Last Day of the Auction

OLS · 05-30-2012, 09:50 AM

Have you guys been bidding in the Troop Support Auction? I see a lot of FOG-type people bidding,
but not a lot of new names in there. Do you guys who are not bidding not know the wicked stuff you
can get over there? Some of that stuff is impossible to get, at least with your crappy connections, lol.
Tonight is going to be the end of the auction and I do not see anywhere near the level of participation
we had in our Winter Auction. Some of you have never smoked the really hard to get stuff, and with a
little research, you might discover the one thing you have wanted most since you started smoking is
sitting there dying on the vine. I would encourage everyone who enjoys the lifestyle of the Asylum to
check out the three pages of lots up for bids, to bid now and to bid knowing every dollar will be going
to the GIANT troop support effort of Cigar Asylum, known theater-wide for it's generousity and clutch
delivery of the sweet leaf to those who can REALLY use it. A LOT of lots are sitting there with pretty
low bids for what I KNOW is there. Some you have to read between the lines on, but it's all good.

Well, except for MY crappy lots.

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HINT---It helps to know what a particular inmate prefers to smoke.

Subvet642 · 05-30-2012, 09:54 AM

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=50489

Jefft72 · 05-30-2012, 10:04 AM

No such access yet. Sounds like fun though.

OLS · 05-30-2012, 10:07 AM

Really? I would think everyone would have access to that thread. hmm.

Darren, did I break Rule No.1??

If that's the rule I broke, what I MEANT to say is
"hey look, it's the troop support auction...Ain't it awesome!"

Subvet642 · 05-30-2012, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by OLS

Really? I would think everyone would have access to that thread. hmm.

Darren, did I break Rule No.1??

If that's the rule I broke, what I MEANT to say is
"hey look, it's the troop support auction...Ain't it awesome!"

Hi Brad, yeah, 1 and 6.

I would LOVE to be able to bid on something, ANYTHING, but I just don't have the money, for which I feel rotten enough.

The Poet · 05-30-2012, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OLS

Darren, did I break Rule No.1??

Quote:

Originally Posted by Subvet642

Hi Brad, yeah, 1 and 6.

Not a problem with ME, Brad. I know you're both a SEC and New Orleans Saints fan, and thus know how you feel about rules.

And much like Darren, I'd love to pitch in, but my landlord wants his rent, my creditors want me to pay down quintuple-digit medical bills, and I've even gotten into the bad habit of eating every now and then too. Those of you who support the troops, plus those troops themselves, will need have my good thoughts suffice.

OLS · 05-30-2012, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by The Poet

Not a problem with ME, Brad. I know you're both a SEC and New Orleans Saints fan, and thus know how you feel about rules.

Was too busy earlier to acknowledge this.....good one.

The Poet · 05-30-2012, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by OLS

Was too busy earlier to acknowledge this.....good one.

shilala · 05-30-2012, 10:09 AM

I'm hoping there's lots of sniping tonight.

shilala · 05-30-2012, 10:14 AM

Yeah, no, the newbs have to make it through the standard newbatron gauntlet to have access, Brad. It makes good sense, same as with all the other areas that come into view.
Safety first, baby Goofy!!!

05-30-2012, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shilala

Yeah, no, the newbs have to make it through the standard newbatron gauntlet to have access, Brad. It makes good sense, same as with all the other areas that come into view.
Safety first, baby Goofy!!!

Yea, I had considered putting up some large newbie samplers, but then I realized there would be nobody to bid on them.

Brad, great post. I'd like to see more bidding going on. Hell, I'd like to bid on several of the lots, including yours, but I just don't have the cash (or credit) right now. The only lot I may end p bidding on is my own. I appreciate the bids placed thus far, but at the rate they are going for I feel like I should have just sent a donation to one of the troop coordinators in the first place.

TJarv · 05-30-2012, 11:39 AM

I can't believe my bid for the winedor has held up

OLS · 05-30-2012, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by TJarv

I can't believe my bid for the winedor has held up

There's a WINADOR??? Oh SNAP, let me get over there. There's BROKE, and then there's BROKE with
a wineador.

JK, you should be fine. Unless someone reads this. I sure didn't mean to seem to be saying that persons
having some kind of tenure here should be bidding better, I just thought that our enthusiastic newbies would
be better represented. (breaking Rule 1 again) There is stuff in there I would have KILLED to have as a
newbie. But like Rule 1 states, no pressure from me, just that observation in general. When pots call
kettles black, you can always spot me hanging around. After reading these replies, it seems money is a
bigger issue than I thought. Maybe the inaugural auction forced broke people to bid out of patriotism and
a general ooh-rah spirit coupled with good old CA superiority, haha. Let's hope the economy improves for
all. If I wasn't saving hard for a house, I might be a little reckless. As it was, all I could do is provide a few
lots and shipping of same, which I will already do with a grumble, haha.

markem · 05-30-2012, 12:14 PM

I have no doubt that really soon now, someone will put up a "Match my $5 Donation" thread in the auction. It is quite common for there to be a cash donation thread in such auctions and it is a way for people to give a little even when there are no items that they really want to buy.

OLS · 05-30-2012, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TJarv

I can't believe my bid for the winedor has held up

You will be happy to know that after looking through the various bids for names I did not recognize,
I was forced to call you "with rare exceptions" lol. Nice work getting in there. Although for some reason,
your username reminds me of someone that has been around a lot longer than 150 posts.

TJarv · 05-30-2012, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OLS

You will be happy to know that after looking through the various bids for names I did not recognize,
I was forced to call you "with rare exceptions" lol. Nice work getting in there. Although for some reason,
your username reminds me of someone that has been around a lot longer than 150 posts.

I tried, but the bids quickly overwhelmed my pay grade

pektel · 05-30-2012, 12:11 PM

I'd love to bid. But damn, those bids got high quick (at least the ones I wanted to bid on.) Not that I don't want to help out the troops. Just not in the cards for me right now.

OLS · 05-30-2012, 12:20 PM

And Darren, there are people like you with long histories of sending out big boxes of cigars to troop support guys
who know full well they need not be worried about not bidding in an auction. Hell it's the reason I AM NOT bidding,
I don't feel bad in the least.

Subvet642 · 05-30-2012, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OLS

And Darren, there are people like you with long histories of sending out big boxes of cigars to troop support guys
who know full well they need not be worried about not bidding in an auction. Hell it's the reason I AM NOT bidding,
I don't feel bad in the least.

Thanks Brad, but in the interest of clarity and truth, I've only supported the troops through my local B&M.

688sonarmen · 05-30-2012, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Subvet642

Thanks Brad, but in the interest of clarity and truth, I've only supported the troops through my local B&M.

Darren, you and I both know you have breathed enough of your friends farts to be good on this

05-30-2012, 09:50 AM	#1
OLS Suck It Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Brad Location: TN Posts: 7,912 Trading: (19)	Last Day of the Auction Have you guys been bidding in the Troop Support Auction? I see a lot of FOG-type people bidding, but not a lot of new names in there. Do you guys who are not bidding not know the wicked stuff you can get over there? Some of that stuff is impossible to get, at least with your crappy connections, lol. Tonight is going to be the end of the auction and I do not see anywhere near the level of participation we had in our Winter Auction. Some of you have never smoked the really hard to get stuff, and with a little research, you might discover the one thing you have wanted most since you started smoking is sitting there dying on the vine. I would encourage everyone who enjoys the lifestyle of the Asylum to check out the three pages of lots up for bids, to bid now and to bid knowing every dollar will be going to the GIANT troop support effort of Cigar Asylum, known theater-wide for it's generousity and clutch delivery of the sweet leaf to those who can REALLY use it. A LOT of lots are sitting there with pretty low bids for what I KNOW is there. Some you have to read between the lines on, but it's all good. Well, except for MY crappy lots. ----------------------- HINT---It helps to know what a particular inmate prefers to smoke. Last edited by OLS; 05-30-2012 at 09:55 AM.

05-30-2012, 09:54 AM	#2
Subvet642 Bilge Rat Join Date: Nov 2009 First Name: Darren Location: Torpedo Room Bilge Posts: 2,997 Trading: (13)	Re: Last Day of the Auction http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=50489 __________________ *"Man's mind is his basic tool of survival. Life is given to him, survival is not." -John Galt*

05-30-2012, 10:04 AM	#3
Jefft72 Still Watching My Back Join Date: Oct 2011 First Name: Jeff Location: League City, TX Posts: 219 Trading: (2)	Re: Last Day of the Auction No such access yet. Sounds like fun though.

05-30-2012, 10:07 AM	#4
OLS Suck It Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Brad Location: TN Posts: 7,912 Trading: (19)	Re: Last Day of the Auction Really? I would think everyone would have access to that thread. hmm. Darren, did I break Rule No.1?? If that's the rule I broke, what I MEANT to say is "hey look, it's the troop support auction...Ain't it awesome!"

05-30-2012, 10:09 AM	#9
shilala Dear Lord, Thank You. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Posts: 13,721 Trading: (252)	Re: Last Day of the Auction I'm hoping there's lots of sniping tonight. __________________

05-30-2012, 10:14 AM	#10
shilala Dear Lord, Thank You. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Posts: 13,721 Trading: (252)	Re: Last Day of the Auction Yeah, no, the newbs have to make it through the standard newbatron gauntlet to have access, Brad. It makes good sense, same as with all the other areas that come into view. Safety first, baby Goofy!!! __________________

05-30-2012, 11:39 AM	#12
TJarv In it to win it Join Date: Mar 2012 First Name: Tony Location: Aubrey, Texas Posts: 2,027 Trading: (58)	Re: Last Day of the Auction I can't believe my bid for the winedor has held up

05-30-2012, 12:14 PM	#14
markem Bunion Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Second Star on the Right Posts: 22,621 Trading: (47)	Re: Last Day of the Auction I have no doubt that really soon now, someone will put up a "Match my $5 Donation" thread in the auction. It is quite common for there to be a cash donation thread in such auctions and it is a way for people to give a little even when there are no items that they really want to buy. __________________ I refuse to belong to any organization that would have me as a member. ~ Groucho Marx

05-30-2012, 12:11 PM	#17
pektel I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Jul 2010 First Name: Peter Location: Grand Rapids, MN Posts: 4,320 Trading: (28)	Re: Last Day of the Auction I'd love to bid. But damn, those bids got high quick (at least the ones I wanted to bid on.) Not that I don't want to help out the troops. Just not in the cards for me right now. __________________ The problem is not the problem. The problem is your ATTITUDE about the problem.

05-30-2012, 12:20 PM	#18
OLS Suck It Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Brad Location: TN Posts: 7,912 Trading: (19)	Re: Last Day of the Auction And Darren, there are people like you with long histories of sending out big boxes of cigars to troop support guys who know full well they need not be worried about not bidding in an auction. Hell it's the reason I AM NOT bidding, I don't feel bad in the least.