http://www.forumwarz.com/auctions/show/403700-jalapeno-8217-s-bootyhole-leer

As we all might have guessed, this auction was flagged for abuse and confiscated. I know we’ve been down this road before, but things are a little different this time.

First of all, this item actually has some useful qualities, unlike our famous marble. Now, I’m sure there are other, cheaper duplicates of this item out there to purchase, but as with anything in a capitalistic society, advertising has a huge impact on how much people are willing to spend on something. In this case, the advertising was very good. The thread made me laugh, and because of this I decided to bid on the stupid file. When I got outbid, I honestly thought “no, I want this file, and I’ll make sure I get it”.

I know it’s irrational, but in this case the thread linked to the item really did have an effect on how much the item was worth to me.

I’m not asking for any kind of change in the abuse filter, since it clearly does its job well. What I am asking for is an inquiry into this auction to determine, by an impartial and trusted judge (a mod), whether or not there were any shenanigans here. If the mods feel like I just wanted to transfer a rather insignificant amount of flezz to a guy who was about to make 85million off another auction, then I’ll shut up and stop arguing. But if a trusted source says “I get why this particular auction went so high, everything seems ok to me” then I’d ask ET to please (when he has time, of course) give me my file and McB his money.

I honestly do not think this is unreasonable.