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Anyway an update: the auction is scheduled for Friday, April 21st at 1 PM EST. Signups will close for real 24 hours before the auction. If you can't catch it live, we'll make sure a log makes its way to the admin thread so you can pinpoint the exact moment that someone bids 45k on dice again.
I apologize for the late notice - the auction was a bit tricky to schedule.