There are very few actual buildings in this game, and one bunch of areas has a prepronderance of many buildings.
Go into one and you can't miss an auction keeper and his assistant.

I know that Cheryl. It was late and I hate leaving things undone. Daniel, if that's aimed at me, go read the post again. The poster didn't mean to bid and was way over what she could, apparently, afford. Even if she wasn't. I suggest you never go to a real auction. People who have more money tend to win, as simple as that. I won't even get into how many times I have just left because someone apparently needed the energy and I could afford to wait. That isn't the point.

Monica. .. in my opinion you didn't need to explain. Its a game. If the Auction house is out of balance in some way it is for the Devs.

I love this story about Monica's apparent "greed" or impulsiveness saving a person that bid higher than intended. That is why I was cheering for both of you. It was a good story that ended with you two talking here... With all the people playing what are the odds that you both would frequent the message board.

:)

There are several auction houses, split by the levels, but there are not multiple auction houses for a level set.

In other words, there may be an auction house for levels 1-10, 11-25, and then 100-135, but there is only one auction house for the level 100-135, etc.

I had bid on the bread, 33,000 gold, the beginning bid. Next thing I see, someone had bid 194,000 gold. There was no bidding in between. Then, next bid is 280,000 gold.

Or, as I often do, you go in, bid what you are willing to pay, and let the thing play out. I usually won't go over $100,000 and if it goes higher, so be it (that bid was a one off because I sometimes get a little OCD). If it doesn't, I have some bread. I don't like waiting until the auction is over and bidding $1000 at a time It takes away from my playing time and I don't have that much most days.