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Chat Auctions
Chat Auctions are an alternative to Auction Houses
for players who want to trade instantly without waiting.
The seller runs an auction in a trading channel, then
sells the item to the highest bidder at the close of the
auction. The buyer and seller must then meet up in the
world to make the trade.
Sellers
- Use the Trade
Channel.
- Pick a
starting bid for your item.
Low Starting/Minimum Bids
If you set it really low you might get a lot of
attention (and possibly insults/laughs) by
players who know the item is worth much more.
This can work to your advantage as it's free
publicity when players talk about your item.
High Starting Bids
If your minimum bid is set too high then you
won't get any bids on your item. If you start an
item at 1 gold you may find no bidders for that
item. But, if you start the item off at 25
silver the same item might sell for much higher
than 2 gold. Your selling strategy determines
the success of your trade.
- Announce your
item with a link to the item: [Iridescent Pearl]
min bid 1g.
- Wait for
bids. Once someone makes a bid, acknowledge
their bid by repeating it with their name. I
have 1g on [Iridescent Pearl] by Jonny. If
people are bidding really quickly against each
other, wait until it slows down and announce the
last bid.
- If bidding
slows down or stops, wait a bit (it's up to you
how long) and say [Iridescent Pearl] going once
for 1.5g to Jonny. (or whatever the last bid
was). Wait a little bit longer then say
[Iridescent Pearl] going twice for 1.5g to Jonny.
Then call the auction as sold. [Iridescent
Pearl] sold for 1.5g to Jonny.
- It's
important that you keep repeating the link and
the price so people who come into the channel
later can see what is being bid on and what the
price is at. It's also important that you call
the auction. Otherwise the buyer might become
bored and will quit.
- You should
now message the winning bidder and tell them
that they won and set up a place to meet.
Sellers should locate themselves by banks or
flying transport locations so that buyers can
easily find them.
- If the deal
falls through somehow and you're unable to work
out the problems with the winning bidder, offer
the item up for auction again. You can also try
selling it to the second highest bidder at their
last bid price. However, they are under no
obligation to pay since the auction is over.
Other tips
- Don't try to
sell an item that cannot be traded such as a
soulbound item. Read about item basics to learn
about the quality of items and bind status. Many
quest items cannot be traded. Check to see.
Buyers
As items scroll by,
make a bid on an item you want. Example: "10 s (silver) on
[Amazing Sword]." Try to mention what you are bidding on if
there are multiple items for trade at the same time.
Beware of bid wars
The goal of the auction isn't to BEAT another player
in some imaginary battle. The goal is to get the
item at a reasonable price. Don't bid up an item to
crazy numbers just to win against another person
bidding on the item. Pull out if the price gets too
high.
Beware of shady auctions or bids
Look up the bidders and seller using /who to make
sure they are not in the same guilds.
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