HOMM4: Million-GP Auction

[gravyluvr]

Parchment (will be replaced by _ _ _ - _ _ - _ _ _ _)

Bag of gold?But wasnt that alredy here?

Good guess but...

DL

[ThunderTitan]

arrow of stunning 1520

[DaemianLucifer]

arrow of stunning - 1530

@gravyluvr

Then what the hell is it?Nothing else fits.Unles you havent used the full name.

[Echo_]

Ring of protection to 5500

You get it. I can't go that high.

[Orfinn]

Ring of protection to 5500

You get it. I can't go that high.

Fine by me, my prrrecious ring

[Vlad976]

Staff of Summoning 2960

[Echo_]

unless I can take my 12k on the helm down to 11k? (please!)

[Orfinn]

Staff of summoning to 3000

yes I may be wasting money now, but its funny

[Kalah]

5470 for the Staff of Summoning!

[Vlad976]

Shield 990

[gravyluvr]

Last Call for Purse of Gold...

New addition... there are three objects that will not be sold in this auction that were in my original list. So while my original list should drop from 170 to 167, I have decided to substitute two objects into the auction. When the next lot comes up that should only have nine items, I will substitute in the first object. For those of you who are curious... Parchment was scheduled for Lot#5 and Scroll was scheduled for Lot #6 so they will each be replaced by a "substitute item."

NEW RULE!!!! Anyone who has won a bid in the first five lots will be getting a $5000 bonus!!! The 5000 bonus will be available in lot #4 for anyone who has bought at least one item in the auction!

Everyone involved in the Auction has a current "credit" of 25,000 gold pieces (each) except the auctioneer

And... DaemianLucifer=5000, Kalah=5470, Gaidel Cain=5520, Vlad976=10000, Orfinn=14000, Echo_=17440, Tao Jones=23560, Sir William S Titan=23780, ThunderTitan=24450, wimfrits=24650, Fyl=29150, a55a55in=29400, and Pepak=29500.

Bids begin and go in minimal increments of 10 (Treasure and Item), 20 (Minor), 50 (Major), and 100 (Relic). Please offer or raise more than the minimum.

Lot #4 Open!

Fourth Lot (item, type, placement, description, bidder, current bid)
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Shield, Item, Left Hand, Gives the hero +3 Melee and Ranged Defense, Vlad976, 990.
Horseshoe, Treasure, Miscellaneous, All friendly targets get +1 luck, Fyl, 1250.
War Sling, Treasure, Ranged, Increases the hero's Ranged Attack by 10, a55a55in, 4220.
Arrow of Stunning, Treasure, Miscellaneous, The hero's ranged attack has a chance of Stunning the target, depending on the damage done and the toughness of the target, DaemianLucifer, 1530.
Giant Slayer, Minor, Right Hand, Increases the hero's Melee Attack and Melee Defense by 3. The hero does double melee damage against level 4 creatures, DaemianLucifer. 1040.
Purse of Gold, Treasure, Miscellaneous, Gives +250 gold per day when equipped by a hero, Sir William S Titan, 10,000.
Staff of Summoning, Major, Two-Handed, Reduces the cost of creature summoning spells by 50% with a minimum cost of 1 point. Uses both the left and right hand slots, Kalah, 5470.
Unnatural Armor, Major, Torso, Increases the hero's Melee and Ranged Defense by 20, and also grants them Nature Ward, Fyl, 7500.
Helm of Command , Major , Head, All friendly targets get +20% to their Melee and Ranged Attack, +20% to their Melee and Ranged Defense, and +1 to their speed, Echo_, 12,000.
Ring of Protection, Treasure, Ring, Increases the Melee and Ranged Defense of all friendly targets by 20%, Orfinn, 5500.

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Two Lots to get the bonus bucks!!!
Don't worry... there will be more bonus bucks awarded in the next five lots.

Lot #5 coming soon... Crossbow, Axe, Cart of Lumber, Dwarven Hammer, Spear of the Centaur, Staff of Wizardry, Halberd of the Swiftwatch, Supreme Crown of the Magi, Warlord's Ring, and Parchment (will be replaced by _ _ _ - _ _ - _ _ _ _).

[Banedon]

Ah yes... the camping strategy. That's why the bonuses are there. My hope is that some of these bidders who are "winning" these early bid-up games (oh you want that? I'll bid more!) will realize how much money they are wasting.

At the same time, by giving bonus bucks and putting it in my signature I'm trying to draw new blood in the game, which should balance early players running out of resources and offer new challengers to the "campers."

It's not by fault someone is willing to bid 5000 gp for something you find in a random treasure box that would have a MAX value of 2000 gp. I put the products out there. You (collectively) determine their value.

But it's precisely because of the bonus bucks that we can bid 5,000 for a poor artifact! Without the bonus bucks I bet the Chainmail would have stayed at 100 - or even 0.

[DaemianLucifer]

Shield - 1000

Taking all bets!Wholl steal the staff away from Kalah?!

[Vlad976]

Arrow of Stunning 1600

[gravyluvr]

But it's precisely because of the bonus bucks that we can bid 5,000 for a poor artifact! Without the bonus bucks I bet the Chainmail would have stayed at 100 - or even 0.

It wasn't my intention, but people who have played in the first five lots should get more (in my mind). At the same time, it would be nice if people would let someone else by an artifact instead of trying to buy everything they can at the start.

Don't worry, I have a backup plan.

[Orfinn]

5470 for the Staff of Summoning!

You can have the staff Kalah, what is The Great Summoner without his staff?

[Fyl]

what's the backup plan ? ownership tax ?

[Banedon]

12,500 for the Helm of Command. Two-fold purpose Now Echo_ can bid for the Ring.

[ThunderTitan]

1540 - Arrow of Stunning

[gravyluvr]

ThunderTitan... That's not a raise. As for a backup plan... No need to make it public til it becomes the "front" plan.

Purse of Gold... Sold to Mr. Titan! And thanks to healthy early raises I'm taking several items to final bids. I'll at least keep them up for a little time.

New addition... there are three objects that will not be sold in this auction that were in my original list. So while my original list should drop from 170 to 167, I have decided to substitute two objects into the auction. When the next lot comes up that should only have nine items, I will substitute in the first object. For those of you who are curious... Parchment was scheduled for Lot#5 and Scroll was scheduled for Lot #6 so they will each be replaced by a "substitute item."

NEW RULE!!!! Anyone who has won a bid in the first five lots will be getting a $5000 bonus!!! The 5000 bonus will be available in lot #4 for anyone who has bought at least one item in the auction!

Everyone involved in the Auction has a current "credit" of 25,000 gold pieces (each) except the auctioneer

And... DaemianLucifer=5000, Kalah=5470, Gaidel Cain=5520, Vlad976=10000, Orfinn=14000, Echo_=17440, Tao Jones=23560, Sir William S Titan=23780, ThunderTitan=24450, wimfrits=24650, Fyl=29150, a55a55in=29400, and Pepak=29500. (Does not inlude the current lot)

Bids begin and go in minimal increments of 10 (Treasure and Item), 20 (Minor), 50 (Major), and 100 (Relic). Please offer or raise more than the minimum.

Lot #4 Open!

Fourth Lot (item, type, placement, description, bidder, current bid)
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Shield, Item, Left Hand, Gives the hero +3 Melee and Ranged Defense, DaemianLucifer, 1000.
Horseshoe, Treasure, Miscellaneous, All friendly targets get +1 luck, Fyl, 1250.
War Sling, Treasure, Ranged, Increases the hero's Ranged Attack by 10, a55a55in, 4220.
Arrow of Stunning, Treasure, Miscellaneous, The hero's ranged attack has a chance of Stunning the target, depending on the damage done and the toughness of the target, Vlad976, 1600.
Giant Slayer, Minor, Right Hand, Increases the hero's Melee Attack and Melee Defense by 3. The hero does double melee damage against level 4 creatures, DaemianLucifer. 1040.
SOLD! Purse of Gold, Treasure, Miscellaneous, Gives +250 gold per day when equipped by a hero, Sir William S Titan, 10,000.
Staff of Summoning, Major, Two-Handed, Reduces the cost of creature summoning spells by 50% with a minimum cost of 1 point. Uses both the left and right hand slots, Kalah, 5470.
Unnatural Armor, Major, Torso, Increases the hero's Melee and Ranged Defense by 20, and also grants them Nature Ward, Fyl, 7500.
Helm of Command , Major , Head, All friendly targets get +20% to their Melee and Ranged Attack, +20% to their Melee and Ranged Defense, and +1 to their speed, Banedon, 12,500.
Ring of Protection, Treasure, Ring, Increases the Melee and Ranged Defense of all friendly targets by 20%, Orfinn, 5500.

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Two Lots to get the bonus bucks!!!
Don't worry... there will be more bonus bucks awarded in the next five lots.

Lot #5 coming soon... Crossbow, Axe, Cart of Lumber, Dwarven Hammer, Spear of the Centaur, Staff of Wizardry, Halberd of the Swiftwatch, Supreme Crown of the Magi, Warlord's Ring, and Parchment (will be replaced by _ _ _ - _ _ - _ _ _ _).