@cherche
i see. thanks for the full explanation.
it's a shame that such a feature does not exist as of now, imho. but i do understand that my situation is too specific to be handled with the tools that are already present, without implementing new things to the site. or without bothering a moderator, for that matter.

thank you, i might DM you about this later. i'll also come forward and say that this has nothing to do with bid wars/lottery.