Rules & Guidelines
Understand how cumulative bidding, ranking tie-breakers, spot takeovers, and moderation work.
1. How Bidding Works
Anyone can submit a permitted website or product URL and attach a monetary bid to it. The higher your total accumulated bid, the higher your listing ranks on the public leaderboard.
All listings link directly to your target destination with clean, unshortened URLs and zero redirect lag.
2. Cumulative Bids (Never Reset)
Bids are permanent and cumulative. When you or another user increases a listing's bid, you only pay the incremental difference:
You never repay the existing amount, and listing bids never expire.
3. Ranking & Tie-Breaker Logic
Rankings are computed dynamically on the server based on:
- Primary Rank: Total accumulated bid in descending order (
total_bid DESC). - Tie-Breaker (Equal Bids): The listing that reached the tied bid amount earlier ranks higher (
last_bid_at ASC).
#2 Product B ($400, bid at 11:30 AM)
4. Outbidding & Claiming Top Spots
Whoever holds the highest accumulated dollar amount sits at the #1 spot permanently. There are zero timers and zero automatic resets.
- Taking #1: Pay any amount higher than the current leader to immediately take the #1 crown.
- Permanent Position: You keep your spot for as long as your bid remains the highest.
- Never Start from Zero: If someone passes you, your previous payments remain safe on your domain—you only top up the difference to take the lead back.
Allowed Listings
Prohibited Listings
5. Payments & Security
All transactions are confirmed server-side before updating leaderboard rankings. Bids are non-refundable once activated, except in cases where a submission violates prohibited listing guidelines and is removed by moderation.