Auction Rules Post-Change Survey

Please review the following before answering.

Two sets of data were collected. Dates were categorized based on the start date of the auction. The dates are as follows:

Pre-change (July 11 - July 31)

Post-change (August 11 - August 31)

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Previous points of contention in the announcement thread with accompanying

No one will want to participate in Auctions.

There were 73 Auctions during the pre-change period. Post change there were 156. Increase of 213%. (when you exclude bucket auction spam, ~136 or 186% increase in auctions posted)

Bumps are not as common as you think. It's not spamming.

During these pre-change auctions, 422 bump posts were created, 152 of which were after the sale had reached a final price.

Auctions will go for less money with no bumps.

Comparing the value of auctions held pre and post-change revealed that there is little to no change in value reached, with or without bumps. Examples:

Unused Pot of Gold. Pre = 12,345 (9 bumps), Post = 15,000

One DC of Gold ingots. Pre = 22,000 (8 bumps), Post = 20k and 16,200

One DC of leather. Pre = 16,300 (13 bumps), Post = 20,500

One DC xp bottles. Pre = 20,000 (4 bumps), Post = 35,000

One DC of Emeralds. Pre = 20,000 (11 bumps), Post = 20,000 and 21,000

How often should we allow auction bumps?*

How often should we allow in-game advertisements for forum auctions in Market chat (until possible new advertisement chat)?*

How do you feel about the current auction item limits (what you can and cannot auction)?*

	1	2	3	4	5	6

1 is Disagree, 6 is Agree

What item classifications would you change if you were the one making the decision?*

Goal: simplicity and functionality. No auctioning items that we replace (voter items).

How many threads would you like to see in the Recently Active Threads section at a time?*

20 (Current)10 (Pre-change)155

How many statuses would you like to see in the Recent Status sections at a time?*

5 (current)10

Optional: What is your username?

In case you have a good idea and we'd like to hear more.

Auction Rules Post-Change Survey

EMC Forum Auction Rules were changed on August 11, 2018. Data will be provided regarding the results. Please complete the survey with your thoughts after reviewing the information.