Sold Empress Star - $500 -- T-1,000, T 5,000, T 25,000 - 5 Chips each (1 Viewer)

RULES

1. STARTING BID: $1
2. Bids must be placed in minimum increments of $ $5
3. The Starting Bid of the auction will be treated as the Reserve Price.
4. All bids are to be placed openly in this thread. No bids via PM/Conversation.
5. Auction will use the '5 minutes after last closing bid rule'. Highest bid at Sunday 2/17/19 at 6:00 PM Eastern will win unless there is a bid within 5 minutes of closing time - then the closing time will be 5 min. after the latest bid was posted.
6. Edited posts will be voided.
7. I reserve the right to: i) cancel the auction if no bids have been made; ii) edit the listing to correct errors or clarify rules as needed.
8. PCF (it's Owner, Admins, and Moderators) are in no way responsible for any actions in this auction.
9. Shipping Terms: Plus shipping
10. Payment Terms: Paypal F&F or pay fee

Auction is for Five (5) each of the Following ES Chips:

• ES $ 500
• ES T 1000
• ES T 5000
• ES T 25000

That makes a total of 20 chips - these are mint - unused - (will try and take better picture)

 

[Payback]

More than happy to get the opinion from a site moderator. But as heavyball says the 5:55 would make 6:00 within the 5 minutes.
Also - I am of the opinion that a bid at 6 PM - is also valid. If the Moderator is willing to make a call - I would be happy to follow that decision. If the moderator says it is my call then I would accept all bids and the last bid would be the winner.

There was some discussion already and I don't think any one of us wants to intervene as that would go against rule #8 listed in the auctions that states "PCF (it's Owner, Admins, and Moderators) are in no way responsible for any actions in this auction."

My personal opinion is that the 5 minute rule as it reads can be unclear. I would like to see further clarification of the rule listed within each auction or perhaps a clarification made to the overall auction terms.

 

[ReallyGoodUsername]

Since the time stamps don’t include seconds, only a screenshot taken right after the 6pm bid was made would show whether the bid was made “4 or 5 minutes ago” (“5 minutes ago” being too late). The bids could have been 5:55:13 and 6:00:56 OR 5:55:24 and 6:00:05. At this point and without the post 6pm bid screenshot, it’s impossible to tell definitively one way or the other.

 

[BHB]

So - I have had input from a few folks and I respect their input. In my opinion, the purpose of this site is to bring folks with a common goal together. I do not engage in collecting chips to make money and I am certain in the long run I have paid far more for chips then I have received.
I think the way the current rules are listed can be confusing. In this case - for me - there is actually an easy decision - since Bluegill bid at 5:55 ($110) and if bidding was open at 6:00 and there after - he would have won the auction at 6:04 with a bid of $160. - Bluegill wins - the question is only the price. I am willing to accept his 5:55 PM bid of $110 as the winning bid. Since this bid - does not meet the $140 option to purchase the other chips - that option is gone. However, I will let Bluegill buy the other chips for the $160 he bid at 6:04. I will also allow Bluegill to just - cancel if he wishes and let the second up person Mykl316 get these chips. - feel free to PM me