BDPSL (Bid for your Draft Position Survivor League) (1 Viewer)

[BassNBrew]

Rad...suggestion for you to make this better, but more complicated (seems as if you have plenty of time to implement).Intially roll for positions so everyone has a seat at the table. Open the bidding on all 16 spots at the same time. If position #12 bids .01 points for spot #1, then #12 moves to #1 and #1 to #12. Later if #4 sitting at .18 bid points outbids #1 sitting at 1.85 bid points with 1.86 pts, #1 then moves to #4 and assumes his bid of .18. If #4 doesn't like that spot at that price, #4 could bid .03 points on #13 spot currently sitting at .02 points. They would then swap spots.The reason I suggest this is that postion #9 may be favored over #4, or #16 over #13 due to drop offs in tiers. Some may like the turn, others my prefer the exact middle. Using this method you're not influencing the outcome and everyone always has a seat at the table. This exercise would kind of suck if the last 8 spots are all .00 points and determined by dice roll. You could let this play out over several weeks until you start without a problem.Also keep in mind that Twilight does not use decimal scoring so you will have to convince him to run another set of scoring. My want to save him a seat as an enticement.

I really think you make some valid points here Bass but I'm not quite sure how to make adjustments. So, your idea is that all spots are open for auction all at the same time. And, I guess you can never bid higher on a draft spot if you're already the leader on one. Hmmm. I'd rather do this right than jump in and have it not work like I'm hoping. So, this is what I'm proposing for now or to get additional opinions.Option 1 - We roll given the rules I already laid out. Something still needs to be determined if we get no bids on a number of draft spots, i.e. Do we just randomly assign the rest of the positions that went unbid on (Because obviously if pick 7 goes unbid on, we'd still bid on pick 8)?Option 2 - Go with what Bass is suggesting. It might be tough coordinating this on the message boards but I'm game and it does give people flexibility. We would have to have 16 threads with simultaneous bidding (although a lot of them may be fairly inactive). Still could work very well though if someone is really targeting a specific spot and not a player. Could very well be much more fair than option 1.Option 3 - This is what I'll call the Perry Van Hook rule because I think this is how one of his leagues work (but maybe I have it wrong). It works like option 1 but after each winning bid is determined in the first round, the participant actually makes his pick. In other words, when somebody wins the auction they select and then the bidding begins on the next selection (for the first round only). This allows people to feel out the first round but if their target slips a bit, they may be more inclined to bid a different amount given that "their" first round player is still on the board.Any other suggestions from anyone is welcome. I can always start a poll, but I'd rather not and go with the most sensible option given the arguments. Thanks for understanding that I want to fine tune this before we get started. I thought I had this format nailed down since the original option is fairly simple. But, equity across all draft spots is really what I'm trying to accomplish here even though every option has its pros and cons.

Rad,I think you could pull this off in one thread. List all 16 spots and who owns that slot. Anyone bidding would copy the list, move their name to the slot they want with the bid, and move the person they're outbidding to their vacant slot. Everything would be concise in one thread with each post 16 lines long. They last post in the thread would always be the current order/bids. Fairly simple.The main reason I suggested this is that it leaves all slots open based on market demand. They aren't influenced by the order nominated or scarcity. This should give you a true picture of the value of each slot between 16 unique owners.

I don't think that will work. Say the guy in slot 6 bids 1.5 points to move to slot #1. The guy in slot #1 had 1.4 points, but now is in slot #6 at ???? points. If zero...then the bidding will NEVER end as the guy at #10 is sure to bid 0.1 to move up to 6, the guy at 15 0.1 to move to slot 10, etc. Then the guy who WAS at 1 bids 0.2 to move back to six. It will be a confusing mess, I think...UNLESS...

slot #6 remains at whatever bid it was before. That would be zero intially, but later in the draft it would look like this.#1 Lhucks 1.4#6 Domination .6after the new bid#1 Domination 1.5#6 Lhucks .6If Lhucks thinks there is a better value on the board, he bids higher on that slot...#6 Lhucks .6#8 Radballs .3after the new bid#6 Radballs .6#8 Lhucks .4Slot #6 will remain at .6 until someone sees a value there and bids it up.

 

[BassNBrew]

Wanted to emphasis why I suggested this...

All slots are open at the same time so the values are linked.

It can be done in one thread and updated in a short 16 line post.

You won't have the doh... if I'd know this would have happened at slot #7, I would have bid more/less for slot #2. As you see value shift you can react accordingly.

 

[renesauz]

Rad...suggestion for you to make this better, but more complicated (seems as if you have plenty of time to implement).Intially roll for positions so everyone has a seat at the table. Open the bidding on all 16 spots at the same time. If position #12 bids .01 points for spot #1, then #12 moves to #1 and #1 to #12. Later if #4 sitting at .18 bid points outbids #1 sitting at 1.85 bid points with 1.86 pts, #1 then moves to #4 and assumes his bid of .18. If #4 doesn't like that spot at that price, #4 could bid .03 points on #13 spot currently sitting at .02 points. They would then swap spots.The reason I suggest this is that postion #9 may be favored over #4, or #16 over #13 due to drop offs in tiers. Some may like the turn, others my prefer the exact middle. Using this method you're not influencing the outcome and everyone always has a seat at the table. This exercise would kind of suck if the last 8 spots are all .00 points and determined by dice roll. You could let this play out over several weeks until you start without a problem.Also keep in mind that Twilight does not use decimal scoring so you will have to convince him to run another set of scoring. My want to save him a seat as an enticement.

I really think you make some valid points here Bass but I'm not quite sure how to make adjustments. So, your idea is that all spots are open for auction all at the same time. And, I guess you can never bid higher on a draft spot if you're already the leader on one. Hmmm. I'd rather do this right than jump in and have it not work like I'm hoping. So, this is what I'm proposing for now or to get additional opinions.Option 1 - We roll given the rules I already laid out. Something still needs to be determined if we get no bids on a number of draft spots, i.e. Do we just randomly assign the rest of the positions that went unbid on (Because obviously if pick 7 goes unbid on, we'd still bid on pick 8)?Option 2 - Go with what Bass is suggesting. It might be tough coordinating this on the message boards but I'm game and it does give people flexibility. We would have to have 16 threads with simultaneous bidding (although a lot of them may be fairly inactive). Still could work very well though if someone is really targeting a specific spot and not a player. Could very well be much more fair than option 1.Option 3 - This is what I'll call the Perry Van Hook rule because I think this is how one of his leagues work (but maybe I have it wrong). It works like option 1 but after each winning bid is determined in the first round, the participant actually makes his pick. In other words, when somebody wins the auction they select and then the bidding begins on the next selection (for the first round only). This allows people to feel out the first round but if their target slips a bit, they may be more inclined to bid a different amount given that "their" first round player is still on the board.Any other suggestions from anyone is welcome. I can always start a poll, but I'd rather not and go with the most sensible option given the arguments. Thanks for understanding that I want to fine tune this before we get started. I thought I had this format nailed down since the original option is fairly simple. But, equity across all draft spots is really what I'm trying to accomplish here even though every option has its pros and cons.

Rad,I think you could pull this off in one thread. List all 16 spots and who owns that slot. Anyone bidding would copy the list, move their name to the slot they want with the bid, and move the person they're outbidding to their vacant slot. Everything would be concise in one thread with each post 16 lines long. They last post in the thread would always be the current order/bids. Fairly simple.The main reason I suggested this is that it leaves all slots open based on market demand. They aren't influenced by the order nominated or scarcity. This should give you a true picture of the value of each slot between 16 unique owners.

I don't think that will work. Say the guy in slot 6 bids 1.5 points to move to slot #1. The guy in slot #1 had 1.4 points, but now is in slot #6 at ???? points. If zero...then the bidding will NEVER end as the guy at #10 is sure to bid 0.1 to move up to 6, the guy at 15 0.1 to move to slot 10, etc. Then the guy who WAS at 1 bids 0.2 to move back to six. It will be a confusing mess, I think...UNLESS...

slot #6 remains at whatever bid it was before. That would be zero intially, but later in the draft it would look like this.#1 Lhucks 1.4#6 Domination .6after the new bid#1 Domination 1.5#6 Lhucks .6If Lhucks thinks there is a better value on the board, he bids higher on that slot...#6 Lhucks .6#8 Radballs .3after the new bid#6 Radballs .6#8 Lhucks .4Slot #6 will remain at .6 until someone sees a value there and bids it up.

So Radballs goes up in his bid by 0.3????? How's that fair if he thinks slot 8 is worth about the same bid? Nobodies bid should be forced higher because that goes against the whole concept to begin with.

 

[renesauz]

Some one needs to give up their spot to Lhucks. His excuse making for a poor draft spawned this league.

There isn't a smiley strong enough for this!

 

[BassNBrew]

Rad...suggestion for you to make this better, but more complicated (seems as if you have plenty of time to implement).Intially roll for positions so everyone has a seat at the table. Open the bidding on all 16 spots at the same time. If position #12 bids .01 points for spot #1, then #12 moves to #1 and #1 to #12. Later if #4 sitting at .18 bid points outbids #1 sitting at 1.85 bid points with 1.86 pts, #1 then moves to #4 and assumes his bid of .18. If #4 doesn't like that spot at that price, #4 could bid .03 points on #13 spot currently sitting at .02 points. They would then swap spots.The reason I suggest this is that postion #9 may be favored over #4, or #16 over #13 due to drop offs in tiers. Some may like the turn, others my prefer the exact middle. Using this method you're not influencing the outcome and everyone always has a seat at the table. This exercise would kind of suck if the last 8 spots are all .00 points and determined by dice roll. You could let this play out over several weeks until you start without a problem.Also keep in mind that Twilight does not use decimal scoring so you will have to convince him to run another set of scoring. My want to save him a seat as an enticement.

I really think you make some valid points here Bass but I'm not quite sure how to make adjustments. So, your idea is that all spots are open for auction all at the same time. And, I guess you can never bid higher on a draft spot if you're already the leader on one. Hmmm. I'd rather do this right than jump in and have it not work like I'm hoping. So, this is what I'm proposing for now or to get additional opinions.Option 1 - We roll given the rules I already laid out. Something still needs to be determined if we get no bids on a number of draft spots, i.e. Do we just randomly assign the rest of the positions that went unbid on (Because obviously if pick 7 goes unbid on, we'd still bid on pick 8)?Option 2 - Go with what Bass is suggesting. It might be tough coordinating this on the message boards but I'm game and it does give people flexibility. We would have to have 16 threads with simultaneous bidding (although a lot of them may be fairly inactive). Still could work very well though if someone is really targeting a specific spot and not a player. Could very well be much more fair than option 1.Option 3 - This is what I'll call the Perry Van Hook rule because I think this is how one of his leagues work (but maybe I have it wrong). It works like option 1 but after each winning bid is determined in the first round, the participant actually makes his pick. In other words, when somebody wins the auction they select and then the bidding begins on the next selection (for the first round only). This allows people to feel out the first round but if their target slips a bit, they may be more inclined to bid a different amount given that "their" first round player is still on the board.Any other suggestions from anyone is welcome. I can always start a poll, but I'd rather not and go with the most sensible option given the arguments. Thanks for understanding that I want to fine tune this before we get started. I thought I had this format nailed down since the original option is fairly simple. But, equity across all draft spots is really what I'm trying to accomplish here even though every option has its pros and cons.

Rad,I think you could pull this off in one thread. List all 16 spots and who owns that slot. Anyone bidding would copy the list, move their name to the slot they want with the bid, and move the person they're outbidding to their vacant slot. Everything would be concise in one thread with each post 16 lines long. They last post in the thread would always be the current order/bids. Fairly simple.The main reason I suggested this is that it leaves all slots open based on market demand. They aren't influenced by the order nominated or scarcity. This should give you a true picture of the value of each slot between 16 unique owners.

I don't think that will work. Say the guy in slot 6 bids 1.5 points to move to slot #1. The guy in slot #1 had 1.4 points, but now is in slot #6 at ???? points. If zero...then the bidding will NEVER end as the guy at #10 is sure to bid 0.1 to move up to 6, the guy at 15 0.1 to move to slot 10, etc. Then the guy who WAS at 1 bids 0.2 to move back to six. It will be a confusing mess, I think...UNLESS...

slot #6 remains at whatever bid it was before. That would be zero intially, but later in the draft it would look like this.#1 Lhucks 1.4#6 Domination .6after the new bid#1 Domination 1.5#6 Lhucks .6If Lhucks thinks there is a better value on the board, he bids higher on that slot...#6 Lhucks .6#8 Radballs .3after the new bid#6 Radballs .6#8 Lhucks .4Slot #6 will remain at .6 until someone sees a value there and bids it up.

So Radballs goes up in his bid by 0.3????? How's that fair if he thinks slot 8 is worth about the same bid? Nobodies bid should be forced higher because that goes against the whole concept to begin with.

Rads is getting a better slot. If he think's there is better value elsewhere, he can 1.6 for slot 1 or .1 for slot 15.#1 Domination 1.5#6 Radballs .6#8 Lhucks .4#15 renesauz .0after Rads new bid...#1 Radballs 1.6#6 Domination .6#8 Lhucks .4#15 renesauz .0or#1 Domination 1.5#6 renesauz .6#8 Lhucks .4#15 Radballs .1You have the choice of staying put, moving down, or moving up. I think what is important is that you don't have locked slots until all are set. Conceiveably without this, you could have a bidding war on the last few slots that artificially set their value too higher relative to the locked early slots. This would be similiar to auction format. If you want that dynamic, why not just do auction survivor?Edit to add...in response to your question...Rads has 15 other spots to bid on if he sees better value, if not then he just stays put.

 

[renesauz]

but...what if I don't WANT to give up that half a point a week to move up 6 or 7 draft slots?

I just don't like the idea of being forced to go up in your bid to move to a slot that wasn't of your own choosing to begin with

 

[BassNBrew]

but...what if I don't WANT to give up that half a point a week to move up 6 or 7 draft slots? I just don't like the idea of being forced to go up in your bid to move to a slot that wasn't of your own choosing to begin with

The other option would be to sit on the sideline without a slot. Eventually you'll have to bid on a slot to get back in the game. Don't think of it as being force to go up in you bid, you're being forced out of an undervalued slot into a place holder. If you like the original spot, up you bid to keep it. The point is you have 15 other options available on the board.I'm basing this idea on the premise that a majority of the drafters see value in being able to pick their position. If most of you think draft position really doesn't matter, then you shouldn't be in this league becuase it just turns into a dice roll. Nothing wrong with the position, however rads was evening the playing field for those who thought it needed to be evened.

 

[radballs]

Wow, I thought I understood what Bass was proposing earlier but I wasn't understanding his whole switcheroo thing. I just figured he meant that you wouldn't be able to up any bid on a different draft slot until your current slot was outbid.

Now that I think I fully understand what he's talking about, it still makes a lot of sense and it really does keep all the values relative to one another. When I first read it, my reaction was like renesauz's in that I don't want to be forced to switch to another slot at a higher bid. However, you have all kinds of options like moving to another slot at a lower bid. At the end they will all be relative to one another and at the end of all the bidding, we can just zero out the lowest bid and lower all the rest the same amount of points to get to the true differential by slot. This sounds pretty good to me, albeit I can see where it can be pretty confusing until you think it all the way through. A small problem might be the board updating although I guess if people copy the board each time when making a bid, it would work.

 

[Duckboy]

but...what if I don't WANT to give up that half a point a week to move up 6 or 7 draft slots?

I just don't like the idea of being forced to go up in your bid to move to a slot that wasn't of your own choosing to begin with

The other option would be to sit on the sideline without a slot. Eventually you'll have to bid on a slot to get back in the game. Don't think of it as being force to go up in you bid, you're being forced out of an undervalued slot into a place holder. If you like the original spot, up you bid to keep it. The point is you have 15 other options available on the board.I'm basing this idea on the premise that a majority of the drafters see value in being able to pick their position. If most of you think draft position really doesn't matter, then you shouldn't be in this league becuase it just turns into a dice roll. Nothing wrong with the position, however rads was evening the playing field for those who thought it needed to be evened.

I like this system, especially based on the bolded above; everyone should have a relative "value" for what any particular slot is worth, and likely at any point there will be several value slots to consider. Furthermore, by virtue of multiple times that each slot would get bid up and switched, the slot you get "dumped" into will also change in value without you ever having to move. So that half-point may disappear as other slot prices shift upward.I'm guessing that the clock would run until no bids for any slot over 6 hours? That would essentially determine what the entire group feels is a best-value bid order. Otherwise if certain slots became fixed, it may cause an artificial bid-up for some of the remaining slots (much the same as if we bid one slot at a time, just not necessarily in 1-16 order). Also would recommend minimum bidding raise of 0.05, which is the value of the lowest single point total (1 passing yard).

 

[Duckboy]

A small problem might be the board updating although I guess if people copy the board each time when making a bid, it would work.

Each post would involve listing the entire 16 member order from the previous post, along with bolding the two owners changing places and the new bid price. Everyone would just need to make sure to hit preview post before actually posting, to make sure no one else posted while the edit was happening.

 

[BassNBrew]

I propose we rename this the LSD SL or Lhucks' Skills Decaying Survivor League.

Lhucks, I'm going to have to buy you a brew sometime.

 

[radballs]

but...what if I don't WANT to give up that half a point a week to move up 6 or 7 draft slots?

I just don't like the idea of being forced to go up in your bid to move to a slot that wasn't of your own choosing to begin with

The other option would be to sit on the sideline without a slot. Eventually you'll have to bid on a slot to get back in the game. Don't think of it as being force to go up in you bid, you're being forced out of an undervalued slot into a place holder. If you like the original spot, up you bid to keep it. The point is you have 15 other options available on the board.I'm basing this idea on the premise that a majority of the drafters see value in being able to pick their position. If most of you think draft position really doesn't matter, then you shouldn't be in this league becuase it just turns into a dice roll. Nothing wrong with the position, however rads was evening the playing field for those who thought it needed to be evened.

I like this system, especially based on the bolded above; everyone should have a relative "value" for what any particular slot is worth, and likely at any point there will be several value slots to consider. Furthermore, by virtue of multiple times that each slot would get bid up and switched, the slot you get "dumped" into will also change in value without you ever having to move. So that half-point may disappear as other slot prices shift upward.I'm guessing that the clock would run until no bids for any slot over 6 hours? That would essentially determine what the entire group feels is a best-value bid order. Otherwise if certain slots became fixed, it may cause an artificial bid-up for some of the remaining slots (much the same as if we bid one slot at a time, just not necessarily in 1-16 order). Also would recommend minimum bidding raise of 0.05, which is the value of the lowest single point total (1 passing yard).

A small problem might be the board updating although I guess if people copy the board each time when making a bid, it would work.

Each post would involve listing the entire 16 member order from the previous post, along with bolding the two owners changing places and the new bid price. Everyone would just need to make sure to hit preview post before actually posting, to make sure no one else posted while the edit was happening.

Both good points. Under Bass' scenario, bids will be higher than they would have under option 1 so a minimum increase of .05 makes sense.

 

[BassNBrew]

Don't know why this popped into my head as I was packing...

You need a rule that once someone bids and takes a new position, they can't bid on another slot until someone else has changed spots. That will prevent someone from jumping slot to slot to slot just to drive up bids. It should also make the end game simplier once fair prices have been established.

Also, someone winning a bid shouldn't be allowed to bid on their old position before anyone else bids on it. For example...

#1 Rads 1.5

#6 Duckboy .4

Duckboy bids on #1

#1 Duckboy 1.6

#6 Rads .4

Rads can bid on slot 1 since he was displaced, but Duckboy can't bid on slot 6 unless he occupies one of the other 14 slots first (either by bid or by being displaced). Possible flow chart....

Can I bid on a slot?

1) I was displaced = YES, I wasn't displaced = goto 2

2) Made last bid = NO, Didn't make last bid = goto 3

3) I wasn't previously in the slot = YES, I was previously in slot = goto4

4) Someone else bid on this slot since I was there = YES, No one else has bid on this slot = NO

Make sense???

 

[LHUCKS]

Right now everybody waits on QB and everybody goes RB early, I would make it less predictable by adding the following:

I would lessen RB worth by making their TDs only 4 points or by taking away PPR.

I would also increase QB worth by increasing TD worth or by adding more points for yardage.

This would help seperate the men(LHUCKS) from the boys(BassNBrew)

 

[BassNBrew]

Right now everybody waits on QB and everybody goes RB early, I would make it less predictable by adding the following:I would lessen RB worth by making their TDs only 4 points or by taking away PPR. I would also increase QB worth by increasing TD worth or by adding more points for yardage.This would help seperate the men(LHUCKS) from the boys(BassNBrew)

WTF are you smokin'? QBs fly off the board and starting RBs last into the 4th-5th rd. By the way, RB ppr devalues the scarcity factor in a 16 team league by making 3rd backs viable options.

 

[Pictus Cat]

Auction KDS sort of...

We could blind bid all spots due Monday. This would get a feel for what a spot is worth without the influence of other bidders for start up. Then start the bidding with the slot that recieves the highest bid. Only those who blind bidded can bid on that spot. It would work best if people agreed to bid the highest value they place on the slot for statistical purposes.

Just a suggestion.

PS. If the 'inspiration' wants my spot, let me know.

 

[Pictus Cat]

So people will bid closer to what they think the pick is worth in my suggestion above,

an owners live bid total can not be more than double their initial blind bid.

 

[renesauz]

but...what if I don't WANT to give up that half a point a week to move up 6 or 7 draft slots? I just don't like the idea of being forced to go up in your bid to move to a slot that wasn't of your own choosing to begin with

The other option would be to sit on the sideline without a slot. Eventually you'll have to bid on a slot to get back in the game. Don't think of it as being force to go up in you bid, you're being forced out of an undervalued slot into a place holder. If you like the original spot, up you bid to keep it. The point is you have 15 other options available on the board.I'm basing this idea on the premise that a majority of the drafters see value in being able to pick their position. If most of you think draft position really doesn't matter, then you shouldn't be in this league becuase it just turns into a dice roll. Nothing wrong with the position, however rads was evening the playing field for those who thought it needed to be evened.

OK...I can see the argument for it now.

 

[Ruffrodys05]

so when do we start bidding league is full

That's some punctuation-be-damned type of anxious right there.

It wasn't me this time Natives......... I understand the basic premise and look forward to the Final Rules spelled out in a clear & concise post.

I'm in.

 

[Jeff Pasquino]

Some one needs to give up their spot to Lhucks. His excuse making for a poor draft spawned this league.

If he wants my spot I will give it to him.I'm likely to be swamped with stuff soon, so I think I'll watch this rather than partake.

 

[LHUCKS]

I can do this as long as it doesn't interfere with the SSLs...I don't want to be in two drafts at the same time...I actually have to get some work done during the day.

So a tentative IN.

 

[LHUCKS]

Right now everybody waits on QB and everybody goes RB early, I would make it less predictable by adding the following:

I would lessen RB worth by making their TDs only 4 points or by taking away PPR.

I would also increase QB worth by increasing TD worth or by adding more points for yardage.

This would help seperate the men(LHUCKS) from the boys(BassNBrew)

WTF are you smokin'? QBs fly off the board and starting RBs last into the 4th-5th rd. By the way, RB ppr devalues the scarcity factor in a 16 team league by making 3rd backs viable options.

X

 

[radballs]

Don't know why this popped into my head as I was packing...You need a rule that once someone bids and takes a new position, they can't bid on another slot until someone else has changed spots. That will prevent someone from jumping slot to slot to slot just to drive up bids. It should also make the end game simplier once fair prices have been established.Also, someone winning a bid shouldn't be allowed to bid on their old position before anyone else bids on it. For example...#1 Rads 1.5#6 Duckboy .4Duckboy bids on #1#1 Duckboy 1.6#6 Rads .4Rads can bid on slot 1 since he was displaced, but Duckboy can't bid on slot 6 unless he occupies one of the other 14 slots first (either by bid or by being displaced). Possible flow chart....Can I bid on a slot?1) I was displaced = YES, I wasn't displaced = goto 22) Made last bid = NO, Didn't make last bid = goto 33) I wasn't previously in the slot = YES, I was previously in slot = goto44) Someone else bid on this slot since I was there = YES, No one else has bid on this slot = NOMake sense???

This all makes sense to me. I've decided to run this as per your suggestions Bass and thanks for taking the time to make them. I will tweak some of the rules and make another posting here sometime today. I will also PM everyone of the first 16 over the weekend to confirm. I really don't want to start this right before the weekend starts because a lot of people will be away. Let's plan on a Monday morning start at 11 AM ET so all the west coasters will be around as well. I doubt the bidding will run through Friday (a week from today), but if it does the clock will not run during the NFL draft weekend and will resume the following Monday morning. If anyone else is dropping out because of the direction we're going with the league rules. Please either post in this thread or PM me. Thanks for your patience while I reconfigure this. Looking forward to kicking this off with you all on Monday 4/23.

 

[Domination]

I will wait for the rules to come out for more clarification, but how long are we bidding on positions? I saw that before it was 8 hours per position with an 6 hour window til bid was sealed. Just wondering about bidding timeframe. TIA

 

[radballs]

I will wait for the rules to come out for more clarification, but how long are we bidding on positions? I saw that before it was 8 hours per position with an 6 hour window til bid was sealed. Just wondering about bidding timeframe. TIA

We will be bidding on all positions simultaneously as per Bass' suggestion above. The bidding will not end until no switching of draft slots occurs for more than 6 hours. I have no idea this will take to be honest but I'm guessing two to three days.

 

[Jeff Pasquino]

Just play Survivor Auction and be done with it.....

 

[radballs]

Just play Survivor Auction and be done with it.....

I'd love to do that as well. But, what I'm trying to accomplish with this draft is a way to even the playing field while still conducting a traditional serpentine draft following the perceived value of different picks. I'm probably not going to have enough time tonight to get out the updated rules, but refer to Bass' suggestions above for how it will work. I will make a post tomorrow (if I can't get to it later tonight) with ALL of the rules and we will start the position bidding process Monday morning at 11 AM ET on Monday. Once again, thanks for waiting on me to get the bugs worked out here.

 

[radballs]

Please refer to post number 1 with all of the new league rules in blue. Let me know if anything is unclear or if you have questions. TIA

 

[wannabee]

Thanks, Rad. I am looking forward to this.

 

[radballs]

As per David Yudkin's quote that he won't be available until 4/26, I'm bumping him out. Sorry David. Perry Van Hook will replace him.

I've PMed everyone else a reminder. I will set up the other two threads late tonight. Please post in the commentary thread about anything regarding the bidding or any questions you might have. Please leave the actual bidding thread alone until we start the bidding at 11 AM ET tomorrow. Thanks and see you all tomorrow.

 

[Domination]

As per David Yudkin's quote that he won't be available until 4/26, I'm bumping him out. Sorry David. Perry Van Hook will replace him. I've PMed everyone else a reminder. I will set up the other two threads late tonight. Please post in the commentary thread about anything regarding the bidding or any questions you might have. Please leave the actual bidding thread alone until we start the bidding at 11 AM ET tomorrow. Thanks and see you all tomorrow.

Rad,I tried to PM you and confirm, but your box is full. Good luck bidding all.

 

[radballs]

As per David Yudkin's quote that he won't be available until 4/26, I'm bumping him out. Sorry David. Perry Van Hook will replace him. I've PMed everyone else a reminder. I will set up the other two threads late tonight. Please post in the commentary thread about anything regarding the bidding or any questions you might have. Please leave the actual bidding thread alone until we start the bidding at 11 AM ET tomorrow. Thanks and see you all tomorrow.

Rad,I tried to PM you and confirm, but your box is full. Good luck bidding all.

Thanks Domination. I will clear out my inbox. Sorry about that and glad to you have you aboard.

 

[AB in DC]

Can I bid on a slot?1) I was displaced = YES, I wasn't displaced = goto 22) Made last bid = NO, Didn't make last bid = goto 33) I wasn't previously in the slot = YES, I was previously in slot = goto44) Someone else bid on this slot since I was there = YES, No one else has bid on this slot = NO

Wouldn't it be simpler if:1) My last bid is still the current high bid for that slot = NO2) otherwise YES