for the best Sig ever!

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and it's up for auction good thing the visa is paid off

I bid $1160

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$1170
Thank you Photobucket for the best Sig ever!

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Woohoo...an auction with 3 bids!  I must be livin' right  :))

On a more serious note...thanks fellas :)

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In my best Cartman voice, "sveeet...."
Thank you Photobucket for the best Sig ever!

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LOL, you haz PM ;)

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Well, I see it went to a GREAT home! Congrats to all.

 

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