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@Envymeister Unfortunately am forced to void the starting offer due to the bidder being permanently banned for being involved in illicit activities. You're free to re-start the auction, or cancel it. Apologies for the inconvenience. Good luck in whatever you decide.

This auction is void due to the auctioneer being permanently banned for being involved in illicit activities. Apologies to the bidders for the inconvenience. Take care.

In this scenario, the bid wouldn't be valid since was acknowledged after the end point. Yes, we can still say it. You are not seeing our side, which is understandable - nobody has clarified this for you. It's quite easy to explain. In-game timestamps are based on your device's clock. Meaning it's very easily manipulated. There is nothing that guarantees me that you didn't receive the bid at [02:16:01] and took less than a minute to post it. This is one of the reasons why in-game mishandled auctions don't have their outcomes reversed/corrected. There isn't data to determine with 100% certainty who won. If the in-game timestamps would follow a server-based time (meaning would be universal for every player), then it would gain strength to be considered. But even then, auctions could be extended by those acknowledgement delays, which is also not the goal. What you (players) need to understand is that forum auctions are handled in the forum thread. You can advertise it in-game, accept in-game bids, but they only count when they are acknowledged (turned public) on the platform the auction is taking place. A [02:14:59] bid received in-game is not a [02:14:59] received in the forum thread. Hence why it's important for bidders to be in control of their own fate in the last 15 minutes of an auction, and it's a good practise to bid in the auction thread rather than private messaging the auctioneer in-game or through the forum. This way, they are not risking their bid not being considered if the auctioneer is slow on bringing onto the thread, or is simply unavailable to do so - you are not robots and are entitled to have a bathroom emergency for example. Recognise also that staff aren't robots and are limited in some aspects, like the game itself if it had a functional Auction House we wouldn't be here having this conversation. We work the best we can with what we got. If you have better suggestions on how to moderate auctions, would love to hear them in the Suggestions sub-forum. The current way is a culmination of several years of experience and generations of Trade Moderators that go from even before I joined the team, but we should always remain open to improvement and criticism. Let me if anything was unclear and if I can help you further in this subject. Looking forward to your reply.

Hello @Hugoml59, Posting "300k ig" is not sufficient. It must be acknowledged with a screenshot to attest its veracity. If you take a minute or two to post, it's alright. Moderation recognises that players aren't robots so it can take a bit. If the same offer is posted on the thread just before you acknowledge, you're correct that the forum bid will stand as it's prioritised. Editing would result in confusion. Please refrain from doing so. If you do it on a separate post, then it only counts from that one. This is only really a concern in the last 15 minutes of an auction. You can solve it by asking bidders to do their own bidding on the thread. Forum is free, easily accessible, and threads are whitelisted in-game. If the bidder chooses not to and forces the auctioneer to acknowledge it on the thread, then they're risking not having the outcome they'd expect. Let me know if I've answered your question and any other doubt or concern you may still have regarding this matter. Looking forward to your reply.

The outcome of the Treecko and Shroomish auctions hav been forced due to difficulties of auctioneer and winners in meeting. The Treecko has been transferred to @Saruron from whom 51k were removed and added to @Jinkslit. The Shroomish has been transferred to @Suncity from whom 51k were removed and added to @Jinkslit. Locked as the thread has served its purpose. Take care.

@Darksoul56 You started the Shellder auction on 11/03 at 09:01 AM GMT+0. With a duration of 72 hours, means the end point was on 14/03 at 09:01 AM GMT+0. The winning offer is 60k by @Arnabh123, made on 14/03 at 06:10 AM GMT+0. Almost 3 hours before the end point, so am failing to see where is the confusion coming from that you require confirmation from a Trade Moderator. Seeing as the winner of the Shellder auction is inactive, the outcome has been forced. The Pokemon has been transferred to @Arnabh123 from whom 60k were removed and added to @Lebram31. Locked as this thread has served its purpose. Take care.

This auction is void due to the Pokemon been illegitimately obtained. Apologies to the bidders for the inconvenience. Take care.

@Noahblanco1 This auction will not be Cross Server since you've placed it on a Silver sub-forum. Please stop advertising it as Cross Server. For that effect, you can use the appropriate sub-forum next time. Good luck.

Hello @Kiyotakaa, It's not such a big deal that you would ever get punished for. However, it is good practice and covered by the Auction Rules. It's mostly there to confirm that you have indeed traded with the legitimate winner, and in the absence of the screenshot saves us Trade Moderators the time to check before proceeding with the locking of the thread. Confirmed the trade happened as expected, so will lock both this thread and your Valentine Gallade auction as resolved. Take care.

@Bichdao You were punished for False Selling due to selling the Shiny Magby to a player when you already had a deal with another one. Refer to the Trade Rules: Good luck in your further sales.

@Jaimetrentoi The 4m offer turns out to be false - the player doesn't have what he offered. Appropriate actions have been taken against him for False Offering in your auction. Apologies for the inconvenience. The related post has been deleted and the current offer is 1.8m. Good luck.

@Xvicroger Be wary that you are only allowed to bump your thread once every 24 hours. Meaning in a short 24h auction, you're not meant to bump - and you've done it 3 times. Please avoid it in the future, as repeated will warrant a formal forum warning issued to your account. Locked as the thread has served its purpose. Take care.

@Megadialga Be wary that withdrawing bids is prohibited. Since it had no impact in this auction, will let it slide. Repeated in the future may warrant punishment in-game. Please be more careful moving forward. Locked as the thread has served its purpose. Take care.

@Ironlady The way you've setup your auction initially indicates that you're selling them as a bundle. As such, that's how it will proceed. The opening post has been restored to its original state. If you had another intention, then you need to be more careful in the future. Due to the confusion you've created, the new end point of this auction is in 2 hours after the time of this post. The 2 Pokemon are being auctioned simultaneously (bundle) and the current offer is 600k by @Bhimoso. Every other parameter remains unchanged. The extra posts have been deleted to keep the thread clean. Apologies to the bidders for the inconvenience. Good luck.

@Voidwarrior The auction started on 05/03 at 11:59 PM GMT+0, with a duration of 3 days after the first bid, meaning the end point was on 08/03 at 11:59 PM GMT+0. The last valid bid, and winner, is 2.61m by @Zounclash. Any subsequent bid is not valid for being placed after the end point. Please arrange a meeting with the winner and post a screenshot of the trade window when completing it. Take care.

Dear bidders, The Scizor being auctioned is in an account that's been banned for several months. The auctioneer has tricked you all. Apologies for the inconvenience. Please report suspicious auctions where it's the first post of the auctioneer, so we can check the legitimacy. As a side note, if the auction were valid, Suncity would have won with the 6m bid - the 6.2m bid came after the end point. @Betoven10 You've been Forum banned for trolling and waste everyone's time. Your current accounts have also been Forum banned as well as in-game. Locked as this auction was never legit to begin with. Apologies again to the bidders. Take care.

@Outlaw609 @Kiyotakaa @Aomineakashi Off-topic comments in trade threads are prohibited. Please avoid it moving forward. Ignoring a warning will warrant a formal forum warning issued to your accounts. @Kiyotakaa You don't have to "note" whenever you receive a Forum bid. You only need to acknowledge in-game bids with a screenshot. If you would note every Forum bid, the thread would be twice as long without any need or added value to the thread. All of the related posts have been deleted. Will only lock the thread when you meet the winner and post a screenshot of the trade window when completing it. Take care.

@Kiyotakaa @Noahblanco Your bids are invalid, therefore deleted. Write the absolute value of the bid if you wish for it to be valid. Good luck.

The Metagross auction has ended with the 143k offer by @Q25. @Olker's 160k offer was after the end point. All of the related posts have been deleted. @Jinkslit Please arrange a meeting with the winners and post the screenshots of the trade window when completing it. Good luck in the remaining auctions.

@Jinkslit The Valentine Starly has been removed from your thread so it's concordant with the Trade Rules: Selling Shiny or Special Pokemon are for Shiny and Special Pokemon sub-forum. And you may only sell 5 Pokemon at the same time. For more, you have to use the Shop sub-forum. To all bidders - any further bid consistent of "+x" will not be accepted. When done successively, the current offer is more difficult to determine - unnecessarily. Current offers for each auctioned Pokemon: Metagross -> 143k by @Q25. @Kiyotakaa Read rule no.9 of the Auction Rules. Treecko -> 51k won by @Saruron. Pelipper -> 54k by @Kiyotakaa. Scizor -> 51k by @Saruron. Good luck to everyone.

Auction is void due to the Pokemon being related to a bug. Apologies for the inconvenience. Take care.

Auction is void due to the Pokemon being auctioned not belonging to the auctioneer. Apologies to everyone for the inconvenience. Appropriate actions have already been taken. Take care.

Auction is void due to the Pokemon being auctioned not belonging to the auctioneer. Apologies to everyone for the inconvenience. Appropriate actions have already been taken. Take care.

@Leeluckya Merged all of the threads you've created to address all. You're allowed to have one active thread in a sub-forum, as instructed in the Trade Zone ruling: Locked at your request and to avoid any possible confusion from occurring. Take care.

@Lebram31 You had a Fixed Price of 10m for the Togekiss, which was met by @Goias 18 minutes before you traded the Pokemon for 10.5m to @Gonx2. Refer to the Trade Rules: You have been punished for False Selling - backing out of the deal that was first agreed upon. In addition to this, if you want to set a timer, recommend you auction the Pokemon following the Auction Rules. The trade with Gonx2 (10.5m <-> Togekiss) has been reversed, and forced to Goias (Togekiss <-> 10m). Apologies to everyone for the inconvenience caused by the seller. Locked as there's no further action to take. Take care.