The fine print

Rules of the room

The rules of the season, no exceptions. Read them before you bid — every payment is final.

1. 01

   The board runs in monthly seasons

   A season starts on the 1st and ends the moment the month does, UTC. When it closes the standings are frozen and written into the Hall of Fame permanently — that placement never expires.

2. 02

   20% of your total carries over

   At reset every listing keeps a fifth of what it paid as its starting total for the new season. Click counts start again at zero, so the top of the board is winnable every month.

3. 03

   Rank is total paid

   Positions are ordered by the total amount a listing has ever paid. There is no algorithm, no review, no editorial pick. Pay more, sit higher.

4. 04

   A new listing starts at $5

   Whole US dollars only, from $5 up to $999,999 in a single payment.

5. 05

   Taking #1 costs $5 over the top

   To sit at the top of the board your total must exceed the current #1 by at least $5.

6. 06

   Raising is cheap

   Submit the same address again and you only pay the difference — minimum $1. That is what keeps a bidding war affordable, and dangerous.

7. 07

   Ties go to the earliest bid

   Two listings on the same total? The one that got there first ranks higher.

8. 08

   Addresses are cleaned

   Query parameters are stripped, so no affiliate or tracking links. App Store, Play Store, GitHub and Product Hunt links keep their path; everything else is keyed by domain.

9. 09

   What is allowed

   Product websites and X handles. Not allowed: link shorteners, Telegram, Discord or WhatsApp invites, and adult content.

10. 10

    Bids are permanent

    A bid buys placement for the running season plus a permanent Hall of Fame entry when it closes. Nothing is refunded and no traffic is guaranteed. We may remove listings that break the rules.

11. 11

    Boost is cosmetic, $29 for 7 days

    A boost gives a listing a gold frame and a badge for seven days. It never moves the row: rank still follows the money. Buy it twice and the days stack.

12. 12

    Sponsored slots sit outside the ranking

    $99 per month pins a listing above the board, clearly marked as an ad. Cancel whenever — the slot stays live until the paid period ends, then the listing drops back to its bid rank.

13. 13

    We email you when you lose a place

    The address used at checkout gets a receipt, and a notice whenever another listing pays past yours. Nothing else, ever.