Auctions?

I really have to ask.... what happened to auctions on global2?? They used to be almost non-stop on global2 and you could go on almost anytime during the day and have auctions going on. Now everyone is trading stuff on the TO and now prices for resources are on the rise since this new system has opened up a way for players to scam new players out of their gc and resources when giving them virtually nothing in return. Just yesterday I saw a trade for 100 granite costing over 250gc when on auctions 100 granite would go for about 200gc sometimes more sometimes less. This trade of course stayed up until it expired when nobody excepted it. Also it is getting harder to sell lootspots since the only way you can sell them is by posting that you have a lootspot for sale on global1 where most people can't keep track of all the conversations being said. I once spent over 40 minutes trying to sell an SFTR lootspot with no results until I eventually went to global2 to try and sell it which I did and for a pretty good price I may add.

I have seen on global2 many "lurkers" looking for auctions to start up so they can buy or sell things for a good price without waiting hours for someone to accept a trade like on TO. I think there are many people who want to see auctions started back up again, but nobody is attempting to get organized. There is 1 MAJOR problem standing in the way of auctions coming back....... the so called "RULE" that you can't trade with people for a 24 hour period after friending them unless they are in your guild.

I have decided to attempt to get this "Rule" taken back and taken out of the settlers to make trading easier on everyone and have contacted some well-known auctioneers to help me resurrect auctions. I hope to accomplish this by having my guild(The Solamnic Knights) host an auction at a still to be determined date to try and inspire other guilds to do so as well. If this all goes well auctions could be up and running very soon and everyone will be much happier to have something to do while waiting for those buildings to be done building or while doing an adventure while at the same time making gold coins and developing their islands. But we need your support and help to accomplish this.

If you wish to help organize, spread the word, volunteer as auctioneer, etc. please respond to this post or message me in-game.

See You Around
Bart:cool:

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Hear that! Really miss auctions too! Hope they listen... was never quite sure why they came up with that rule... doesn't make sense!

I think it was to cut down on the amount of scamming. Which did work though probably because nobody friends people and trades anymore lol

The game has become almost pointless when the auctions stopped!! the trading system is far better than b4 but auctions gave us something to do while waiting on wheat to grow!!!!

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Originally Posted by Fireman22

The game has become almost pointless when the auctions stopped!! the trading system is far better than b4 but auctions gave us something to do while waiting on wheat to grow!!!!

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for wheat to grow? you mean to make the wheatfields and wells everyday that constantly run out.

I'll volunteer as auctioneer as long as respect is given and rules are generally followed.

The auctions added to the enjoyment of playing, a great way to have fun & pass the time. Since this is a social game they should fix the rule so we can do auctions without the BS of working around their rule.

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Originally Posted by FieryEmber

The auctions added to the enjoyment of playing, a great way to have fun & pass the time. Since this is a social game they should fix the rule so we can do auctions without the BS of working around their rule.

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I have to agree whenever I had to rebuild my wheatfields and wells I always went to auctions to have some fun and make some gold. Also being the auctioneer was really fun too.

I would have posted some pictures of what the world would be like with auctions but unfortunately they aren't showing up :(

Yea the new trading systems did do a number on the auctions

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Originally Posted by Kastro-Zombie

Yea the new trading systems did do a number on the auctions

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Yeah lol TO almost completely wiped auctions off the face of the earth

So far I would like to thank those who have gotten back to me about the auctions idea and would like to inform everyone that the plans for the auctions are going great. :)

At the very least, we need auctions for the selling of loot spots. Scammers are a threat in every game- you can't make Settlers foolproof against it.
The auctions were entertaining, and it's a shame they are gone.

I also miss the auctions, and i think it is harder to get scammed from someone on your friends list since we don't have to manually accept every trade now. If a trade is in your mail you are more likely to really look at it as opposed to before where you might assume it was something you posted. But mostly it will be from trades you expect to receive, which would mostly come from auctions.

So yeah, bring back the gavel bangers!

True but we need some support from other people and other guilds since we can't get auctions back up on our own

Just have all the players who want to have auctions friend each other.

Most of us are already befriended so we just need a time & channel, not all guild leaders want to be bothered but they have many players who participated before the new trade system who would probably still like them to happen. It does not have to be a guild leader who gets the notice for them, any player can pass along the info as I & others did. There are ways around the 24 hours trade rule so that is no reason not to have auctions.
If we are talking "public" auctions why can't we give it a try with a time & channel to see what interest is out there, the word will get out quickly if it was to happen.
I miss the auctions & would prefer to sell/buy my stuff thru them than wait for hours for something on the TO with the pricing on it way out of touch with reality.

I have to revise my plan to resurrect auctions by saying that there will be NO guild hosted auctions.

I will either be organizing elite auctions on global29
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regular auctions on global2

It is up to all of you to decide which one you want me to do.

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There are ways around the 24 hours trade rule so that is no reason not to have auctions.
If we are talking "public" auctions why can't we give it a try with a time & channel to see what interest is out there, the word will get out quickly if it was to happen.

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Completely agree. I miss auctions... Whether bidding or buying or selling, I was always watching, it was entertaining. As far as getting the word out its as FieryEmber said it gets out quick.. I know I mass mail my guild when I know one is happening and everyone on my friends list lol

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Originally Posted by Galaxia

Completely agree. I miss auctions... Whether bidding or buying or selling, I was always watching, it was entertaining. As far as getting the word out its as FieryEmber said it gets out quick.. I know I mass mail my guild when I know one is happening and everyone on my friends list lol

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Yeah I am hoping to choose between elite or regular auctions and have it all set up by this friday starting at about 9PM

I am willing to auction of some lots of bulk resources. To be honest, I can sell a ton on trade

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Originally Posted by Bartimaeus

Yeah I am hoping to choose between elite or regular auctions and have it all set up by this friday starting at about 9PM

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I'm not sure what you mean by elite or regular..?

An elite auction that only had lootspots, gem sprees, granite, BK, Nords, RB, parrots and gold depos. Maybe map frags.

Keep the resource lots and meat/fish depos and adventure packs out of it.

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Originally Posted by Galaxia

I'm not sure what you mean by elite or regular..?

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Well when a lot of the higher end players wanted to get away from all the interruptions and drama on global 2 they created elite auctions and only told a few select people where and when it was and to tell their guild about it but not to announce it on global or help

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Originally Posted by ZBest

An elite auction that only had lootspots, gem sprees, granite, BK, Nords, RB, parrots and gold depos. Maybe map frags.

Keep the resource lots and meat/fish depos and adventure packs out of it.

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I have to say that would severally take down on the amount of people able to participate in the auctions to mostly players higher than lvl35. So my vote is going for auctions in global 2 but since this should be a popular vote I can't just pick and choose where I want it to be.

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Originally Posted by Bartimaeus

Well when a lot of the higher end players wanted to get away from all the interruptions and drama on global 2 they created elite auctions and only told a few select people where and when it was and to tell their guild about it but not to announce it on global or help

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Ah gotcha... ya sorry was confused on what you meant.... I went to all the private auctions as well. I feel that most are fairly respectful about auction rules and such.. and if not we all know as well as they do that they will be ignored so it is a good motivator to respect the rules of auction. So I'm not sure that privates necessarily need to be held anymore... I would just be happy with auctions again lol

that is true

Are we ready for auctions????? Well you better be because tomorrow night starting at 9PM EST in global2 AUCTIONS will be taking place!!!

Hope to see all of you there.

Auctions tonight in 15 minutes people in global2 hurry and whisper me before the list gets to long :)

Auctions were a great success last night and I would like to thank everyone who participated

Don't forget auctions will be held tomorrow night starting at 9PM EST in global2. Hope to see everyone there :)

dude its called silos so you dont have to build the fields, and the auctions only went away because so many people have gone away, it is a noticeable fact throughsimply playing the game that there just isnt as many playing as there used to be, we can organize all we want, but it still remains that we wont have a viable auction channel until server traffic is increased or a mass collective happens to save them

auctions tonight hope to see everyone there

I can honestly say that, until I saw this post, I had no idea that there were auctions going on on Global-2. That being said, it would be great to be able to go there (now that I'm aware of it) to sell/buy items, adventures & etc. as an alternative to standard trade. Here's hoping they will listen to this poll and fix the "Rule", thereby allowing auctions to function again.

there are also auctions held in global5 starting at 5pm est by shelleyley

i love the path shelleyley has set.... messyjessy and loki-666 (and you too Bart to a lesser degree :P) are also starting to pave a good path. Auctions may not have the "value" they had before the trade system was released but puleasssseeee don't try and tell me auctions are dead... Saturday shelleyley auctions are a hit and even when some newbie twit tries auctioneering (during the work week) (s)he gets a good crowd for about 30 minutes.

Auctions Forever!!

lol thanks alot odesius :P

Agreed ......................... auctions need to come back to the game....................... =o)