BoddaH1994 Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 In case you haven't been living in a cave recently, then you know that Kings Island is auctioning off the first seats on Diamondback. Click here to see the official press release about that. Now, I'm challenging you - the KICentral Universe - to win as many seats as possible. Imagine being the first member of the public to ride this 230' steel beast... and making a kid's life a little better in the process! Remember that your donations are TAX DEDUCTIBLE. You've waited SO LONG to ride, why wait another minute?? PLEASE remember that as a community we have not only the responsibility but the obligation to do what we can to help others when we are called... and what call could be more clear to the KICentral Universe than this? CLICK HERE TO BID!!! With the biggest thanks I can give, Ryan Quote
StalkerChick Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 waiting on the job to make sure i'm going to have plenty ;-) do they let you know if you've been outbiid or anything....? or do they give you a running of what its up to? EDIT: n/m had i looked harder i'd have seen the bid board lol Quote
tigellinus Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 The re-bid question remains unanswered, though, it appears Avatar did successfully re-bid, so hopefully he can shine some light on how he did that? Quote
BoddaH1994 Posted February 5, 2009 Author Posted February 5, 2009 I think that if you just fill out the form again with a higher bid... Quote
tigellinus Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 ^^Are you sure?? So you're saying if I do that and my name then appears twice with two different bids (my old bid amount and new amount) unwantedly, then Mr. Don can cancel out my old bid? But thanks for efforting an answer on this! Quote
Dane Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 If you rebid and intend to increase your original bid, put the same information as before in the boxes. Someone from KI will contact you to ask if your wanting a additional seat or to increase your old bid. It currently may take a few days for them to contact you, but in March it will be a daily thing. Quote
flightoffear1996 Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 I might bid but Im going to hold off till the end. Nothing like bid sniping. Quote
BoddaH1994 Posted February 5, 2009 Author Posted February 5, 2009 I wouldn't hold off. This bidding is a little different than what you may think. It's first come, first serve so if you tie with somone else for the 96th seat, for example then the first to place the bid will be awarded the seat. Bid early! You can always increase your bids! Quote
RailRider Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 So this is strictly limited to 96 seats? Because it says a minimum of 96 bidders will be seated. Nowhere does it give a max nor can I imagine they would turn money away Quote
StalkerChick Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 So this is strictly limited to 96 seats? Because it says a minimum of 96 bidders will be seated. Nowhere does it give a max nor can I imagine they would turn money away From the press release: Beginning February 2, the park will auction off a minimum of 96 seats to the highest bidders, who will be the first official riders on Diamondback – the tallest, fastest and meanest roller coaster to ever strike Kings Island. Bids can be placed until April 15 by visiting www.kiDiamondback.com/public/auction/ or by calling Kings Island at (800) 288-0808. but it doesn't say more than either, so just play it on the safe side... Quote
G-Force Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 I put my bid in at $65 but I will go higher if I am out bid! Quote
BoddaH1994 Posted February 6, 2009 Author Posted February 6, 2009 From the blog: The first ride auction is now underway. A big thank you to everyone that has placed a bid. KICentral.com currently has the top bid at $600. One-hundred percent of the proceeds from the first ride auction will go directly to A Kid Again, formerly known as Adventures for Wish Kids. Quote
Dvo Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 Yeah I'll probably bid, but it won't happen until around April Quote
jrstacy98 Posted February 7, 2009 Posted February 7, 2009 I'm torn - I really like the idea of the auction, helping others is always great. Yet I'd have to bid for two seats, for myself and my daughter, and leave my son out because we're hoping he'll be fine for 52" rides, but unless he has a sudden growth spurt - he won't make the 54". There is a fairness thing. I'm also assuming the park will be very busy on the 18th - winning the auction would help for DB, but long waits everywhere else (again, an assumption). I may wait for the following weekend or Ride Warriror weekend. Quote
RailRider Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 My how the Auction Big Board has changed. $100 is the new low bid. This is getting pricey. http://www.kiDiamondback.com/public/auction/grid.cfm Quote
tigellinus Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 ^^It is...my wondering...would it make more sense and make more money to NOT open any further trains?? i.e. Keeping the number at 96 might make the bids 1-96 cumulatively higher than the total of bids 1-192, for example. It will be interesting to see! Quote
goofywdw Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 ^I wouldn't mind them adding more trains at all. I know that I will not be getting the first ride because I will not be bidding so I don't mind more money going towards A Kid Again. Quote
Avatar Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 Allen H. From Texas has bid $100 for seats 65 through 96 and he has 2 bids at $500. Have fun Allan H Quote
kittenpooh Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 Allen H. From Texas has bid $100 for seats 65 through 96 and he has 2 bids at $500. Have fun Allan H I really hope that Allan guy is legit. He knocked a bunch of people out of the auction. Thats alot of money. Jeremy that is in second threw third place has a lot of money on the board too! Quote
gigacoaster2k Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 Oh well. It was worth a shot.. I don't exactly have a money tree growing in my back yard. Quote
BoddaH1994 Posted February 12, 2009 Author Posted February 12, 2009 I'm hoping you guys now see what I mean about this being first come, first serve. I have a $100 bid in, but I'm still on the board because I put it in a week ago. Now you have to bid more than $100 just to get on the board. Quote
coasterguy15 Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 There's a guy on there that bid $125 and his name is Don H. I wonder who that could be? Quote
G-Force Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 I just got outbid, so I bumped it up to $111.11 because that number just sounded cool. Plus, now I am right below Don H.! Quote
BoddaH1994 Posted February 12, 2009 Author Posted February 12, 2009 I just got outbid, so I bumped it up to $111.11 because that number just sounded cool. Plus, now I am right below Don H.! Bid what you can -- it's for a good cause, but I think that amounts with change added to them will be rounded down to the nearest dollar, so don't count on overbidding someone by $.01 or anything. Quote
tigellinus Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 ^^Yeah, but a $101 bid knocks out your $100 bid...in all seriousness, at this rate (still 60+ days left!) unless more trains are added, it looks like bid #96 will go for around $250...the market will stabilize at some point. Quote
G-Force Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 Did anybody notice that they added a ton of seats to the grid.... now I have two bids, one at $65.00 and one at $111.11. I like giving money to charity but I just can't give up that much money... I'll have to try to get that fixed. Quote
Vortex Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 I just hope those of you that get to ride the first day take a lot of pictures for those of use that don't have money trees. Quote
LongLiveTheSmurfRide Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 I just hope those of you that get to ride the first day take a lot of pictures for those of use that don't have money trees. I'm going to ride on the first day but I'll just wait in line. Quote
RexandtheBeast.com Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 So far, this auction is succeeding beyond my wildest dreams. It certainly blows away any of the other first ride auctions that we have participated in or are aware of. The one thing I wish they would confirm, and that I believe will be in the best interest of the auction as well, is the hard number of final seats being auctioned off. If it is going to stay at 96 (which I think is best) they should say so. Lets face it, if they were going to let everyone who bid ride first (which in this case would just mean before the general public), everyone going to the park should bid, since the minimum bid is not that much more than the price to get in the park, in which case the fun of being a "first rider" would be greatly limited. In any event, can't wait until opening day! Quote
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