HoMM3: Million GP Auction

[asandir]

Heroes of Might and Magic 3 - the Auction

Alright ladies and gentlemen, strap on on your seatbelts, and hold onto your hats, the auction is BACK! This time we travel back to a time where heroes had their place .... in the back lines of combat .... a time when Grandmaster Combat and Potions of Immortality were a pipedream by 3DO designers, when adventure AI worked (ok, worked a little bit), a time before memory leaks .... (ok I can't back that one up) .... a time of restoration

First off, many thanks to Gravyluvr for all his hard work on the last auction, I am planning to steal all of your hard work and take it for my own, so I guess I should thank you profusely at the start

I guess the biggest difference between Gravy's auction and mine, is that his had a purpose (sort of ) and mine's just for fun!

Sold Artifacts
Items listed alphabetically by winning bidder

Lot, Item, Type, Position, Buyer, Bid
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Lot 2: Boots of Speed, Minor, Feet, Banedon, 12000

Lot 1: Centaur's Ax, Treasure, Right Hand, Banedon, 1900

Lot 3: Necklace of Swiftness, Treasure, Neck, Banedon, 4700

Lot 3: Diplomat's Ring, Major, Ring, Elvin, 500

Lot 3: Dragon Wing Tabard, Minor, Shoulders, Elvin, 2700

Lot 4: Charm of Mana, Treasure, Miscellaneous: Hero Boost, Gaidal Cain, 1000

Lot 1: Orb of Vulnerability, Relic, Miscellaneous: Orbs & Tomes, Gaidal Cain, 7000

Lot 1: Talisman of Mana, Treasure, Miscellaneous: Hero Boost, Gaidal Cain, 2500

Lot 2: Torso of Legion, Minor, Miscellaneous: Kingdom Boost, Gaidal Cain, 3000

Lot 1: Necklace of Ocean Guidance, Major, Neck, Gravyluvr, 1950

Lot 1: Clover of Fortune, Treasure, Miscellaneous: Luck & Morale, HodgePodge, 2525

Lot3: Pendant of Free Will, Treasure, Neck, HodgePodge, 210

Lot 4: Pendant of Life, Treasure, Neck, Hodge Podge, 500

Lot 1: Surcoat of Counterpoise, Major, Shoulder, HodgePodge, 3650

Lot 1: Amulet of the Undertaker, Treasure, Neck, Omega_Destroyer 7000

Lot 4: Pendant of Death, Treasure, Neck, Omega_Destroyer, 1000

Lot 2: Sea Captain's Hat, Relic, Head, Pitsu, 3000

Lot 2: Spyglass, Treasure, Miscellaneous: Hero Boost, Pitsu, 1000

Lot 2: Collar of Conjuring, Treasure, Neck, Sir William S Titan, 595

Lot 3: Endless Bag of Gold, Major, Miscellaneous: Kingdom Boost, ThunderTitan, 5252

Lot 1: Helm Of Chaos, Minor, Head, ThunderTitan, 2940

Lot 2: Ring of Life, Minor, Ring, ThunderTitan, 3535

Lot 3: Vial of Lifeblood, Major, Miscellaneous: Hero Boost, ThunderTitan, 4300

Lot 2: Ambassador's Sash, Major, Shoulders, Vlad976, 750

Lot 2: Breastplate of Petrified Wood, Treasure, Torso, Vlad976, 1250

Lot 3: Bird of Perception, Treasure, Miscellaneous: Hero Boost, Vlad976, 500

Lot 2: Glyph of Gallantry, Treasure, Miscellaneous: Luck & Morale, Vlad976, 1000

Lot 3:Greater Gnoll's Flail, Minor, Right Hand, Vlad976, 2000

Lot 3: Shield of the Dwarven Lords, Treasure, Left Hand, Vlad976, 1500

Lot 1: Everpouring Vial of Mercury, Major, Miscellaneous: Kingdom Boost, Winterfate 3700

Lot 4: Orb of Driving Rain, Major, Miscellaneous: Orbs and Tomes, Winterfate, 10000

Lot 1: Ring of Conjuring, Treasure, Rings, Winterfate 1500

Lot3: Tome of Fire Magic, Relic, Miscellaneous: Orbs & Tomes, Winterfate, 4000

Lot 2: Dragon Scale Shield, Major, Left Hand, Zamolxis, 6000


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Terms:
This Auction has $1 Million Max (not for each bidder)
The Auctioneer (Asandir/Stefan) will not be bidding on any item
The Auctioneer will determine final bid and purchase price
The Auctioneer will keep track of bidders, items and currency (and limits)

Items:
There are 123 total items for sale
Position Breakdown: Right Hand (9), Left Hand (8), Torso (9), Head (10), Feet (6), Neck (17), Shoulders (8), Rings (10), Miscellaneous: Kingdom Boosts (12), Miscellaneous: Orbs and Tomes (13), Miscellaneous: Hero Boost (14), Miscellaneous: Luck and Morale (8)
Type Breakdown: Treasure (37), Minor (21), Major (39), Relic (25), Unique (1)

Note that the Spell Scrolls won't be for sale in this Auction

Please keep in mind that we only have $1 million gold pieces to spend on all of the items – please don’t go overboard.

Items will be auctioned as individual items, however multiple items will be available for bidding at any given time (10 at a time).

Bids begin and go in minimum increments of 10 (Treasure), 20 (Minor), 50 (Major), and 100 (Relic). The unique item I am still deciding what to do with .... stay tuned

Current Bidders and cash available

Bandedon 38,000
Chai26 50,000
darknessfood 50,000
Elvin 46,800
Gaidal Cain 36,500
Gravyluvr 48,050
HodgePodge 43,115
Oakwarrior 50,000
Old_Man 48,000
Omega_Destroyer 42,000
Pitsu 46,000
Sir William S Titan 49,405
TT 33,973
Vlad976 43,000
Winterfate 30,800
Zamolxis 44,000


and yes I know this doesn't add up to 1,000,000 GP, but I gotta leave some room in the salary cap for the time being

[winterfate]

Ok...sorry about that...

[asandir]

NOTE: there is a signup thread, pls use that thread for posting about the game, and registering your interest until the auction starts pls .... so as not to clutter this up.

thanks

[ThunderTitan]

10gp for the The Auctioneer's soul.

BTW, it might have been a good idea to hold off making this thread until the sign-up was over with. Also, you might want to have gravy killed before he sues.

[gravyluvr]

Heroes of Might and Magic 3 - the Auction

Dear Asandir (a.k.a. stefan.urlis a.k.a. Brutus):

It has come to my attention that you have made an unauthorized use of my copyrighted work entitled HOMM4: Million-GP Auction (the "Work") in the preparation of a work derived therefrom. I have reserved all rights in the Work, first published in January, 2006, [and have registered copyright therein]. Your work entitled HoMM3: Million GP Auction is essentially identical to the Work and clearly used the Work as its basis.

As you neither asked for nor received permission to use the Work as the basis for HoMM3: Million GP Auction nor to make or distribute copies, including electronic copies, of same, I believe you have willfully infringed my rights under 17 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq. and could be liable for statutory damages as high as $150,000 as set forth in Section 504(c)(2) therein.

I demand that you immediately cease the use and distribution of all infringing works derived from the Work, and all copies, including electronic copies, of same, that you deliver to me, if applicable, all unused, undistributed copies of same, or destroy such copies immediately and that you desist from this or any other infringement of my rights in the future. If I have not received an affirmative response from you by September 1st indicating that you have fully complied with these requirements, I shall take further action against you.

Very truly yours,

Gravyluvr

c/o the Law Offices of Dewey, Cheatham & Howe

[Kalah]

You crack me up.

[HodgePodge]

Heroes of Might and Magic 3 - the Auction

Dear Asandir (a.k.a. stefan.urlis a.k.a. Brutus):

It has come to my attention that you have made an unauthorized use of my copyrighted work entitled HOMM4: Million-GP Auction (the "Work") …

No one could ever replace you gravyluvr … you're an original.

[gravyluvr]

Awwwwwwwwwwwwww

Thanks HP!

[asandir]

Heroes of Might and Magic 3 - the Auction

Dear Asandir (a.k.a. stefan.urlis a.k.a. Brutus):

It has come to my attention that you have made an unauthorized use of my copyrighted work entitled HOMM4: Million-GP Auction (the "Work") in the preparation of a work derived therefrom. I have reserved all rights in the Work, first published in January, 2006, [and have registered copyright therein]. Your work entitled HoMM3: Million GP Auction is essentially identical to the Work and clearly used the Work as its basis.

As you neither asked for nor received permission to use the Work as the basis for HoMM3: Million GP Auction nor to make or distribute copies, including electronic copies, of same, I believe you have willfully infringed my rights under 17 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq. and could be liable for statutory damages as high as $150,000 as set forth in Section 504(c)(2) therein.

I demand that you immediately cease the use and distribution of all infringing works derived from the Work, and all copies, including electronic copies, of same, that you deliver to me, if applicable, all unused, undistributed copies of same, or destroy such copies immediately and that you desist from this or any other infringement of my rights in the future. If I have not received an affirmative response from you by September 1st indicating that you have fully complied with these requirements, I shall take further action against you.

Very truly yours,

Gravyluvr

c/o the Law Offices of Dewey, Cheatham & Howe

First off, many thanks to Gravyluvr for all his hard work on the last auction, I am planning to steal all of your hard work and take it for my own, so I guess I should thank you profusely at the start

that didn't cover it?

fine, cheque's in the mail

[ThunderTitan]

Dammit slowpoke, i told you to hire the express assassination guy...

[asandir]

LOT 1

Centaur's Ax
Class: Treasure.
This right-handed weapon increases your attack skill by +2.

Helm of Chaos
Class: Minor.
Worn on the head, this item increases your knowledge skill by +3.

Surcoat of Counterpoise
Class: Major.
Worn about the shoulders, this item increases your magic resistance by 10%.

Amulet of the Undertaker
Class: Treasure.
Worn about the neck, this amulet increases your necromancy skill by 5%.

Everpouring Vial of Mercury
Class: Major.
When equipped, this vial increases your mercury production by +1 per day.

Ring of Conjuring
Class: Treasure.
Worn on a finger, this item increases the duration of all your spells by 2.

Necklace of Ocean Guidance
Class: Major.
Worn about the neck, this necklace increases your hero's movement rate at sea.

Orb of Vulnerability
Class: Relic. During combat, this orb negates the natural magic resistance of all creatures on the battlefield.

Talisman of Mana
Class: Treasure.
This talisman helps you recover 2 extra spell points per day.

Clover of Fortune
Class: Treasure.
The Clover of Fortune increases your luck by +1.

[winterfate]

Can we like...bid now?

If so, then...

I bid on the Everpouring Vial of Mercury and the Four Leaf Clover.

(Since I have no clue how much to bid at the moment, I'll go with the minimums for now. And...if I can only bid on one item at once, I'll go for the Vial.)

[asandir]

you may start ....

remember that all artifacts start at their respective reserves of: 10 (Treasure), 20 (Minor), 50 (Major), and 100 (Relic), and these are also the minimum bid increments

[winterfate]

@stefan: Ok! Thanks!

10gp for the Clover of Fortune
50gp for the Everpouring Vial of Mercury

There we go! All written out now.
I'm waiting for two specific items though (I ain't telling )

[Sir William S Titan]

100 for the surcoat

[asandir]

Centaur's Ax, Treasure, Right Hand 10
Helm Of Chaos, Minor, Head 20
Surcoat of Counterpoise, Major, Torso - SWST 100
Amulet of the Undertaker, Treasure, Neck 10
Everpouring Vial of Mercury, Major, Miscellaneous: Kingdom Boost 100
Ring of Conjuring, Treasure, Ring 10
Necklace of Ocean Guidance, Major, Neck 50
Orb of Vulnerability, Relic, Miscellaneous: Orbs & Tomes 100
Talisman of Mana, Treasure, Miscellaneous: Hero Boost - Winter 20
Clover of Fortune, Treasure, Miscellaneous: Luck & Morale - Winter 20

Bold items have changed since auctioneers last post
Italic items are in final bids (the going once, twice, etc)
Bold Underlined items have sold since auctioneers last post
Underlined items are recently sold items

Winter, you must bid more than the last bid, and all items start as per above post I have added a minimum bid for those items for you

[winterfate]

@stefan: Oh!!! I think I get it now...

30gp for the Clover of Fortune
150gp for the Everpouring Vial of Mercury

There we go.

[asandir]

you're overbidding yourself? .... odd

[winterfate]

I'll get the hang of it soon.

For now, I don't seriously think I'll win the items with such low bids.

[Vlad976]

Orb of Vulnerability 500