Auction Leagues (1 Viewer)

[thefantasykid13]

Hopefully this is the right thread for this but my league is getting tired of the old snake draft and wants to switch it up to an auction. I was just wondering if anyone who participates in an auction league has any interesting twists to their draft/league that they can share.

Thanks all.

 

[Deranged Hermit]

If you search, there's some good threads on this, but, to paraphrase, most have:

* $200 in auction cash

* have an auctioneer to keep things moving

* once you drop out of the bidding for a player, you can't get back in.

There's a ton of little things you can do to manipulate the auction. Bid up players, talk up players, drop players on people trying to bid you up, etc. I enjoy an auction much more than a snake draft.

 

[Ghost Rider]

If you search, there's some good threads on this, but, to paraphrase, most have:

* $200 in auction cash

* have an auctioneer to keep things moving

* once you drop out of the bidding for a player, you can't get back in.

There's a ton of little things you can do to manipulate the auction. Bid up players, talk up players, drop players on people trying to bid you up, etc. I enjoy an auction much more than a snake draft.

Terrible rule, one I never see, with local auctions or online ones.

Other than that, good advice.

 

[stugnut]

* once you drop out of the bidding for a player, you can't get back in.

I've never heard of this one before so I doubt if "most" leagues use this. I'm struggling to see a reason why this would even be a thing. What is the benefit/point?

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Auctioneer not necessary if guys know what they're doing. In my league, I serve as auctioneer, but if I'm bidding, another guy steps in, if we're both bidding, another guy steps in, etc. If you are all new to the format, it would help, though.

Free-for-all bidding is the way to go. Not at all hard to manage, again, if you have guys who know what they're doing. If two guys call out the same bid around the same time, I just say "I heard X first" and bidding proceeds from there without a hitch. Sometimes it doesn't even come to that, as one will concede the other was first and immediately go a dollar higher.

Reviewing who has how much money left after every few rounds is a big help. Toward the end, reviewing what everyone's max bid is every few rounds also helps.