Frequently asked questions
Everything about the board in one place — the decay rule, the price of #1, payment, moderation, and how this differs from a permanent bid-for-rank board.
Questions
- What is outbid.love?
- outbid.love is a public pay-to-rank leaderboard. You bid money to list a website or X handle, and your rank equals the money you have paid. Unlike other bid-for-rank boards, every bid decays 10% per day, so rankings churn constantly and the #1 spot can always be taken.
- How does the 10% daily decay work?
- From the moment your payment clears, the effective value of your bid is multiplied by 0.9 for every day that passes. A $100 bid is worth about $47.83 after seven days and about $22.88 after fourteen. When a listing falls below $1 it drops off the board entirely.
- How much does it cost to reach #1?
- Exactly one cent more than the current top listing's decayed value — and that value falls every hour. The minimum bid is $5, so if the board is empty or a category is unclaimed, #1 costs $5.
- Is outbid.love the same as outbid.lol?
- No. They share the pay-to-rank idea, but on outbid.lol a bid is permanent, so whoever pays the most once holds the position indefinitely. On outbid.love every bid decays 10% a day, which makes the top spot a recurring contest instead of a one-time purchase.
- Do I need an account or an email address?
- No. There is no signup, no login and no email required. You enter a link, choose an amount, pay by card, and the listing appears.
- How do I pay, and in what currency?
- By card, through Shopier. Bids are quoted in US dollars and charged in Turkish lira at the live exchange rate. The bid goes live automatically once the payment is confirmed.
- How long does a bid last?
- Until it decays below $1. A $5 bid lasts about two weeks; a $100 bid lasts about six weeks before it drops off the board. You can add to a listing at any time to push it back up.
- Can somebody buy #1 permanently?
- No. That is the point of the decay rule. A single large payment buys a strong position for a few days, but it erodes automatically, so holding the top means paying repeatedly.
- What can I list?
- A product or company website, or an X (Twitter) handle. Link shorteners, invite links and chat-app links are blocked, and listings are moderated against the published rules.
- Does a listing give me an SEO backlink?
- No — outbound links are nofollow and pass through a redirect. What a listing gives you is human traffic and visibility, with the outbound click count shown publicly on every row.
- Can I boost somebody else's listing?
- Yes. Any listing can be topped up by anyone, so you can boost your own entry or gift a boost to a project you like.
- Which categories are there?
- Twenty-seven, from AI agents and developer tools to ecommerce, hiring, games and real estate. Each category has its own leaderboard, and an unclaimed category can be taken for the $5 minimum.
Still stuck?
The rules page covers what is allowed on the board and how moderation works, pricing covers amounts and currency, and refunds covers what happens when a payment goes wrong. If your question is about the mechanic itself, how it works walks through the maths.