So I did not misunderstand anything. I also did not "fuck" anything, it was all you. You did all the wrongdoing.
I can provide one "misunderstanding" you appeared to have had which started the whole thing:
- Starting bid
The lowest price you will sell the item for.
Did you honor your "starting bid" as the lowest price you would sell the item for? No... you increased the price at the end of the auction and then went on to sell it privately after the auction ended.
Did you "have to" follow this guideline, technically no. However, people also don't "have to" follow any guideline on this forum.. but there can still be consequences to those actions.
Even at the time of the auction, people questioned your "misunderstanding" and you acknowledged you "should have set a higher starting bid or reserve", but then didn't correct it - you continued to sell it privately... that's just wrong IMO.
You also did at least help with "fuck"'ing something, IMO, which is DefaultTrust.. because of your single-minded defense of your own "misunderstanding" during your "Destroy DT or put me on it" campaign... instead of seeing other peoples perspectives as well.
For me, the reality is most people I know do not expect an auctioneer to self-bid when there was no disclosure of a hidden reserve, especially when it goes against the guidelines (and tips) I believe most people adhere to in the auction section. Although, I do realize there are much worse things happening at this forum than this... but you've continued to act like you've done NOTHING wrong.
Shouldn't other people participating in your future auctions have a right to know that you may not be complying to the guidelines and tips stickied in the auction section of this forum?
Don't you guys ever get tired of this?
They don't, it's all just cheap thrills to them.