OnePlus 3 up for auction even before hitting stores in India

Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus is ready to woo customers with its upcoming device OnePlus 3, which will be available on Amazon’s online portal from June 15. However, there is good news for customers in India who are looking forward to acquire the device as soon as possible.

OnePlus has partnered with Droom, a pioneering online market place, to conduct the first ever smartphone auction in India. This will allow OnePlus fans or loyal customers to bid on the Droom platform to win five OnePlus 3 smartphones even before it goes on sale on Amazon on June 15.

The company said that the entire proceeds from the auction will be donated to charity chosen by the OnePlus community through a voting session on the company’s forum.

Giving a logical reason behind the plan to hold an auction, Vikas Agarwal, General Manager, India at OnePlus said, “We are excited by the response from the OnePlus community to our latest flagship. Through this unique smartphone auction, we want to offer our loyal fans an opportunity to get their hands on the first few OnePlus 3 smartphones in the country, even before it goes on sale while also contributing to the society.”

The auction is set to commence on June 9 and will end on June 12. Among the total number of individuals who will take part in the auction, the top five highest individual bidders for the device will be proud owners of the OnePlus 3, even before it goes on sale.

And that’s not all; the five bidders will also get a ‘surprise element’ attached to the device, as per the company.

Following is a step-by-step guide for fans wishing to participate at the auction:

·  Bidders need to head over to the Droom website to participate in the auction

·  Registration is mandatory for eligibility as bidders will need to login to the portal

·  Bidding will commence from Rupee 1, with no cap on the final amount for bids

·  Every bid increases the price of the OnePlus 3 smartphone by Rupees 5

·  Auction goes live from June 9th, 4 PM to June 12th, 3:59:59 PM

·  A live leaderboard on the product page will be provided to showcase the top 10 bids in real time

·  The top 5 bidders will be sent a link to purchase the phones they bid for, immediately after the auction closes

·  The phones will be delivered after the global launch scheduled on June 14th