Doran Carter

Thanks for your help guys, That has answered my question DC

I heard from someone - cant remember who - who explained that if you see some abandoned land you can have it put up for Auction. Is this true? I have some little strips of abandoned land on the edge of my property I would like to buy. How do I do this? Thanks for any help you may give.

A big Thanks again to everyone that helped me on this thread. I don't think the SL Auction FAQ ( http://ld.auctions.secondlife.com/lin/faq/ ) explains the process very clearly, especially regarding the automatic bidding method used by the software. If it wasn't for the advice I received here, I probably would have lost the land I have just bid for. But, thanks to you all, I am now the proud owner of a beautiful plot of land on a gentle hill side with sea views. *grins*

I havent used Ebay before Darien, but I know understand how it works. Thanks for helping D

Thanks for confirming that Irene, I now have a bid in for some land. Thanks to the answers here, I knew I could put in the highest I could afford, yet if no one else bids nearly as high, I will still (hopefully) get the property cheaper. 3 and a 1/2 hours to go Doran

Thanks for replying ab. So, let me get this straight. If the last bid stands at L$ 1500, and I put in a bid for L$ 9000, the software will only put in a bid for L$ 1600, but automaticaly re-bid for me if some one else bids higher than L$ 1600 ? Hope you dont think I'm being to much of an idiot Doran

Hi all, I hope I’ve posted this in the right section. I plan to bid on some land in the Linden Labs Auction Site, I have read the Auction FAQ a good few times, but I’m still a bit confused about the way the software works when you put in a bid. In the FAQ it says, and I quote, “We recommend that you make your bid using our Automatic (Proxy) Bidding functionality.” Please consider a plot of land has 1 bid for, say,  L$1000. Should I put in a bid for L$1050, then wait for the other bidder to bid again? Or... Do I put the upper limit of what I can afford, say L$9000, then will the software  automatically put in an initial bid that is a little higher than the current bid, but only just. If a higher bid is submitted after that, will the bid software then automatically bid again a bit higher on my behalf? In short, do I bid just a little higher each time, or do I put in just one bid at my highest limit? Thanks for any advice anyone can give. Doran