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  1. kukelekuuk C͕̹̲̽ͪ͐ͩ̔L̜̦̝͈ͦ̿̾̿ḘA̻̗̤̳̐ͭ̆̿̃̑ͭN̊̓͑̇ͯ
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    5k is too low. When the auction's up in the multimilions and someone can just increase the bid by 5k then the auction won't go anywere, it could last for a very long time like that. 50k is more than reasonable for an auction that's guaranteed to go up in the millions.
     
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    I agree, with the station 17 auction, the bid went from 3 million to 3 million ten thousand, which isn't even a 1% increase. These auctions regularly go into six/seven figures so the increment should be higher.
     
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    I see no real harm, +1
     
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    Quote from the approved suggestion to change the end date - I see no reason why the bid increment should stay at such a low price that could keep these auctions going for weeks.

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    Maybe when it gets above a certain amount you increase the min bid like 5-10% of the nearest hundred thousand rounded down?
    ie if the max bid is over 100k the min increment goes up to 10k and up to 50k if over 500k etc.
     
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    Even though this is math and I don't understand, I think this may be logical, although tougher to do?
     
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    At least my 24-hour suggestion is working so far :b

    Anyway, +1. Also, start the bidding at $100,000.
     
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    I like the concept, but 50k is a bit much. I'd like the auctions to have 10k increments and a 50k start.

    As for the station17 auction (the probable reason you filed this suggestion), I only went up 10k each time to give myself another day to make money. I was barely making enough money to keep up with the bids, so I added 10k to delay the auction to give myself 24 more hours to make money. What I did actually raised the amount paid for the spawnshop by a significant amount (500k). From an economy POV your suggested price is stupid. What's the problem with 5k-10k increments? People will do what Hiccabup did and just add a major amount to ensure that they win. Spawnshop auctions used to last 7 days. Even with my slight increases the auction only lasted 5 days.

    +1 to the idea/-1 to the price you're suggesting
     
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    I'd suggest 25k. It's a reasonable amount and really if you can't make the 25k minimum bid you probably won't be able to keep up with future bids anyway.
     
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    Changed to 25k minimum bid increment with a 50k minimum bid.
     
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