Date Auction

lordfarquaad · 05-13-2011, 12:28 AM

As part of student council next year, we were thinking about doing a date auction. If unfamiliar, this is where you auction off "desirable" male and female students to the student body for charity. These students who are auctioned off go on a date with those who "bought" them.

Ideas? Pros vs cons? Anyone have experience? Insight would be greatly appreciated! Thanks guys!

Seahawks506 · 05-13-2011, 12:32 AM

sounds fun but potentially very, very, creepy for the auctioned people

HarryJones · 05-13-2011, 12:34 AM

Prostitution is bad.

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lordfarquaad · 05-13-2011, 12:37 AM

Of course the ones auctioned would have to be COMPLETELY comfortable with it. We won't force anyone into doing this as it is understandable why it would be uncomfortable.

Lol, I was going to add in the first post that this was potentially border-line prostitution.

BillyMc · 05-13-2011, 12:37 AM

Wow, that sounds terrible.

I imagine people with money who could otherwise not get a date with the auctioned person(s) will purchase said date and then be crushed when the person does not enjoy the date and/or does not wish to go on a second date.

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Prostitution is bad.

I concur.

lordfarquaad · 05-13-2011, 12:42 AM

But the large sums paid for said date would go to charity... People understand this is most likely a one-time date.

So negatives so far, any positives?

BillyMc · 05-13-2011, 12:46 AM

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large sums

And, out of curiosity, how much do you actually expect to make for each date? Is the price all-inclusive, or are they expected to pay for the privilege of paying to take the person on a date?

Twizzle · 05-13-2011, 12:49 AM

We did something similar at my school. Instead of a date, we made them their slave for a day. They basically just dressed in some ridiculous outfit for a day and followed the person that bought them. Pretty fun.

ThisCouldBeHeavn · 05-13-2011, 12:49 AM

I don't see why people think this is such terrible idea. This type of thing is pretty common.

lordfarquaad · 05-13-2011, 12:49 AM

All inclusive. We are a public school in a well-off area, and some individual dates would be expected to go for $200, if not more.

Average date would probably be around $30-$50.

BillyMc · 05-13-2011, 12:50 AM

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I don't see why people think this is such terrible idea. This type of thing is pretty common.

Common=Good. Woo!

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All inclusive. We are a public school in a well-off area, and some individual dates would be expected to go for $200, if not more.

Average date would probably be around $30-$50.

Well then...

mathematicism · 05-13-2011, 12:56 AM

This sounds like borderline prostitution to me.

ThisCouldBeHeavn · 05-13-2011, 01:01 AM

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Common=Good. Woo!

Common => people won't be wierded out for the reasons mentioned above.

qdawg2011 · 05-13-2011, 01:02 AM

Its not prostitution. People need to relax.

My biggest concern would be that people won't pay much for dates. But if that's not an issue, I don't see why there would be a problem. Just make strict guidelines for what is expected of a "date."

lordfarquaad · 05-13-2011, 01:17 AM

@Twizzle how much of a success was your "a slave for a day" fundraiser?

YES strict restrictions for sure! Without them, this would turn to shambles. And deter the people being auctioned.