by Langston » Wed Jan 05, 2005 4:28 pm
I can't seem to find an in depth description of the way the deposits in the AH work.
Things I've noticed about them:
- The higher the default (suggested) value of the item, the higher the deposit.
- The longer the auction, the higher the deposit.
- If your auction does not sell, you lose 100% of your deposit
- If your auction DOES sell, you lose part of your deposit
I haven't noticed any real similarities in how much money I receive back from my deposits on successful auctions. For example, I sold a dagger today for 6g. Of my nearly 1g deposit, I received back 7s. My payment that arrived in my mailbox was 6g7s. I lost nearly ALL of my deposit.
Things I've noticed that seem to have no effect on the deposits:
- Your buyout price
- How long it actually takes for the auction to close - full duration or buyout seems to make no difference on how much deposit you get back
- Raising the starting price of your auction above the default (suggested) price
Does anyone have any more info on this? It really irritates me that I can sell an item in 10 minutes (the dagger I mentioned above is a good example of this) yet still lose 90% of my deposit money.