Win the Inherent Reward of Bidding in an Auction on QuiBids

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Millions of people watched a prematurely balding man in a ratty tweed suit awkwardly accept the Grammy for Best New Artist just over a month ago. That man was Justin Vernon, though most know him by the name Bon Iver, which is actually the moniker of his Wisconsin soft-rock band that makes kitschy, gorgeous music. He said he started making songs for “the inherent reward of making songs,” but don’t take our word for it. Watch his rambling thank-you’s — which forced the famous pre-programmed “wrap it up” house music from the show producers — below.

We feel like Mr. Vernon — or Iver, or whatever — spoke a noble truth: that sometimes you should do things without any expectation of reward or advancement. That, on certain occasions, one is benefited by the pure, undiluted act of participating in something for no reason other than just to do it.

So that’s why we set this special auction up: for you to spend bids just because it’s inherently, objectively fun to participate in an auction. Yeah, prizes are good we suppose, but they’re nothing compared to the thrill of actually getting to click that beautiful, blue “BID” button, over and over and over and over…

Sorry, we zoned out there for just a minute. The combination of listening to Bon Iver’s soothing saxophones and all that inherent joy just put us in the most wonderfully relaxing mood.

Of course we’re teasing poor Mr. Vernon, just like Justin Timberlake did on Saturday Night Live not too long ago, and not to try to discount what he’s saying, because there’s a good point to it.

This whole concept is pretty silly, as we all know that QuiBids would turn into LiveJournal faster than an MP3 download if it weren’t for the massive amount of swag we auction off. But sometimes it really is helpful to scale back from zooming around at light speed online, racing to beat everybody else to the best possible deal, and realize just how much darn fun bidding is.

The pulsing thrill of competition is addictive: it hooks people in. While a lot of other entertainment auction sites are content just reeling customers in with this tingly, joyful feeling that doesn’t always manifest in a win, we do our best to guarantee as many won auctions for as many QuiBids participants as possible. So you can keep enjoying that thrill of bidding, and walk away with something to show for it.

So yeah, this auction’s admittedly pretty cheesy. But sometimes cheesy stuff helps us realize little truths that often get forgotten in the bustling rush of everyday life. Like how beautiful Iceland is.

Bid to win the Inherent Reward of Bidding  here:

• United States:
• http://www.quibids.com/auctions/685669735-The-Inherent-Reward-of-Bidding
• http://www.quibids.com/auctions/347924735-The-Inherent-Reward-of-Bidding
• Canada:
• http://www.quibids.com/auctions/360259422-The-Inherent-Reward-of-Bidding
• http://www.quibids.com/auctions/572703904-The-Inherent-Reward-of-Bidding
• http://www.quibids.com/auctions/810478797-The-Inherent-Reward-of-Bidding
• http://www.quibids.com/auctions/495840229-The-Inherent-Reward-of-Bidding
• Australia:
• http://www.quibids.com/auctions/764678510-The-Inherent-Reward-of-Bidding

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