Hey @Tony, and everyone here. Second auction I've attempted. Second auction that's flopped. The highest bid this time? $3. Three. Freaking. Dollars. Now, to be fair, I launched it at 2 AM my time and went to bed instead of actively running it. That's on me. But still. $3? And no, I'm not handing over my entire AI-powered content system for three bucks. Here's what I genuinely don't understand. I've been a copywriter for years. I've bought the 24-Hour Pop-Up Auction training and invested in other auction material too. In total I must have invested 110K USD in training. I'm not coming into this completely clueless. I've also generated millions of views with my own content, brought in roughly $20,000 in business from it, and built an AI system around the process. That's what I'm auctioning. And the audience isn't a bunch of random people who have never bought digital products. They're sophisticated marketers who already spend money on templates, skills, systems, and training. They've seen what I've accomplished. Yet nobody seems interested enough to bid more than $3. So what the hell am I missing? Is my offer badly packaged? Am I failing to communicate the value? Is there something about the auction mechanics I'm fundamentally misunderstanding? And before someone suggests I just need to buy another program, please understand something. I can't afford to join the coaching program right now. I've already invested in training, and I'm not in a position to keep spending money hoping the next purchase will finally make this click. I'm trying to raise money because my Yorkie, Joey, needs surgery. I'm not asking for sympathy or a free coaching session. I'm asking for an actual diagnosis. If you've run successful auctions, especially Tony and Travis, I'd genuinely appreciate it if you could tell me where I'm screwing this up. Because I know how to write copy that gets attention. What I can't figure out is why that attention isn't turning into bidders.

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Hi everyone! Question for the pros: How do you protect yourself when runing an auction on a new community: Im working on a deal and Im proposing a test (pre-auction to test interest) but this person doesn't have a community on skool or fb group.. just a good following (23,000 accros fb, Li, Ig, YT) So Im thinking on launching the auction test on his fb and eventuallytake them to a new skool group! In this case would you simple run the whole thing inside fb ... or would you work the deal to co-own the new skool with the coacch? Thank you for your feedback :) ~ Nelson

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If you're like me and were born to middle-class parents... We were programmed to get Paid to Work (PTW) If you want more money... 😕Take on a part-time job... 😕 Work more hours... 😕Add another client... 😕Mow your own lawn... The PTW Formula for $ = Work More Now, unless you're Hercules? Our life "backpacks" are already back-breaking... And PTW adds "MORE BRICKS" to a pack ripping at the seams. Seven years into my marriage... My backpack was crushing me. I was working 70 hours a week... I was only 35, but a backpack was breaking me down every day... It's still hard for me to share this, but... I yelled at Jeannie and my son on the regular. Our marriage was on the ropes. One day... While I was at work... Something "bad" had happened with Jeannie's day at home... She didn't call me. Later that evening, when I got home (way after dark and missing another supper)... We talked, and she told me what happened. (I don't even remember what it was?) I asked her why she didn't call me? She said words I will never forget... "I was afraid you'd get mad." My own wife was afraid of me.💔 This karate chopped me right in the heart. Then the knife went in and twisted... Because I knew my son felt the same way. Now... I'm not going to blame the PTW Formula for it all... Because... I have free will. But... Adding more stress, more work, more bricks to a situation... Is like trying to fix a kinked hose by turning up the water pressure. It doesn't work. It only creates more pressure. Pressure for me. Pressure for my family. Pressure that ruins relationships. If the pressure isn't removed, it's not a matter of "if" the relationship will be wrecked... ...it's a matter of when. My relationship was redlining. Now... Since you know me... You know we stayed married. Married almost 30 years now:-) She's no longer "afraid" of me. I don't know if I can ever repair the damage I did to my son... But... We are in a better place than ever. It started when I saw the futility of PTW.