The Fine Arts of Auctioning and Bidding by kougra_master87 |  |
Maybe you have tried to put an item up for auction,
and no one seems to buy. Or maybe you've bid on items and never seem to get
that elusive top bid. Here, I'll show you the ins and outs of auctioning and
bidding from my own personal experience.
Auctioning:
I usually like to use the one hour auctions for fast money. I would say that
three hours is definitely the maximum time you should allow your item to be
up for auction. Having it sit there and gather dust for an entire day is really
unnecessary. Then, you must choose your starting price. For smaller items, like
food or toys, I like to start at 1 NP. For larger items, such as codestones,
faeries, or map pieces, I like to start at 100-1000 NP. ALWAYS KEEP YOUR BID
INCREMENT AT 1 NP!!! If you action something off at 1 NP then put your increment
at 1000 NP, no one is going to buy. I see people doing this all the time and
they never get a bid. Or people will have their asking price for a codestone
at 100,000 NP. No one is going to buy a codestone for that much money. Always
check up on your items. When there is about 5 minutes left in your auction,
the real fun stuff will start. People will start fighting over your item, and
usually they go above what you would normally have sold it for in a shop. And
now all you have to do is wait for them to take it away and pay you.
Bidding:
If you're looking for a particular item, for a quest or something, I suggest
using the auction genie. If you're just looking for a great deal, then here
are some suggestions. If you have a fast computer, click on the link that says
auctions 21-40. You will have the best chance of getting an item there. If you
do not have a fast computer, use the link that says auctions 41-60. When you
find an item that you want to bid on, make sure there are other bids on it already.
If there aren't, or there is only one bid, don't bid on it. Chances are that
it is overpriced and you won't make any money off of it. If there are bids on
it, click on the link. You will see the bidding screen. This is where the people
using the auction genie come back into the picture. Now click on the place bid
button underneath the box that automatically fills in the next highest bid for
you. If your bid is successful, keep refreshing to make sure no one else has
place a bid above yours. If your bid is unsuccessful, keep trying, you'll get
it eventually. If someone bids above you, click on the button again. But, if
it's an increment of 50-100+ NP, you might want to wait until someone else bids
above that one, to make sure that the price isn't too high. Just keep refreshing
and clicking until the auction is over and you'll have about a 75% chance of
getting the item.
Remember, never buy items that are way overpriced and never overprice your
items. Wait for people to bid, they will make you a profit, don't try to make
profits with your asking price, it won't work. Always make sure there are at
least two bids on an item you want to bid on and don't make the first bid above
a bidder who made a huge increment.
Follow these simple rules and auctioning and bidding should be much easier
for you. |
