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[Jonboy]

You know that Greatness Awaits, but did you know that you can bid on it? Today sees the launch of BidForGreatness.com, a one-of-a-kind auction house showcasing ultra-rare PlayStation memorabilia seen in PlayStation’s Greatness Awaits brand film during E3. If you win a bid, you’ll be the owner of an exclusive, real-life piece of PlayStation history.

Here’s how it works: You’ll log into BidForGreatness.com using your PSN ID. The site will tally all of your hard-earned Gold Trophies, and you’ll use them to bid on 15 unique items (don’t worry, you’ll keep the actual Trophies associated with your PSN ID). You’ll bid on the items you want using Gold Trophies and skip the ones you don’t. Each day will see a new item go up for bid for just 24 hours, so be sure to check back often!

Of course, you’ll want to think strategically. Spend all your Gold Trophies in one shot to try and score your dream item, or split your proceeds and go for several? The choice is yours. And the best part is, if you’re short on Gold Trophies you can earn some on your PS3 and PS Vita then come back to bid again.

Bid For Greatness runs until July 30th, and a new item will open (and close!) each day at 1:00pm Pacific Time. See below for a full list of all the epic loot. What are you going for?

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013...ess-opens-own-a-piece-of-playstation-history/

https://www.bidforgreatness.com/

 

[marz1988]

beat me to it! site is crashing hard at the moment

 

[Wario64]

Graverobber is probably excited as hell

 

[Naughty God]

Game changer.

 

[Andrefpvs]

It'll be hilarious if one of the many blatant cheaters wins a prize.

 

[FINALBOSS]

This is so fucking cool.

The Witch Doctor garb from Diablo 3 is so gorgeous. I'd love to win that.

 

[Killthee]

Smart way to get rid of all the props from the commercial and earn some community points at the same time.

 

[Avallon]

You win physical items.

 

[TheMink]

Hey a reason for my truckload of trophies!

 

[marz1988]

Can Sony do no wrong at this point?

 

[Kyon]

Omfgggggg

 

[Evolved1]

That is a cool promotion... I like it.

 

[Midas]

Love the idea. Don't have any trophies though.

 

[whitehawk]

I have 23 gold trophies. dammit I probably won't get anything.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Good luck folks, it's like Ebay.

Current high bid on item 1 is like almost 300 golds. I have 7. No hope at all.

 

[Returners]

LMAO

Damn, 582. I don't know which one to go for.

 

[Not Spaceghost]

I have 23 gold trophies. dammit I probably won't get anything.

25 here!

Spoiler

At least I can out bid you! Sorry that was mean.

 

[DidntKnowJack]

Could someone summarize please? I'm at work and the Sony site is blocked.

 

[Jonboy]

That is a cool promotion... I like it.

Really hope it's a sign of things to come. I would really love something similar to Club Nintendo with trophies incorporated.

 

[SmithnCo]

Well, never winning any of these.

 

[JawzPause]

We are sorry but, you are not eligible to participate based on your location. Bidding is only available to users in North American territories (USA, Canada, Mexico).

noooooooooo
I have 69 gold trophies too

 

[marz1988]

Good luck folks, it's like Ebay.

Current high bid on item 1 is like almost 300 golds. I have 7. No hope at all.

Maybe if we all put our trophies together we can win once?

 

[Megatron]

Trophies will not be lost from PSN account.

So what's the point then? A small handful of people who have the most trophies can bid on every item, at least on one item from each day, if they don't lose their trophies they can just keep outbidding people who don't have as many.

 

[bidguy]

that hakoom guy should try to get these

 

[chubigans]

I have...66 golds.

 

[FantasyFreak07]

I have no chance of winning anything but pretty cool nonetheless.

 

[phosphor112]

This is really cool. Those props and costumes are legit too.

 

[Takuya]

Good luck folks, it's like Ebay.

Current high bid on item 1 is like almost 300 golds. I have 7. No hope at all.

That's very few gold trophies.

 

[Kiraly]

Trophies will not be lost from PSN account.

So what's the point then? A small handful of people who have the most trophies can bid on every item, at least on one item from each day, if they don't lose their trophies they can just keep outbidding people who don't have as many.

You can only bid your trophies once, so blowing 300 on the first day means you won't be to bid at all the following days.

 

[MagicWithEarvin]

Quick, what are some games with easy Gold Trophies to acquire

 

[The_Hitcher89]

North America only

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

That's very few gold trophies.

I was primarily Xbox this gen. Might change next gen.

300 seems like a ton though.

 

[Killthee]

Could someone summarize please? I'm at work and the Sony site is blocked.

They're giving away 1 prop a day from the Greatness Awaits commercial until July 30th via a bidding system that uses your gold PSN trophies as currency.

 

[Evolved1]

Trophies will not be lost from PSN account.

So what's the point then? A small handful of people who have the most trophies can bid on every item, at least on one item from each day, if they don't lose their trophies they can just keep outbidding people who don't have as many.

You probably can't use trophies more than once... they just aren't "removed" from your account is what I'd assume they're doing.

 

[SmithnCo]

I only have 229 golds, this contest is going to be for hardcore trophy hunters only, I expect.

 

[Jonboy]

So everyone going for the clicker costume? That thing is freakin' scary.

 

[Wario64]

Trophies will not be lost from PSN account.

So what's the point then? A small handful of people who have the most trophies can bid on every item, at least on one item from each day, if they don't lose their trophies they can just keep outbidding people who don't have as many.

It's to reward players who've played PS3/Vita games, duh.

 

[whitehawk]

Trophies will not be lost from PSN account.

So what's the point then? A small handful of people who have the most trophies can bid on every item, at least on one item from each day, if they don't lose their trophies they can just keep outbidding people who don't have as many.

pretty sure you can only use them to bid once. think they are just reassuring people that your achievements won't actually disappear.

 

[Himynameischris]

Only 22 gold

 

[No_Style]

Tried signing in with my PSN account and was promptly denied. I have a Canadian account and they're still denying me.

 

[Wynnebeck]

Wish there was some sort of cutoff or something. It's not fair some people don't get a chance to get anything becaus they haven't slobbered over trophies.

 

[Evolved1]

It's not for everyone really... this is kind of a reward for superfans. I still think it's a cool gesture.

 

[Donos]

GraveRobberX = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMjYY3tbX1k

 

[bidguy]

this guy has over 2000 gold trophies

http://de.ps3heroes.com/hero/Hakoom

 

[MDSLKTR]

Yeah I won't get anywhere with my 23 gold trophies lol, but god damn at the killzone costumes

 

[LTWood12]

This is super cool. I didn't think 69 Golds was too bad until I saw the first auction was already over 300. Jesus Christ!

 

[joe2187]

Helghast sniper outfit is seriously pretty awesome.

I only have 35 golds

 

[Jonboy]

Ugh...wow. The Killzone outfit is already up to 301 Gold for the minimum bid. Still 23 hours to go.

 

[ShroudOfFate]

I only have 66 gold trophies

 

[injurai]

So nothing historical to win...

shame