Auction House FAQ

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  1. Juturna

    Juturna User

    AUCTION FAQ


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    This Auction is where you can bid credits on elite items, items that cost uridium.

    Auction Page: (As shown Below)

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    The auction system has several fun and exciting features for the Dark Orbit Community.

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    There are three types of auctions now:
    Purple - HOURLY Auctions
    Hourly auction offers for common premium items.
    These auctions start at every full hour Local Server Time (LST).
    (Example: Start 14:00:00h – End 14:59:59h)

    Yellow - DAILY Auctions
    Daily auctions include uncommon premium items.
    These start at 0:00h LST and run for 24 hours.

    Light Blue - WEEKLY Auctions
    Weekly auctions – here you can purchase rare premium (Uridium) items.
    Those auctions start on Monday at 0:00h LST and end on Sunday 23:59:59h LST.

    Each auction can be seen individually by clicking on the Auction tab and choosing one of the options ( Hourly, Daily or Weekly)

    Auction Page: Section Descriptions
    (As shown Below)

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    Green: Items Name
    Orange: Item Type
    Light Blue: High Bidder
    Purple: Current Bidder
    Dark Blue: Your Bid
    Yellow: Instant Buy *** This is a Uridium Purchase
    Pink: Auction Timer

    Auction Sorting Feature - Filter
    (As shown Below)

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    Here with the drop down menu you can sort the items you are interested in bidding on.
    with the following categories.
    • ALL
    • Batteries (Laser Ammo)
    • Rockets and Mines
    • Generators
    • Extras
    • Weapons
    • Specials
    • Ships
    • Boosters
    • Designs

    Auction Bidding: (as shown below)

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    When you select an item, the details of that auction will displayed much clearer. The item will completely Highlight as shown by the item in Yellow. Then the decription of the time will show on the right side of the Auction area, as shown in Pink.

    As you can see from the image above, the item we are bidding on has a current high bid of 10000 credits. In the Bid area it shows 20000 to bid. As each bid must be 10000 above the current high bidder.

    If bid is to low or you are outbid when attempting to place your bid a pop up window will show up. (as shown below)

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    If your bid does not go through, no credits are deducted from your account.

    *** When typing in a bid, be very careful to watch the amount of zeros you place in your bid, as it has happened that player mean to bid 10 thousand and end up bidding 10 million.

    Sucessful Bid: (as shown Below)

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    This is the message you will recieve when your bid has been accepted.
    If you refresh your page, you should be showing as the high bidder.

    To become the highest bidder you must submit a bid that is higher than the current bidder holder. At that point your User name will appear in the auction listing as the highest Bidder.


    Notifications:

    When you are the high bidder you recieve a pop up window that tells you your bid was successful.

    When outbid on an auction you will recieve a message in Dark Orbit Mail notifying you that you were outbid. (As shown Below)

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    You will recieve Dark Orbit Mail notifications for the following auction reasons:

    • You have won a bid.
    • Someone made a higher bid.
    • The auction ended without you making a higher bid.


    AMMO Bidding: When bidding on ammo in the auction please know that it will only allow you to bid if you have the current space available on your ship. You can attempt to place a bid. However if there is no space available you will recieve the following message. Unlimited Armor Capacity 2014.

    No space available (As shown below)

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    Intant buy:

    Every auction has an Instant buy option which can be seen just below the bid area.
    This is a URIDIUM purchase.

    When you use this feature the auction will give you a confirmation pop up that must be confirmed to continue or cancelled. (as show below)

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    If you click ok, you will recieve the following message confirming purchase. (as shown below)

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    Completed Auctions:
    Completed auctions can be view in the HISTORY tab on the auction page.

    View auctions that have been won by you or others in the community.

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    Completed Action Filters:
    Here you can filter the completed auctions you would like to view. (as shown Below)

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    The filters available are:
    Purple: Select auction (choose the date to view)
    Green: Type (Choose specific items)



    Credits refunded: How to see that your credits have been refunded. (as shown below)

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    Items Available:


    Below is a chart showing items available.
    *** During certain events you will also find special Event Items in the auction house,
    these are not listed below.


    HOURLY DAILY WEEKLY
    MCB-25 Aegis Ships Lightning Designs
    MCB-50 Spearhead Ships Diminisher Design
    SAB-50 Citadel Ships Sentinel Designs
    PLT-3030 Aegis Veteran Designs Solace Designs
    PLT-2021 Aegis Elite Designs Spectrum Designs
    ACM-1 Spearhead Veteran Designs Venom Designs
    G3N-7900 speed generator Spearhead Elite Designs
    Generators SG3N-B02 shield Citadel Veteran Designs
    GeneratorsCloaking Device Type A Citadel Elite Designs
    Cloaking CPU Hull Module
    Cloaking CPU XL Deflector Module
    Slot CPU 2 Honor Booster Module
    Slot CPU 3 Experience Module
    Slot CPU 4 Damage Booster Module
    Auto Rocket CPU Repair Module
    Turbo mine CPU 2 LR Laser Module
    Jump CPU 2 MR Laser Module
    Radar CPU HR Laser Module
    Drone repair CPU 2 LA Rocket Module
    Ammunition CPU MA Rocket Module
    Smart bomb CPU
    Insta-shield CPU
    Generator boost CPU
    Repair robot 3
    Repair robot 4
    Advanced Jump CPU 1
    Rocket CPU
    Rocket-launcher CPU
    Targeting guidance CPU 2
    Rocket turbo
    Repair-bot auto CPU
    Lab CPU
    Cargo bay expansion
    Armory upgrade 1
    Armory upgrade 2
    Armory upgrade 3
    LF-3
    Hellstorm launcher 2
    Xenomit
    Log-disks
    Iris
    Vengeance Ships
    Goliath Ships
    Leonov Ships
    Experience Boosters
    Shield Boosters
    Damage Boosters
    Repair Boosters
    Honor Boosters
    Shield recharger Boosters
    Resource Boosters
    Hit point Boosters
    Sapphire Designs
    Jade Designs
    Crimson Designs
    Amber Designs
    Adept Designs
    Exalted Designs
    Veteran Designs
    Enforcer Designs
    Avenger Designs
    Bastion Designs
    Revenge Designs
    Corsair Designs


    Questions and Answers:
    Q: If I bid on an Item in trade and get out bid, can I bid again?
    A: Yes, you can re bid on that item by placing a new bid since your credits were refunded when you were outbid.

    Q: If I bid on an item and lose, will I lose all of the hard earned credits?
    A: No, you will recover the credits bid, if you do not win the auction.
    You will also recieve a dark Orbit Mail notifying you that you were outbid.

    Q: What do I have to do if I want to raise my current bid?
    A: Just enter the new amount you want to bid for the auction. Keep in mind that your new bid has to be at least 10,000 Credits higher than your current bid.

    Q: If I bid on the wrong item or an Item I don't want can I get a refund.
    A: No, refunds on items bid on in the auction area are a choice, therefore no refunds will be made.

    Q: Is there a minimum of Credits I have to bid for an auction?
    A: Yes, the minimum bid for an auction is 10,000 Credits over the current high bid.

    Q: Where can I see how much I did bid for an auction?
    A: Just go to the auction you have bid for and you will see your current bid displayed below the item description.

    Q: Where can I see the amount of the current highest bid for an auction?
    A: The current highest bid is visible on the auction page under Current Bid.
     

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