I don’t like the second option. If you have a bidding war, and you add an auto buy, it’s going to feel to the person who notices it last, like you played favorites.

I’d be okay with either.

Second one would feel a little weird though. Mostly because I like having all the info upfront. Auto buy is hardly ever an option for me since I don’t make a lot of money, but I support artists making bank so I get why it exists.

I agree with Bsmithiii and the additional point about having all information upfront. Better to go with the initial option of no AB than to add it later.

Hey,

1) No, mostly I don't bid because the prices are to high for me.

2) I can't really say but it would be sad because of the people which want to bid higher. I mean possibly.

1. Yes that’s fine. It allows you to get the value of your piece rather than what you think it’s worth. Instead of getting (for example) $250 for a piece because it’s set to a $250 auto buy you might get $300 for it.

2. That could be interpreted as being dishonest. Putting in an auto buy after bidding starts is modifying the conditions of the auction, and honestly you couldn’t fault a person from withdrawing if you put an auto buy in after the start of the auction. They might have bought it right out if that was there, but they might also not have been drawn into a bidding war if it was there. If that happened on an auction I was involved in I’d note the artist, and tell them I’m withdrawing my bids. (Blacklisting wouldn’t be a concern as I probably wouldn’t go after one of their auctions again.) This will also piss off my opponent and they might justifiably withdraw as well. They could also demand a lower price because it might not have gone past $X.

Tbh, I'm afraid about the fact that without an AB the bids won't go further than the SB and I'll end up feeling disappointed, but I want to try it eventually because it can really mean a good chance for me to earn a bit more than I usually do. I think that some of the pieces sold were worth more than the final price I had to put, either SB or AB, but I didn't have enough exposure to afford the higher ones. That's why I started making simpler YCH's so I wouldn't burn out doing them for (imo) an unfair price at least.

About the second take, wow, that's rough D: I saw artists doing that and I thought that was okay, like, what if they didn't want to draw for a higher price? I know some artists in person who would've thought their art wasn't worth that much and would even have felt guilty and thought they were overpricing themselves. I personally don't agree with that kind of approach but I know why at least some people do it. They usually put AB's right away or make fix priced YCH's.

So to be clear the autobuy being added after bidding starts - that is if there’s no indication that the auction may end after a certain value is reached on the original post. If that indication is there then I’ve agreed to it when I’ve bid.

Auto buy vs no auto buy- you could have a “reserve price”, number of bids or something where auto buy becomes unavailable. So let’s say you have a start of $140, and after it reaches $200 then autobuy isn’t allowed anymore. (Or after 5 bids for example)

Communication is key and the bidder knowing what the conditions are before bidding.