Can a closed profile have a valid bid at an auction?

Hello,

Even if/when an account is restricted or closed, the purchasing/bidding member is still bound to any purchase agreements they made prior to the restriction or closure.

If an auction has ended or received a sold post by a member with a restricted or closed account and they have not responded or paid for the domain, please add a @Echo Mod Team to that direct message so we can investigate and get more involved.

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Thanks

 

Example: Sometimes, business members may also have a personal free account. They may not be using their personal account for conducting business, however, they have been using the gold account for business. In this example, the gold accounts subscription may have expired and the account would need to be closed due to the following: All members may have 1 free personal or blue account and unlimited Gold accounts as long as all accounts are in good standing.

Since the example member no longer has a gold account, they can only have the free personal or blue account.

Just because they let the Gold subscription expire does not mean they can just back out of binding purchase agreements. Even with the Account closed title, they must still honor the agreement they entered into.

That's just one scenario.

We hope that helps clarify a bit more.

 

When it comes to auctions, neither a buyer or seller may back out of a binding auction agreement.

However, a seller could clearly state prior to the auction starting (No bids yet) in their guidelines that any closed or restricted accounts may no bid in the auction. Furthermore, if an account is to be restricted or closed during an active auction with a bid from them, it will be voided.

The following rules apply to your inquiry:

Rule: 6.2.9 applies to adding a guideline to decline a bid.

 

Requiring 15+ positive trade reviews is clear and reasonable, with an option to DM for approval, sure. Keep in mind, of you approve them and their account is restricted/closed after said approval, it's still binding, unless you also clearly state in your guidelines that bids from a restricted/closed account will be voided.

You can have them agree to that in the DM prior to approval as well.

However, keep in mind that the bidder may add a moderator team to the DM you gave approval in, in the event there is a dispute regarding the validity of their bid.