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: Passing any object through will cause it to come out completely reconfigured and jumbled. Looking directly into it causes great confusion and as a result, frustration.

William James Sidis' Bookcase
 * Prof.Draco and GunjiBunny: Placing a book on the shelf immediately transfers the information to the user (not increasing their IQ but simply the amount of knowledge they have).

Ogier The Dane's Shield
 * Garr9988: Protects Denmark when it is in peril through various means (known to have inspired the WW2 Danish resistance group Holger Danske, having at the time imbued its members with heroism and a desire to protect).

Week 5 Winners
Abraham Ulrikib's Caribou Pelt
 * Scalec: Infused with Abraham and his family's despair, the pelt ensares anyone who touches it, making it impossible for them to move.

Frankie Avalon's Suntan Lotion
 * Scalec: Works a bit too well. Specifically designed to look and last like a natural tan, the formula permeates skin cells so as to allow the dihydroxyacetone to produce more melanoidins. Test subjects enjoyed a golden skin tone that progressively got darker and darker before sending their body into toxic shock.

Richard Chase's Steak Knife
Richard Chase's Steak Knife Garr9988 GunjiBunny None
 * Garr9988: Imbues the holder with Chase's hypochondria, the butcher knife convinces the wielder that they are suffering from maladies that can only be cured by killing and drinking blood (or holding/consuming oranges and/or orange juice).
 * GunjiBunny: Drains all blood from an organic being stabbed with it.