The rules

One round, 15 days

There is one round, not a rolling series. Bidding runs for 15 days. When the clock hits zero, bidding stops and the top bid on each of the 15 spots wins — all fifteen at once.

If something breaks we can pause bidding. A pause only stops new bids from being accepted; every bid already placed stands.

The fifteen spots

Every spot is its own auction, and you can hold as many as you win. What a spot opens at depends on how often it is in frame:

Every spot opens at the same price. The tier says how visible a spot is, not what it costs — the auction settles that.

What it takes to beat a bid

Every spot opens at $50 and every bid moves it up by $50. There is no percentage and no rounding to work out — the ladder is the same on every spot, all the way up.

• Nobody holds it → $50 takes it.
• Leader at $50 → you need $100.
• Leader at $300 → you need $350.

The exact figure is shown on the spot before you commit, and it comes from the server, not from this page. If someone beats you between opening the form and paying, the bid is refused and nothing is charged.

Ties

Two bids at the same amount cannot both lead, so the earlier bid wins. The timestamp is the moment your payment is confirmed. There is no best-and-final round and no discretion — the clock decides.

Paying, and being outbid

You pay when you bid. That is what makes a bid real, and it is why a spot you are leading cannot be taken by someone who has not put money down.

You can bid again on the same spot as many times as you like. Each bid is charged and each losing bid is refunded on its own.

What the winners get

• 15 days of wear. Your design goes on as a temporary tattoo on the spot you won and is reapplied as it fades.
• A photo every day. Fifteen of them, posted publicly.
• A closing video at the end of the run.
• A tag on every post — your brand and your handle, every time.

Everything is archived on the winners page, one card per spot, with the proof attached to it.

What we won't put on skin

Designs are checked before they go on. These are out, whatever the bid:

• Hate: slurs, hate symbols, anything targeting a group.
• Sexual content or nudity.
• Political campaigning, candidates, parties, referendums.
• Gambling, betting, casinos.
• Tobacco, vapes, nicotine.
• Weapons and ammunition.
• Crypto tokens, coins, and anything promoting a trade.
• Anything aimed at minors.
• Third-party marks you don't own or aren't licensed to use.

A spot can also be held while we look at something. A held spot takes no new bids and its artwork stays hidden until the question is settled.

If we can't wear a spot

Skin is not a billboard. If illness, a skin reaction, or an injury means a spot cannot be worn for its 15 days, the winning bid for that spot is refunded in full, fee included, at our cost. If a design is worn for part of the run and then has to come off, the refund is prorated on the days missed — again with the fee on us.

The other fourteen spots carry on as normal. One bad spot does not cancel the round.

Still unsure

Read refunds and terms, or just ask: hello@skinbid.tattoo. We answer within two business days.