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Since the Opihi's last minute bid on Jamal was an illegal increment, is Lewis considered sold to the Mutts?

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Point taken... but my intent was to raise the minimum. I don't think the "last minuteness" should have anything to do with the resolution of this, however.

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Allow me to be more specific. I got onto the computer to check the bids... realized Lewis was up soon... made a determination that I could still bid on him, and put in what I thought was the minimum (5cbs). I realize now that 20cbs is the minimum for any player over 1K but under 2K. I had a momentary lapse of reason. My intent was to raise the minimum (thereby my request is that the "official bid" be 1065).

It's definitely not a "fall on your sword" kind of stance here. And I'm much more a "spirit of the law, rather than the letter of the law" kind of guy (Mike can vouche for that)... however, I recognize others are wired differently. I'll go with whatever official ruling gets handed down from the lords of the boards. ;)

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Alright - what do you guys think about this?

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IMO, I think Lewis sells to Mutts since a "valid" bid was not placed before the 48-hour moratorium.

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This is pretty simple. An illegal bid = no bid. Since there were no bids since, Jamal has SOLD to the Mutts.

Sorry Jim.

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Brain freeze. No votes for "spirit of the law," then eh? Got it.

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Not in a case such as this, though I'd hope had anyone noticed, including Jake, that they would have contacted you or posted otherwise (I know I always do).

I wasn't following this one at all or I woulda commented.

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Jim, FWIW, I have been moving from a strict letter of the law mentality to the spirit of the law leaning over the last few years, but I agree this situation is too clear cut to make an exception.

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No worries. As I said, it's not something I need to get worked up over. I was very interested in acquiring Jamal. It was not a "keep away" bid. I just had a mental lapse about the minimum increment. It happens. I won't make the mistake again.

Also, this is a very competetive league. I understand that. The dynasty league I commish is quite different. I was mixing my hopefulness in the wrong league. Again, no biggie. Glad to have clarification so I can continue to strategize future bids. Definitely no hard feelings here.

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I posted in the thread as soon as I realized what happened. Not so tactful of a response, I suppose. (You have to be a little frustrated by a last minute bid on a 48 hour clock, right?) Of course Jim, we all know you'd never do anything with ill intentions. No hard feelings here!

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LOL, I didn't even notice that it was truly a last minute bid!