Artifact Auction

Greetings everybody, welcome to our Weekly Artifact Auction! Here we have the finest artifacts up for bidding, sold through the Artifact Roadshow. New arrivals and old favorites constantly appear throughout each auction. Our system is easy to master and similar to other institutions, but with a twist. Instead of the highest dollar amount winning an artifact, the best effects will win ownership.

Simply put, interested bidders must place forwards an effect (and sometimes origin) for a showcased artifact. Users may bid multiple times to edit their effects or offer up a completely new set. (Place revisions in bullet point list format with newest versions below the earlier ones. Winning owner may decide which version to post, unless popular opinion demands another option more). Bidders may vote for themselves, but it is encouraged to choose the most apt and best fitting effects. Search the site beforehand to see if it is already mentioned elsewhere to help you create suitable effects, which are marked with an asterisk at the end.

The polls will be opened starting on Friday and continue until Sunday, after which the auction is officially closed. The user with the most support will gain ownership of said artifact. The particular artifact will be listed as transferred and the user given ownership (a semi-filled page with a partially completed template requiring separate effects and origin descriptions and minor infobx addition). Sold artifacts listing multiple effect(s) will remain on the page until the buyer completes the page; afterwards, it is asked that user then remove

Users that submit virtually the same effect will be grouped together on the ticket and listed as co-owners if they win. Artifacts that either have no effects submitted or have a majority vote find all listed effects unsuitable, it will be listed as unsold and temporarily taken off the catalogue.

New lots are listed every Sunday, from which users can start the bidding process. On Sunday the winning bidder’s names are released, the starter pages are created and the next set of lots is posted. Signed-in users may submit their own artifacts for listing; however, the auction will only take a total of five user artifacts per week to limit overcrowding. All artifacts provided for sale are unmade red-links without effects. Provided below is a sample auction:

William C. Davidon’s Dolly

 * Yoterras88: Removes sensitive documents by embedding it in furniture. Fri


 * KwerinMacLoqk: Directs user towards government secrets. User will feel the need to infiltrate/expose them. Wed


 * Asterix07’Gray: User’s protests against issues will lead them towards unprotected incendiary material that can harm the opponents structure or public image. Fri
 * Steals the most personally valuable and sensitive possessions out of a building when wheeled out an exit. Desire to steal intensifies each time. Thu
 * Lets user see through redacted files. Sun

William C. Davidon’s Dolly Yoterras88 KwerinMacLoqk Asterix07’Gray None

Week 1 Winners
William Coffin Coleman's Arc Lantern: Garr9988

Vulcan's Hammer: Prof. Draco

Osiris' Flail: Mr.123

Weeks 2 and 3 Winners
Simeon Bourgeois' Torpedo Shell: Wilesjeffery2152

Arthur Conan Doyle's Pipe: GunjiBunny

Susan Nolen-Hoeksema’s Glasses: Wilesjeffery2152

Penthesilea's Spear: Mr.123

Preserved Hardtack from the Civil War: Wilesjeffery2152

Pier Gerlofs Donia's Compass: Mr.123

Spirit of St. Louis' Propeller Spinner: Garr9988

Maitreya's Purse: Mr.123

Preston Brooks' Cane: Garr9988

Dorothy Liebes' Ball of Yarn: Garr9988

Père Fouettard's Whip: Garr9988

Week 4 Winners
Stone from the "Wailing Wall": GunjiBunny

Ferruccio Lamborghini's Ferrari Clutch: GunjiBunny

Zoroaster's Bones: GunjiBunny

Erno Rubik's Box: Mr.123

William James Sidis' Bookcase: Prof. Draco

Ogier The Dane's Shield: Garr9988

Week 5 Winners
Abraham Ulrikib's Caribou Pelt: Scalec

Frankie Avalon's Suntan Lotion: Scalec

Week 6 and 7 Winners
Daikoku's Mallet: Garr9988

Wat Tyler's Lance: GunjiBunny

Sandstone Bricks from the Pyramid of Giza: GunjiBunny

John Sutter's Pickaxe: GunjiBunny

House Peters, Jr.'s Mop: GunjiBunny

George Cayley's Coat: GunjiBunny

Ghostbuster Proton Pack: GunjiBunny

Blaise de Vigenere's Inkwell: GunjiBunny

Week 8 Winners
James Henry Atkinson's Mouse Trap: Garr9988

Anton LeVey's Bible: GunjiBunny

William Murdoch's Boiler: Garr9988

Leatherface's Chainsaw: GunjiBunny

Loukas Notaras’ Turban : Scalec

Steel Girders From Warehouse 12: Scalec

The Wright Brother's Wright Flyer: Scalec

Davy Crockett's Racoon Skin Cap: Scalec

James Cook's Mahiole and Feather Cloak: Mr.123

Thomas Townsend Brown's Gravitator: Mr.123

Louis Vuitton's Suitcase: Garr9988

Richard Chase's Steak Knife: GunjiBunny

Chuck Jones' Glasses: ElsaRules!!!

Week 9 Winners
Red Clown Nose : GunjiBunny

Bugsy Siegel's Knuckle Dusters :GunjiBunny

Sphinx's Nose and Tablet : ElsaRules!!!

Charles Baudelaire's Second Volume of "Les Fleurs du mal" : GunjiBunny

Lisa del Giocondo's Teeth : Wilesjeffery2152

Lily Tomlin's Rocking Chair : Mr.123

Johnny Depp's Scissor Gloves : Mr.123

Louis Chevrolet's Helmet : Wilesjeffery2152

Loránd Eötvös' Torsion Balance : Mr.123

John Hancock's Quill : ElsaRules!!!

Dybbuk Wine Cabinet
GunjiBunny: Due to the fear of the belief of the Dybbuk, when opened the entire room feels an overwhelming sense of fear. If enough people are affected by the cabinet then a dark shadow spills out, most commonly as a figure in a dark cloak and hood.

Tiles from the Orleans Parish Women's Prison
Tiles from the Orleans Parish Women's Prison Mr.123 None
 * Mr.123: Speaking of past debauchery, mistakes and regrets causes the space most directly related to the deed to materialize over the layout of any room or building.

Original Swear Jar
Original Swear Jar Mr.123 None
 * Mr.123: When sensing nearby profanity, it extracts money and other valuables from the dirty mouthed. Does not work on written or recorded cursing, but will recognize any language.

Orson Welles' Microphone
Orson Welles' Microphone Wilesjeffery2152 None
 * Wilesjeffery2152: Descriptions made through the microphone become true or offer hallucinatory versions of the description. Those who witness the description appear erupt in a storm of panic, making quick thinking decisions and activate the fight or flight mode in their brains.

Sputnik's Antenna
Sputnik's Antenna Mr.123 None
 * Mr.123: Constantly emits radio waves which will turn all airborne objects into satellites orbiting around a determined focal point.

The One that Got Away
The One that Got Away Prof.Draco None
 * Prof.Draco: (This was actually referenced in the novel, but here's my take) A large stuffed Marlin with an unnaturally sharp spear. Reanimates in seawater and actively sabotages attempts to cature local wildlife. Can only be recaptured by accident and will avoid intentionally harming living things.

Polybius' Scytale
Polybius' Scytale Wilesjeffery2152 None
 * Wilesjeffery2152: Allows a person to de-crypt re-arranged letters in any document into coherent words, however, the encrypted words are deciphered in Latin.

Dana Scully's Glasses
Dana Scully's Cross Necklace Mr.123 None
 * Mr.123: Dana Scully's Cross Necklace - Causes functional immortality, allowing wearer to revive after fatal events. Does not confer vitality, physical strength or even lengthened lifespan. Incites extreme existential schism between a person's reason and beliefs, causing them to falter in beliefs in both fact and faith.

Saturn V
Saturn V Mr.123 None
 * Mr.123: Initiating launch sequence will transform the overhead sky into the vacuum of space, subjecting the people aground to the rigors of atmosphere's edge.

The Straw that Broke the Camel's Back
The Straw that Broke the Camel's Back GunjiBunny None
 * GunjiBunny: D.D. Palmer's Straw (of hay) - While focusing on a person and snapped in half the discs in the lumbar section of the spinal column are broken. The piece of straw returns to the whole piece while the victim's back remains broken.