Starting Out in Vana’diel: The Auction House
Final Fantasy XI’s auction house isn’t your standard ebay-esque system. While there is bidding, there is no such thing as a buyout, and you can’t actually buy from a specific person. Items are put into the auction house, you can see if there are any of a certain item in-stock, and you can choose to place an amount of gil for that item. This type of auction is a variant on the silent auction, where there is no auctioneer and rising bidding price.
