RS forum members: you're invited to car bidding game (like fantasy football for gearheads)

[Hulk]

Yesterday, I got the opportunity to preview an online game where you predict the selling price for vehicles listed on Bring A Trailer, Cars & Bids, and Hemmings. It's pretty fun and it's free. It's a "fantasy car auction game" called Bidfinite -- essentially fantasy football, but for people who dig old iron and exotic vehicles.

If you’ve ever shaken your head when a South American 40 with a crappy paint job sells for way too much, this game was made for you.

Rising Sun forum peeps are invited to an early preview of the game. The functionality is all there but there are small details that still need to be improved.
The game is in beta testing so let them know if you find bugs or issues. The game founders are here on the forum and will respond to your suggestions. @paulespo @StaceGhost

Bidfinite is setting up events just for us, but feel free to invite your gearhead friends to humiliate.

It’s free to play. You get $500 of free tokens to start. If you run out they'll replenish.

Check it out: Bidfinite

 

[justcruisin]

Man, that's right up my alley!!! Signing up now!!!

 

[StaceGhost]

We're getting a few Toyota-specific auction events up for the group. We're super excited to launch with you guys.

 

[paulespo]

Thanks for the intro, Matt! I miss my Land Cruiser and living in Colorado, but grateful for the trail recommendations from this group! I created a Land Cruiser event on Bidfinite ending in a few days. We're in test mode, so everything is free play. I also created this lot of vehicles. If anyone has questions or issues getting on, chat me here or via the site. One of these looks familiar..... www.bidfinite.com

 

[paulespo]

Here are links directly to the free auction events.....

Rising Sun Challenge!

Find Paul a new rig!

 

[Curly]

Great idea!
Is there an app?

 

[StaceGhost]

We have some action on the Rising Sun challenge, and there's still a day left to enter. Don't wait until the last minute so you won't have to rush your bids. Take your time, make smart predictions, hand Paul his ass.

 

[StaceGhost]

Great idea!
Is there an app?

We're still fine-tuning game-play so are browser based at the moment. When we can get feedback from enthusiasts (hint, hint), we will roll out with an app.

BTW, I saw your bids in there -- thanks for getting in there!

 

[Curly]

We're still fine-tuning game-play so are browser based at the moment. When we can get feedback from enthusiasts (hint, hint), we will roll out with an app.

BTW, I saw your bids in there -- thanks for getting in there!

Include pictures of vehicle interiors so your users don’t have to leave your site

 

[StaceGhost]

Include pictures of vehicle interiors so your users don’t have to leave your site

Yes, that is a good suggestion. Although I thought every Land Cruiser interior looked the same, worn driver's seat, golden retriever fur stuck to the headliner, and the finest ABS wood trim in the forest.

 

[paulespo]

Yes, that is a good suggestion. Although I thought every Land Cruiser interior looked the same, worn driver's seat, golden retriever fur stuck to the headliner, and the finest ABS wood trim in the forest.

That’s really unfair. Nobody has Golden Retrievers anymore, it’s all Doodles. Too many allergies

 

[StaceGhost]

Thank you to Curly, Hulk and the new players who have entered their fantasy bids.

4 hours left to join this first event!

Bidfinite Event

Join exciting auctions and events!

www.bidfinite.com

 

[StaceGhost]

Is someone on this forum kevsooner? He just about nailed the first auction! Damn. You were off by just $500 on the first auction.

 

[StaceGhost]

It seems like some of you are just getting warmed up with the first event. Here's another one that will give you a few days to come up with A) decent guesses or B) better excuses.

Bidfinite Event

Join exciting auctions and events!

www.bidfinite.com

 

[paulespo]

Is someone on this forum kevsooner? He just about nailed the first auction! Damn. You were off by just $500 on the first auction.

Oklahoman's know their rigs!

 

[paulespo]

Thanks to the folks who joined in to test the game. The results page below gives you a read out on how you did on each vehicle and the combined view in the total score. Congrats to @StaceGhost , Kevsooner and (Rising Sun Member) @Pz10420 . Reminder that you can change your bids as much as you like up to an hour before the auction closes. Also, we have a new event posted with all the 4 Runner generations in it . . . take a look. We're improving the product every week and plan to do a promotion soon, so keep an eye out. Shout out to

 

[StaceGhost]

I kinda feel bad inviting this group to play our game, and then I win. But a win is a win!

 

[wesintl]

Cool game. You should have a percent deducted based on when you made the bid. If you bid at the very last min you get deducted based on the time frame. Longer lead time you get incentivized. It would really be awesome if you had to bid before the auction starts. Bids will be for the most part closer with 1 hour left than bids in the first day or 2 of the auction when it's a 3,300. I'm sure you can run a report and show me i'm wrong

 

[StaceGhost]

YES! I love that idea. Not sure the exact way to best implement it, but earlier entries are worth more -- that's what you're saying, right? We have tested it internally a few ways and the 1-hour cut-off threshold gives people enough time to see the event, enter, do their research, then finalize their bids. And for anyone who watches auctions like us weirdos, we can usually predict the last-hour action.

Once you play a few times, you'll see how close people can actually get.

And... We can't enter bids before the auction starts because the auction doesn't exist yet.

Make sure to enter the next event we post which is happening Tuesday, 2/23. My partner, Paul, says he's going to put up for some sort of prize for the winner.

 

[wesintl]

yeah. something like that, higher points for earlier bidding so it's weighted. Incentivizes longer lead time bidding where you really have be on your game. Someone that can get within 1k when the auction first starts knows way more (or they are lucky as shit) than someone that bids within 1k in the last 60-65min. In a month or two it'd be cool to see stats on that.

Set up sms so it can text me that i need to bid on land cruiser auctions 90 and 61min before close.

Also, when I filter to Toyota and Land Cruiser then click on an auction when i go back it doesn't go back to what i filtered on.