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Hejdar Lundquist

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01-09-2008 14:41

hi, i'm wondering....i saw a plot of land that was confiscated by LL, presumably because the previous owner didn't pay tier. so, in the "about land" section, it says that the land is not for sale, but there is an auction ID. i did a search for the auction ID on the SL website, but nothing came up. anyway, does this mean that the land eventually will go up for auction? and if so, is there a good way to monitor how and when this would happen? thanks!

Hiro Queso

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01-09-2008 16:11

From: Hejdar Lundquist

hi, i'm wondering....i saw a plot of land that was confiscated by LL, presumably because the previous owner didn't pay tier. so, in the "about land" section, it says that the land is not for sale, but there is an auction ID. i did a search for the auction ID on the SL website, but nothing came up. anyway, does this mean that the land eventually will go up for auction? and if so, is there a good way to monitor how and when this would happen? thanks!

If it has an auction ID, and assuming it hasn't already taken place already, then yes, it should be available to bid on at some point. I haven't purchased land this way for several years, and so I am not 100% that what I know of the auction system still holds. So, rather than post information which I fear to be out of date, I will simply post here in the hope that the 'bump' will result in attracting someone who can help

Phil Deakins

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01-09-2008 17:57

If it's not yet up for auction, I don't think you can find it under the number. There are some new sims that also have numbers but I haven't been able to find them in the auction pages.

Qie Niangao

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Join date: 24 May 2006

Posts: 7,138

01-09-2008 18:04

Yeah, I recently bought a Mainland parcel under the Auction system. It had an Auction ID on the parcel for a few weeks before it hit the Auction page, and I never found a way to monitor it short of just remembering to visit that page every day. It seems to be rare, by the way, to find "bargains" on auction, at least any time I've tried. (But sometimes one is willing to spend more than the prevailing price for a parcel in the right location.)

Raymond Figtree

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Join date: 17 May 2006

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01-09-2008 18:09

You can submit a support ticket letting LL know you are an owner on the sim and are interested in the particular plot. I know that helps for plots that are 512 in size. Not sure about larger ones. Let us know if they respond...

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Nimue Jewell

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01-09-2008 18:21

From: Raymond Figtree

You can submit a support ticket letting LL know you are an owner on the sim and are interested in the particular plot. I know that helps for plots that are 512 in size. Not sure about larger ones. Let us know if they respond...

From what I've heard recently, LL puts 512's in the auction queue now too, even if you own land in the sim and contact them. I had a different experience several months ago, but I know someone else tried this a few weeks back and were told to watch the auctions. I'm not as well connected as Ray though, so in all things land listen to him before me.

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Raymond Figtree

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01-09-2008 18:29

From: Nimue Jewell

From what I've heard recently, LL puts 512's in the auction queue now too, even if you own land in the sim and contact them. I had a different experience several months ago, but I know someone else tried this a few weeks back and were told to watch the auctions. I'm not as well connected as Ray though, so in all things land listen to him before me.

I'm about as connected as a random dude trying to get Led Zeppelin tickets. Yours was the experience that led me to believe a support ticket would help. So nevermind my advice. Watch the auctions like a hawk.

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Nimue Jewell

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01-09-2008 19:55

Oh great. I guess I'm not going to that concert then?

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question about land auctions
Hejdar Lundquist Registered User Join date: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 9	01-09-2008 14:41 hi, i'm wondering....i saw a plot of land that was confiscated by LL, presumably because the previous owner didn't pay tier. so, in the "about land" section, it says that the land is not for sale, but there is an auction ID. i did a search for the auction ID on the SL website, but nothing came up. anyway, does this mean that the land eventually will go up for auction? and if so, is there a good way to monitor how and when this would happen? thanks!
Hiro Queso 503less Join date: 23 Feb 2005 Posts: 2,753	01-09-2008 16:11 From: Hejdar Lundquist hi, i'm wondering....i saw a plot of land that was confiscated by LL, presumably because the previous owner didn't pay tier. so, in the "about land" section, it says that the land is not for sale, but there is an auction ID. i did a search for the auction ID on the SL website, but nothing came up. anyway, does this mean that the land eventually will go up for auction? and if so, is there a good way to monitor how and when this would happen? thanks! If it has an auction ID, and assuming it hasn't already taken place already, then yes, it should be available to bid on at some point. I haven't purchased land this way for several years, and so I am not 100% that what I know of the auction system still holds. So, rather than post information which I fear to be out of date, I will simply post here in the hope that the 'bump' will result in attracting someone who can help
Phil Deakins Prim Savers = low prims Join date: 17 Jan 2007 Posts: 9,537	01-09-2008 17:57 If it's not yet up for auction, I don't think you can find it under the number. There are some new sims that also have numbers but I haven't been able to find them in the auction pages.
Qie Niangao Coin-operated Join date: 24 May 2006 Posts: 7,138	01-09-2008 18:04 Yeah, I recently bought a Mainland parcel under the Auction system. It had an Auction ID on the parcel for a few weeks before it hit the Auction page, and I never found a way to monitor it short of just remembering to visit that page every day. It seems to be rare, by the way, to find "bargains" on auction, at least any time I've tried. (But sometimes one is willing to spend more than the prevailing price for a parcel in the right location.)
Raymond Figtree Gone, avi, gone Join date: 17 May 2006 Posts: 6,256	01-09-2008 18:09 You can submit a support ticket letting LL know you are an owner on the sim and are interested in the particular plot. I know that helps for plots that are 512 in size. Not sure about larger ones. Let us know if they respond... _____________________ Read or listen to some Eckhart Tolle. You won't regret it.
Nimue Jewell Unabashedly Leggy Join date: 20 Mar 2007 Posts: 1,745	01-09-2008 18:21 From: Raymond Figtree You can submit a support ticket letting LL know you are an owner on the sim and are interested in the particular plot. I know that helps for plots that are 512 in size. Not sure about larger ones. Let us know if they respond... From what I've heard recently, LL puts 512's in the auction queue now too, even if you own land in the sim and contact them. I had a different experience several months ago, but I know someone else tried this a few weeks back and were told to watch the auctions. I'm not as well connected as Ray though, so in all things land listen to him before me. _____________________ Prim Pincher: Low Prim Furniture for Home, Garden, & Skybox http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nimue%20Isle/173/155/27
Raymond Figtree Gone, avi, gone Join date: 17 May 2006 Posts: 6,256	01-09-2008 18:29 From: Nimue Jewell From what I've heard recently, LL puts 512's in the auction queue now too, even if you own land in the sim and contact them. I had a different experience several months ago, but I know someone else tried this a few weeks back and were told to watch the auctions. I'm not as well connected as Ray though, so in all things land listen to him before me. I'm about as connected as a random dude trying to get Led Zeppelin tickets. Yours was the experience that led me to believe a support ticket would help. So nevermind my advice. Watch the auctions like a hawk. _____________________ Read or listen to some Eckhart Tolle. You won't regret it.
Nimue Jewell Unabashedly Leggy Join date: 20 Mar 2007 Posts: 1,745	01-09-2008 19:55 Oh great. I guess I'm not going to that concert then? _____________________ Prim Pincher: Low Prim Furniture for Home, Garden, & Skybox http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nimue%20Isle/173/155/27

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