Its not the end of the world and its totally my fault but now Im short 1.25 BTC I needed and will have to cancel an auction and pay fees.

Dont count your chickens before they hatch!
What is the reward method and how is it bad?
It's an exponentially scored method, like Slush's. It uses a 'c' constant that is relatively low (given the pool hashrate). This means the pool is virtually unhoppable, but also means the variance in earnings is higher than at Slush's pool, and significantly higher than for other reward methods. It's good if you like a gamble, I guess.