Blind Bidding Waivers Dispute (1 Viewer)

[dollarbill13]

I am the commissioner of a league where we have blind bidding waivers that take place at 8 pm (central) on Thursday and Saturday. In case of ties, an owner is allowed to submit a new bid to try and break the tie. A tie happened last night as two owners each tried to pick up Trent Edwards for the same amount. Immediately, I emailed both owners to the emails I had entered into MyFantasyLeague. One of the owners replied right away with a new bid. I called the other owner Sunday morning at 9 am and left a voicemail to let him know about the tie (in case he didn't look at his email). He never re-bid so at gametime, I gave Edwards to the one owner for the amount that he bid the second time around. Around 2:45 (Bills' game was almost over), I got a message from the second owner upset that he didn't get a chance to re-bid. His case is that he didn't see anything posted on the league website and didn't get the voicemail until after the games started. What are people's thoughts on how I should handle this? Both owners wanted to start Edwards this week...

 

[baldgriff]

If you have a tie, the worse team gets the player.

Each owner is responsible to make sure what the did or did not get. So some of this is on him.

Have your bids on Wednesday. Assign on Thursday so that you are not doing this last minute. Give yourself some time.

 

[Twilight]

If he didn't see anything POSTED on the website, that means he checked the website, and should have saw that Edwards wasn't awarded to anyone. It's his problem, not the commish's

 

[[scooter]]

You have a stupid rule, but he was well aware of that rule and failed to act accordingly.

Give it to the guy who made the re-bid.

 

[prymetyme25]

Doesn't the tie go to the guy who put his bid in first?

 

[Beetlejuice]

We also do blind bidding. In the case of a tie, we award the player to the team lower in the standings. If two teams are tied in record, the player is awarded to the team that has scored the fewer points. Both criteria are designed to award the player to the weaker team only in the case of an actual tie bid.

Not saying that is right or wrong, but it is the system we have always used without issue.

 

[3C's]

Doesn't the tie go to the guy who put his bid in first?

depends on how it's set up but that's how I do mine.

 

[Twilight]

Doesn't the tie go to the guy who put his bid in first?

depends on how it's set up but that's how I do mine.

I'll never support a system that depends on who can get to the computer faster. That's why straight FCFS sucks.

 

[3C's]

Doesn't the tie go to the guy who put his bid in first?

depends on how it's set up but that's how I do mine.

I'll never support a system that depends on who can get to the computer faster. That's why straight FCFS sucks.

Forgot to add that no one is allowed to bid on players during the games. Bidding starts at a specified time which was agreed on by everyone in the league. Not anywhere close to FCFS.

 

[blake]

You have a stupid rule, but he was well aware of that rule and failed to act accordingly.Give it to the guy who made the re-bid.

i'm not sure i'd go so far as to call it stupid, but i'm not a big fan of this rule. i would favor the worse team getting the player in a tie, like what was stated above. this rule in your league should be modified for next season.

Doesn't the tie go to the guy who put his bid in first?

depends on how it's set up but that's how I do mine.

I'll never support a system that depends on who can get to the computer faster. That's why straight FCFS sucks.

i see no problem with a first come, first serve process after a waiver system in the beginning of the week. but FCFS all the time, or for any kind of waiver tie is a bad idea.

 

[Irish1995]

What are people's thoughts on how I should handle this? Both owners wanted to start Edwards this week...

You did more than was necessary. It's not your job as commissioner to hold everyone's hands.That said, I would formalize in the rules the methods you will use to notify owners of this situation so there is no dispute in the future.

 

[thevil1]

You e-mailed and called the owner. His fault. A dilligent owner would know what happens in the case of a tie, and if he needed him, he would have been on the stick. Why would he have waited until the game was nearly over? Didn't he have to finalize his starting lineup? You did the right thing, now you just have to be firm with your decision. Look at changing the rule for next year to break ties by awarding worst to first (I dislike going by who entered it first).

 

[blake]

You e-mailed and called the owner. His fault. A dilligent owner would know what happens in the case of a tie, and if he needed him, he would have been on the stick. Why would he have waited until the game was nearly over? Didn't he have to finalize his starting lineup? You did the right thing, now you just have to be firm with your decision.

good point; waiting until near the end of the game is highly suspicious. that alone should weigh against the owner in this.also, this is a good excuse to always have a cell phone. a quick text and this problem is solved quickly.

 

[Flash]

If you have a tie, the worse team gets the player. Each owner is responsible to make sure what the did or did not get. So some of this is on him. Have your bids on Wednesday. Assign on Thursday so that you are not doing this last minute. Give yourself some time.

That's all good and fine, but he can't change the rules now.In this case, you did the right thing. It's the guys fault that he didn't get back to you with a second bid.

 

[elbowrm]

how could he have started him if he didn't even look until halfway through the game anyway?

 

[Righetti]

how could he have started him if he didn't even look until halfway through the game anyway?

 

[teamroc]

how could he have started him if he didn't even look until halfway through the game anyway?

He logged into the site before the game. If he would have had him on his roster, he would have started him.He didn't check his email or voicemail, but he was on the league site. What part is confusing you?

 

[blake]

He didn't check his email or voicemail, but he was on the league site. What part is confusing you?

actually, that part is confusing me. how do you check a fantasy football site before your voicemail or e-mail?