In this subform, you are allowed to ask a willing member to enter a bid/claim on your behalf (
only if/when you are not able to partake on your own) when Nathan offers his knives for ale in his now famous "Fridays sales threads". The person who accepts to do so on your behalf is your proxy buyer. This is a courtesy service which is absolutely free of any financial benefits to the proxy bidder/buyer. If the proxy is successful, then the essence of the transaction, i.e, the payment, shipping et al will be handled between you and Carothers performance knives.
^ long version explanation to your question