RPRA Techcorp Auction! 3 modified Harukaze 100-S jets!
Reploid Productions
02-10-2003, 10:31
As part of our effort to promote our products (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=43697), RPRA Techcorp is going to auction three brand new Harukaze 100-S luxury jets! What makes these jets so special, compared to the retail version, you ask?
These planes (http://rpstudios.ian-justman.com/junk/CGgoods/RPRA-BC03-6.jpg) feature a fuel system far more efficient than what you can normally find in these kinds of planes. Power to run the engines and all on board equipment is provided by a powerplant that only weighs a few pounds! Thanks to Trenzorian cold fusion technology, these planes boast a range that is truly absurd. You can go anywhere with one of these, without having to worry about refueling! Gone are the days of paying gigantic fuel bills!
This auction will be run somewhat differently than our previous auctions, so as to avoid a repeat of the insane bid wars that have resulted.
-This auction will last one week real-time
-Bidding will start at US$15 million- half the retail version's price. Minimum bid increase is US$500,000.
-This is going to be a SILENT auction: All bids must be telegrammed to either "Reploid Productions" or to "RPRA Techcorp". Any bids posted to the thread will not be considered.
-Once per day the high bids will be announced in the thread. The bidders' names will not be disclosed until the end of the auction.
-When bidding, please specify which plane you are placing a bid for: Either the Winddancer, the Strata, or the Chizaga.
Reploid Productions
02-10-2003, 18:56
Such beautiful planes
Which fly very far and fast
Please bid well on them!
Haiku-BUMP!
Reploid Productions
02-10-2003, 20:23
-This is going to be a SILENT auction: All bids must be telegrammed to either "Reploid Productions" or to "RPRA Techcorp". Any bids posted to the thread will not be considered.
Reploid Productions
03-10-2003, 04:28
Alright, ladies and gents, reploids and non-humans! Here's the first bidding report! Did we mention that the winners will have their fuel needs for these planes provided for life?
Winddancer: $20 million (2 bids)
Strata: $15 million (0 bids)
Chizaga: $30 million (1 bid)
-Promotions Dept.
-RPRA Techcorp
"It's all about the Bandits!"
Oglethorpia
03-10-2003, 04:30
(didn't say anything)
Reploid Productions
03-10-2003, 04:43
-This is going to be a SILENT auction: All bids must be telegrammed to either "Reploid Productions" or to "RPRA Techcorp". Any bids posted to the thread will not be considered.
Oglethorpia
03-10-2003, 05:10
I'm ignorant.
Forgive me :cry:
Reploid Productions
03-10-2003, 05:15
((OOC: S'why I edited the first post to make that particular note stand out even more :wink: ))
Western Asia
03-10-2003, 05:20
OOC: :lol: I remember the last of these auctions...I think the final result was in the billions for a small business jet. But it was for a very good cause!
Reploid Productions
03-10-2003, 05:29
OOC: :lol: I remember the last of these auctions...I think the final result was in the billions for a small business jet. But it was for a very good cause!
((OOC: $450 billion, to be exact =p The more recent auction on 2 Sirithil-class oceanliners went into the trillions. They ended up going for more than $20 or so trillion EACH. Hence this new method of running my auctions =p))
Western Asia
03-10-2003, 05:58
OOC: :lol: I remember the last of these auctions...I think the final result was in the billions for a small business jet. But it was for a very good cause!
((OOC: $450 billion, to be exact =p The more recent auction on 2 Sirithil-class oceanliners went into the trillions. They ended up going for more than $20 or so trillion EACH. Hence this new method of running my auctions =p))
OOC: :shock: Good luck with this one!
The SLAGLands
03-10-2003, 06:16
I BID A MILLION KAJILLION BAJILLION DOLARS!!!!!11111
http://invisionfree.com:54/40/9/upload/p1229.jpg
Wololo
Minister of Nation-Selling/Profiteering
The Emerald Heights of The SLAGLands
Reploid Productions
05-10-2003, 02:48
Sorry for the delay in the acution update, folks! Due to some technical difficulties, we could not receive any new bids yesterday. On the other hand, this means we're going to extend the auction an extra day! So, with no further ado, the current high bids:
Winddancer: $45 million (5 bids)
Strata: $35 million (4 bids)
Chizaga: $45 million (3 bids)
Remember to telegram in your bids!
-Promotions Dept.
-RPRA Techcorp.
Slagkattunger
05-10-2003, 08:51
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Reploid Productions
06-10-2003, 05:01
All right folks! The bidding is starting to heat up, with 5 days to go! Without further ado, here's an update on the current high bids:
Winddancer: $75 million (6 bids)
Strata: $60 million (8 bids)
Chizaga: $45 million (3 bids)
Reploid Productions
07-10-2003, 03:57
Alrighty, seems somebody out there REALLY wants these planes. Every auction is a learning experiance, and you can be sure we'll take the results of this one into consideration. Without further ado, the current high bids!
Winddancer: $2 billion (7 bids)
Strata: $1.2 billion (9 bids)
Chizaga: $80 million (5 bids)
Western Asia
07-10-2003, 10:32
OOC: Why is it that people like to double and triple the previous bids instead of using the minimum increment...as in RL bidding?
The Most Glorious Hack
07-10-2003, 10:37
I BID A MILLION KAJILLION BAJILLION DOLARS!!!!!11111
http://invisionfree.com:54/40/9/upload/p1229.jpg
Wololo
Minister of Nation-Selling/Profiteering
The Emerald Heights of The SLAGLands
OMG NOES!!!1 I BID A JIGAZILLION DOLLERS TIMES INFINETIE!!!!!!111
Reploid Productions, What are the highest bids?
Reploid Productions
09-10-2003, 05:25
We apologize for the delay in the bidding updates- we were able to receive new bids, but did not get the chance to post the update.
Without further ado!
Winddancer: $2.6 billion (9 bids)
Strata: $1.2 billion 0.5 million (10 bids)
Chizaga: $80.5 million (6 bids)
Reploid Productions
10-10-2003, 05:50
This is it, folks! The final update before the auction ends tomorrow! Now's the time to get your bids in, snipe down other people's bids, and hope for the best!
Winddancer: $2.6 billion (9 bids)
Strata: $1.2 billion 0.5 million (10 bids)
Chizaga: $91.5 million (7 bids)
Reploid Productions
11-10-2003, 07:47
The results are in! A sudden upset happened roughly an hour before the end of the auction, when the nation of Abatoir came out of nowhere to snipe the auctions!
Without further ado, the complete bid history!
Winddancer:
Iraqstan: $15 million
Slagkattunger: $20 million
Slagkattunger: $21 million
Oglethorpia: $25 million
El Hefe: $45 million
Iraqstan: $75 million
Wolf Kingdom: $2 billion
Wolf Kingdom: $2 billion 0.5 million
Iraqstan: $2.6 billion
Wolf Kingdom: $2.8 billion
WINNER! Abatoir: $3 billion
Strata:
Western Asia: $15 million
Oglethorpia: $20 million
Slagkattunger: $21 million
El Hefe: $35 million
Slagkattunger: $35.5 million
Western Asia: $36 million
Slagkattunger: $50 million
Wolf Kingdom: $60 million
Wolf Kingdom: $1.2 billion
Wolf Kingdom: $1.2 billion 0.5 million
Wolf Kingdom: $1.4 billion
WINNER! Abatoir: $3 billion
Chizaga:
Marimaia: $30 million
Oglethorpia: $35 million
El Hefe: $45 million
Slagkattunger: $50 million
Wolf Kingdom: $80 million
Wolf Kingdom: $80.5 million
Slagkattunger: $91.5 million
Slagkattunger: $150.5 million
Wolf Kingdom: $1.4 billion
WINNER! Abatoir: $3 billion
Excellent, my collection of toys grows. I may be willing to sell one of the planes to one of the loosing nations, however.
He Who Is