What's with auction prices?

[MOAGLEE]

I bought an Indian fountain selection kit earlier today at an auction for about 1000 coins. And right now I see a Sentinel Outpost bidding for 30,000 coins.

Are these normal prices? Or am I vastly underestimating the value of a sentinel outpost?

 

[Agent327]

It is an auction, not a fixed price you pay in a shop.

 

[Sharmon the Impaler]

The garbage sold does not give gems only the higher end stuff. Auctions do not require gems and the shop does.

 

[MOAGLEE]

It is an auction, not a fixed price you pay in a shop.

Both were auction prices. I'm asking if these are prices you would expect at the auction for these items, or if I just got a really good deal on the fountain because of a particularly poor auction group.

 

[Emberguard]

Both were auction prices. I'm asking if these are prices you would expect at the auction for these items, or if I just got a really good deal on the fountain because of a particularly poor auction group.

You’ll see large fluctuations in pricing where the same item that goes for a few thousand might also go for hundreds of thousands

however the indian set isn’t usually that sought after and goes on the cheaper end

 

[Sharmon the Impaler]

Checkmate Squares , Rotundas , Art Exhibit kit , Abandoned Asylum Kits and Sentinels with a few others are the hottest items in the auction. I paid 120K for a Checkmate Square last night and 86001 this morning for one. If you hit it at a good time then you can pay 1/6 of that price for them

 

[Ebeondi Asi]

The way the Auction is set up is interesting. First only fifty random people are in any auction. They get selected for that auction by when they click on the Antiques dealer after the last auction has passed and the waiting period over. So the next fifty get in, random. Then another one start for the next fifty random people clicking on Antiques Dealer.
So the people who are in any particular auction may vary greatly. All you will know is they all play on that World, and clicked on Antiques Dealer in a similar time frame
If you notice.. rarely do you start an Auction at 2:00 it is usually 1:58:16 or 1:57:03 so always a few minutes off of the two hours. that is because the timer is started by the first person to get that particular Auction. Every one else adding in a bit later until the fifty are all in.

 

[Emberguard]

fifty random people are in any auction.

I wouldn’t really call it random. It’s in order of who clicked on the building

 

[FlameDame]

The way the Auction is set up is interesting. First only fifty random people are in any auction. They get selected for that auction by when they click on the Antiques dealer after the last auction has passed and the waiting period over. So the next fifty get in, random. Then another one start for the next fifty random people clicking on Antiques Dealer.
So the people who are in any particular auction may vary greatly. All you will know is they all play on that World, and clicked on Antiques Dealer in a similar time frame
If you notice.. rarely do you start an Auction at 2:00 it is usually 1:58:16 or 1:57:03 so always a few minutes off of the two hours. that is because the timer is started by the first person to get that particular Auction. Every one else adding in a bit later until the fifty are all in.

So, the fact that I have gone in there every day, more than once, and put the same three things in there and they just show up in my storage, just means I'm not lucky?
Well, now the Event Quest wants me to exchange 4 items. That will never happen at this rate. Guess they figured out a way to slow me down...LOL

 

[Pericles the Lion]

So, the fact that I have gone in there every day, more than once, and put the same three things in there and they just show up in my storage, just means I'm not lucky?
Well, now the Event Quest wants me to exchange 4 items. That will never happen at this rate. Guess they figured out a way to slow me down...LOL

If you are trying to sell items to the Antiques Dealer you must first enter the items into the selection boxes, then select the exchange time (default is 2 hours), then click on the "Barter" button. If you omit the last step and exit the window the selected items will just be put back into inventory.

 

[PJS299]

If you are trying to sell items to the Antiques Dealer you must first enter the items into the selection boxes, then select the exchange time (default is 2 hours), then click on the "Barter" button. If you omit the last step and exit the window the selected items will just be put back into inventory.

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Since when do you get more gems and coins from the castle system? That doesn't happen for me... Is it on a higher level?

 

[Dursland]

Both were auction prices. I'm asking if these are prices you would expect at the auction for these items, or if I just got a really good deal on the fountain because of a particularly poor auction group.

Sentinel Outposts and their upgrades can go as high as 100,000-200,000 so you got a good deal yes.

 

[Dursland]

Since when do you get more gems and coins from the castle system? That doesn't happen for me... Is it on a higher level?

Yes it's a higher level. I believe level 5 is what gives you an extra slot. Not sure about the gems boost but you can look up castle levels.

 

[PJS299]

Yes it's a higher level. I believe level 5 is what gives you an extra slot. Not sure about the gems boost but you can look up castle levels.

I see. At level 9 it gives extra coins and gems. I'm only at level 7.

 

[Sharmon the Impaler]

I am at 11,565 gems and hardly ever spend them. My castle gives me 15% extra silver and 20% extra gems.

 

[Dominator - X]

Since when do you get more gems and coins from the castle system? That doesn't happen for me... Is it on a higher level?

Now it all makes sense. I thought you were just rude with all of your dopey, mean responses. Reality is, you are just ignorant and inexperienced.

My bad.

 

[FlameDame]

If you are trying to sell items to the Antiques Dealer you must first enter the items into the selection boxes, then select the exchange time (default is 2 hours), then click on the "Barter" button. If you omit the last step and exit the window the selected items will just be put back into inventory.

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Well shit...That was the hard way to learn this lesson...LOL Thanks.

 

[PJS299]

Now it all makes sense. I thought you were just rude with all of your dopey, mean responses. Reality is, you are just ignorant and inexperienced.

My bad.

Who even are you? I wasn't talking to you bruv. I don't know what you're talking about. Dopey, mean responses? What? Please explain.

 

[Sharmon the Impaler]

I don't get it either , you're pretty much always polite to everyone here

 

[Sharmon the Impaler]

" Try growing into your experience and perhaps you won't elicite this response." The misuse and spelling error of elicit aside , what does this even mean ? How do you "grow" into an experience ?