Slave Auctions
inn...@prometheus.frii.com
We have been talking about doing a slave auction at our regular play
parties. I'm a little wary because of two possible problems, eg the person
who puts themselves on the block and gets no bids, and the person who gets
bought by someone they detest.
For those people who have been to or organised a slave auction, how do
they work, is there anything done to deal with the above possible
problems? Are the auctions fun?
How are things like money etc handled? Do people all start off with the
same amount and they can get more by buying drinks etc?
Any viewpoints people can give would be most helpful.
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Jon Andersen
>We have been talking about doing a slave auction at our regular play
>parties. I'm a little wary because of two possible problems, eg the person
>who puts themselves on the block and gets no bids, and the person who gets
>bought by someone they detest.
>For those people who have been to or organised a slave auction, how do
>they work, is there anything done to deal with the above possible
>problems? Are the auctions fun?
>How are things like money etc handled? Do people all start off with the
>same amount and they can get more by buying drinks etc?
>Any viewpoints people can give would be most helpful.
Well, first and most importantly: what are the terms of sale. Is it for
charity? Is there a duration for which the slave will belong to their buyer?
What are the slaves expected to do with their new owners?
One way to get around the "people they detest" thing is to give the
auctioneer a list of people whome the slave would be squicked by owning, then
if any of those people win, the auctioneer could say that the slave hasn't
reached the reserve set on them 8) As for the unsellable, ypu could have
plants around the room to start the bidding off.
Otherwise, there' pretty much bupkiss that you can do.
hope this helps
build high for happiness
Jon
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JWarrenZ
>parties. I'm a little wary because of two possible problems, eg the person
>who puts themselves on the block and gets no bids, and the person who gets
>bought by someone they detest.
The "no bid" system is often solved by having a "house bidder" who can come in
at the last minute to save embarrassment. She (and it is usually a she) is
often someone who likes to have groups of slaves servicing her so the one who
is being auctioned may get a satisfactory scene.
The "detest" factor is harder. Sometimes friends pool their money in case one
of them gets in that situation.
>Are the auctions fun?
You BET!!!!!
>How are things like money etc handled? Do people all start off with the
>same amount and they can get more by buying drinks etc?
The drink purchase approach is often used, but it is very problematic since the
drunks end up with the most money and who wants to play with them.
Another approach that makes me almost as uncomfortable is for the organizers to
give out wads of extra cash to people they know. This, of course, guarantees
that the "average joe" won't be getting any of the popular folks at auction.
BDS did an auction with real money a while back. We avoided the intimation of
prostitution by donating all of it to a "worthy cause." It also wasn't a
"slave" auction; it was a "scene" auction. Everyone who went up on the block
specified what sort of scene was being auctioned off and the play was limited
to that. This had the dual advantage of giving the submissives a bit of
confidence and allowing dominants also to be auctioned off.
We are planning another auction that will use play money and will be preceeded
by a Monte Carlo Night to redistribute the wealth. However, this will have to
wait until the nonprofit incorporation is approved by the state to get by the
gambling statutes.
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inn...@prometheus.frii.com wrote in message ...
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>We have been talking about doing a slave auction at our regular play
>parties. I'm a little wary because of two possible problems, eg the person
Seed the audience with a couple of friendly ringers.
and the person who gets
>bought by someone they detest.
Make it clear that what one is purchasing is simply "right of first
negotiation." If the two people can't negotiate a scene that works for both
of them, the deal is off.
I believe there's a set of rules for a Tops & Bottoms Auction in one of the
appendices to _SM 101._
Verdant
SlackTop
>>How are things like money etc handled? Do people all start off with the
>>same amount and they can get more by buying drinks etc?
And JWarrenZ replies--
>The drink purchase approach is often used, but it is very problematic since
>the
>drunks end up with the most money and who wants to play with them.
Hmm. A legitimate concern, and not only for the auctionee ... one's
all-powerful topliness could be compromised if the ball-gagged party is talking
more clearly than you. Even more so if sympathetic bystanders have to cut you
loose from your own knots.
For bidders at this sort of slave auction, I guess I'd recommend the expansive
high-roller approach: "Barkeep! Another round for everybody, ON ME!"
That should yield a pretty good ratio of SlaveBucks to drinks in your craw.
--
SlackTop
happy to help.
mady
>We have been talking about doing a slave auction at our regular play
>parties. I'm a little wary because of two possible problems, eg the person
>who puts themselves on the block and gets no bids, and the person who gets
>bought by someone they detest.
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>How are things like money etc handled? Do people all start off with the
>same amount and they can get more by buying drinks etc?
The local group I belong to, The Phoenix Society,
http://www.phoenixsociety.org, held one recently as a fundraiser for
themselves and it was a bug success. I took part in it, being sold as
a submissive and I had a lot of the reservations you mention,
including being very afraid of not being sold (I was still very much a
newcomer to public play) and being afraid of who I was sold to. I
think that the way the club handled the whole thing, though, helped
everyone work through and around those problems.
To begin with, everyone signing up to be auctioned was asked to
provide a little commentary or intro, including any hard limits or
restrictions. The deal was that all purchases were for a half hour of
negotiated play at the clubhouse. That meant that all play was
monitored by those club members acting as DMs and that the club's
rules were also to be followed. If the buyer and seller could not
negotiate a satisfactory arrangement, their money was returned.
To help facilitate bidding, the admission price for that evening was
$5 higher than usual. That $5, though, represented a $500 bid ($100
bid = $1real cash), so everyone was staked to a bid to start out with.
That $5 was non-refundable, but was also subtracted from the final
bid. Thus, if you ended up the high bid for someone for, say, $1500,
you paid $10.
I don't know all the background details that went into putting this
one, but from the standpoint of someone who took part in it, I can say
that it was a great success and a whole lot of fun!
mady
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Romeo
inn...@prometheus.frii.com wrote:
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> We have been talking about doing a slave auction at our regular play
> parties. I'm a little wary because of two possible problems, eg the person
> who puts themselves on the block and gets no bids, and the person who gets
> bought by someone they detest.
>
> For those people who have been to or organised a slave auction, how do
> they work, is there anything done to deal with the above possible
> problems? Are the auctions fun?
>
> How are things like money etc handled? Do people all start off with the
> same amount and they can get more by buying drinks etc?
Play money is often used. This is what was used at the last auction I
attended. Unlike many auctions I have been to there were no consortiums
pooling their money for the few women. So the first bidder to bid up to
the amount given everyone was the winning bid.
After A few Masters auctioned off their female slaves things changed for
it was they that got the proceeds.
The last girl to be auctioned went for an extraordinarily high price.
This price was bid up by two Masters that not only had gotten large sums
for their own slaves, but were getting contributions from friends who
had nothing else to do with their money.
At another auction the currency was pencils. There was a higher value
put on colored ones. Ten to one if I remember right. At this one slave
owners that put up their slaves for auction did not get the proceeds
from the sale. After the auction the pencils were given to the Los
Angeles Unified School District. I thought I had brought enough pencils.
But I didn't. Had another dominant not given me his while I was biding
for the last girl I would have lost the bid.
There was one person there that concerned me. He didn't know there was
going to be an auction so fortunately he did not have any pencils and so
was unable to bid. It was very clear that he wanted to. He was a newbie
dominant, probably at his first SM experience. He had no equipment with
him. Had he won a bid he would not have known what to do with her.
Perhaps he would have accepted help from others, perhaps not.
This auction had a property inspection in advance. The submissives were
lined up for inspection. There were also postings on a bulletin board (
an actual cork bulletin board, not a cyber one :) ) that had the limits
of each of the submissives. Upon payment the Dungeon Master went over
this list with each wining bidder before granting possession of the
property.
I have never witnessed a situation where a buyer was someone detested by
the submissive sold. It seems to me it rarely happens.
I have never seen anyone get no bids. The larger the group the less
likely it will happen. I do not believe it can happen to a female
submissive, not matter what her physical appearance is.
Master Romeo
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Emma & John
thought the following might be helpful:
1. Sometimes people really don't get bid on. This should be less
true at a private party, but at the Vault there were sometimes
less-than-tasty fellows who put themselves up for bid. In these
cases the dungeonmistresses had money reserves and bid against
one another for the person. This technique is also good to get
the auction going at the beginning. Naturally, the dm is just
bidding for the benefit of the party as a whole and shouldn't
outbid any party-goer who really is bidding. Yes, the dms did
play with the subs afterward.
2. Sometimes scary, unsavory people do bid on you. In these cases,
the club owner (Frank, a very cool fellow) had instructed the
people up for bid to signal him. Since he had all the play money
in the world, he could get you out of any jam. Also, if a sub
really took a fancy to a particular person in the audience, Frank
could be counted on to "loan" that person enough to win.
All of this takes a little more effort on the part of the party
organisers, but it can make things a lot more fun. Best of
luck with your party!
Best regards,
Emma (and john)
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inn...@prometheus.frii.com
My thanks to everyone who has posted comments on this. If we can get a
slave auction off the ground for our next play party I'll report back.
Thanks again.
Slv2Wngd
*Bash at the Beach*. As you checked in, you recieved so much in play money.
Those that wished to be auctioned (Doms and subs) filled out a form that
specifically stated what was offered and what limits were to be respected.
Additional play money could be bought with the proceeds going to a local AIDs
organization. It was fun to watch. Everyone was bought with some hilarious
bidding wars happening. Quite sucessful in getting the party atmosphere
started! :]
Laura (the former MLadyPain)