Case study · Live request app · Payments · DJ / nightlife

AUXTION

Turn “play my song” into a queue that pays. A transparent paid-priority request line — QR entry, payment sets ranking, the operator approves, and rejected paid requests auto-refund. Custom “Signal A” mark, real payment rails. Built and working as a self-owned concept.

Product
AUXTION
Type
Web app · payments
Status
Concept · live infra
Role
Product · brand · build
For
DJs · venues · guests
Money
Stripe Connect · 10% fee
Stack
Supabase · realtime · Deno
Mark
Custom “Signal A”
AUXTION — Founder · product · brand · build

The problem

Every DJ knows the request problem: a wall of people shouting the same three songs, no way to tell who actually cares, and no upside for the DJ. The paper-and-shouting request line has no signal and no economics.

AUXTION turns the request line into a transparent, opt-in market — the people who most want a song can say so with a tip, the ranking is always visible, and the DJ keeps control of the room.

How it works

01

DJ gets a QR

The operator signs in, connects a payout account, and gets a personal QR for the night.

02

Guests scan & search

Guests search a real song — title, artist, artwork, preview — and pick how badly they want it.

03

Paid priority

Payment sets position in the queue transparently; higher bid ranks higher, always visible.

04

Operator approves

Nothing plays without the DJ. Reject a paid request and the guest is auto-refunded, fee reversed.

05

Live queue

The queue updates in realtime as payments come in, so the room can see the line move.

06

Server-side fee

A 10% platform fee is enforced server-side as a constant, not a setting a DJ can switch off.

Deliverables & build

Static web appSupabase (auth · RLS · realtime)Stripe ConnectEdge FunctionsAuto-refund logic

◉ Proof: real payment infrastructure, not a mockup — Stripe Connect destination charges with a server-enforced fee, plus live Edge Functions for connect, checkout, webhook, and refund. Still a self-built concept: no paying operators yet.

Why it matters

The economics are the product. AUXTION is free for DJs and takes a mandatory 10% on every guest payment, enforced at the source. A rejected paid request refunds automatically, fee and all, so nobody pays for a song that never plays. It is the live module that feeds LIFTWAVE.

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