Think about it guys, why would a Quark fan pay ~$11500 for a logo contest when the dev team have already stated they're keeping the original one?

I have the same question.
Been aware of that since the contest started.

But how does FlipPro benefit from not paying at the end though? It doesn't seem like he gains anything from not paying out the bounty.

Well, his account is old. I doubt someone would screw his reputation with a game like this ( If there is any game )

We'll see in 4 days