That is true, and im sure thats how we did it in the past. Considering this was a so often thing.
Or did the forums not get monitored too much back then?.
what use to happen before... everyone who was entering would make a few avatars and/or sigs for an auction. These avatars/sigs would be posted by the person hosting(someone everyone trusted) the competition for the auction. Whatever sold from the auction would be the prize for the competition.