Post by The Sandmen on Sept 15, 2013 23:15:46 GMT -5
This auction was a long time coming cause I was trying something. It kinda worked, kinda failed. But anyways, here we are.
Team Ramrod has resigned from ManMMA. As such, his team is being dispersed via an auction. This auction has 2 "game-changers" in it, so there is a small modification to it. Details below.
The Following fighters are now being released via auction.
Thiago Alves (24-9) MW
Diego Sanchez (23-13) LW
Tito Ortiz (22-16) HW
Randy Couture (21-19) HW
Ross Pearson (8-13) LW
Demetrious Johnson (9-16) LW
Dan Hardy (9-11) MW
Reminder on how this will work. If you are interested in someone, post a proposed one-for-one trade offering the best fighter you are willing to trade for that Ramrod fighter. The team that offers the best one-for-one offer will be able to complete the trade and get the fighter. You may bid several times (like an auction) for the same fighter if you are outbid. Please make a new post though; do not edit your first post.
Traded (thus released) fighters will be available as regular released fighters after the auction period has concluded (and Sandmen has posted the official claims). A team that releases a player to claim one of Ramrod's players may not claim that fighter back again for 1 full season (20 ManMMA events).
Nutshell Reminder (of regular auction rules)
- Quality of bid is usually pretty obvious, but if a determining factor needs to be taken into consideration, win percentage is the main one. If fighters have less than like, 8 fights more factors will be considered, but these have never been complex in the past.
- you may only offer male for male fighters in this auction.
- You CAN successfully claim more than 1 fighter if no one else puts a claim in on your secondary claim. I.E. If Hammerfists wins Jackson, and no one puts another bid in on either Mendes or Shields but he does, he can take them as well. If other bids are in (even if his secondary bid is better), the other team gets them. If 2 teams have secondary claims on the same fighter, it goes to best bid, and so on, and so on.
- After close, all fighters will be assigned to teams and released fighters will be released. Regular first-come, first-served claim/release procedures then follow.
The "Game-Changers"
- If Diego Sanchez and/or Thiago Alvez have multiple teams bidding, at close those teams with competing bids will be put into a randomized lottery draw to determine who gets the winning bid.
- Lottery modifiers such as team record will add to lottery odds, so that terrible teams have a slightly better chance of winning the auction - much like the NHL Lottery each year.
- Quality of your bid is also a factor, so don't stop bidding on game changers if there are multiple teams bidding. If you bid a 20-5, and they bid a 7-17, you will have better chances of winning the lottery.
- Regardless of the draw, 1 team will not get BOTH Diego and Thiago, so if you want to bid on both, please make it clear which one of the two you would prefer should a draw come about so you don't get your second choice over your first.
- Wins/bids on anyone other than Sanchez/Alves will NOT be taken into account when determining the game-changer wins if it comes to a lottery draw. Meaning if you win a Ross Pearson auction, that will not be used against you if a Game-Changer Lottery is needed.
I hope that isn't too confusing. The first half is the same as we have been doing since ManMMA launched, and we have had no issues, but yeah. Any questions, ask below.
You may now begin. Auction closes at 5PM EST Friday, September 20.
Team Ramrod has resigned from ManMMA. As such, his team is being dispersed via an auction. This auction has 2 "game-changers" in it, so there is a small modification to it. Details below.
The Following fighters are now being released via auction.
Thiago Alves (24-9) MW
Diego Sanchez (23-13) LW
Tito Ortiz (22-16) HW
Randy Couture (21-19) HW
Ross Pearson (8-13) LW
Demetrious Johnson (9-16) LW
Dan Hardy (9-11) MW
Reminder on how this will work. If you are interested in someone, post a proposed one-for-one trade offering the best fighter you are willing to trade for that Ramrod fighter. The team that offers the best one-for-one offer will be able to complete the trade and get the fighter. You may bid several times (like an auction) for the same fighter if you are outbid. Please make a new post though; do not edit your first post.
Traded (thus released) fighters will be available as regular released fighters after the auction period has concluded (and Sandmen has posted the official claims). A team that releases a player to claim one of Ramrod's players may not claim that fighter back again for 1 full season (20 ManMMA events).
Nutshell Reminder (of regular auction rules)
- Quality of bid is usually pretty obvious, but if a determining factor needs to be taken into consideration, win percentage is the main one. If fighters have less than like, 8 fights more factors will be considered, but these have never been complex in the past.
- you may only offer male for male fighters in this auction.
- You CAN successfully claim more than 1 fighter if no one else puts a claim in on your secondary claim. I.E. If Hammerfists wins Jackson, and no one puts another bid in on either Mendes or Shields but he does, he can take them as well. If other bids are in (even if his secondary bid is better), the other team gets them. If 2 teams have secondary claims on the same fighter, it goes to best bid, and so on, and so on.
- After close, all fighters will be assigned to teams and released fighters will be released. Regular first-come, first-served claim/release procedures then follow.
The "Game-Changers"
- If Diego Sanchez and/or Thiago Alvez have multiple teams bidding, at close those teams with competing bids will be put into a randomized lottery draw to determine who gets the winning bid.
- Lottery modifiers such as team record will add to lottery odds, so that terrible teams have a slightly better chance of winning the auction - much like the NHL Lottery each year.
- Quality of your bid is also a factor, so don't stop bidding on game changers if there are multiple teams bidding. If you bid a 20-5, and they bid a 7-17, you will have better chances of winning the lottery.
- Regardless of the draw, 1 team will not get BOTH Diego and Thiago, so if you want to bid on both, please make it clear which one of the two you would prefer should a draw come about so you don't get your second choice over your first.
- Wins/bids on anyone other than Sanchez/Alves will NOT be taken into account when determining the game-changer wins if it comes to a lottery draw. Meaning if you win a Ross Pearson auction, that will not be used against you if a Game-Changer Lottery is needed.
I hope that isn't too confusing. The first half is the same as we have been doing since ManMMA launched, and we have had no issues, but yeah. Any questions, ask below.
You may now begin. Auction closes at 5PM EST Friday, September 20.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!