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Final Fantasy XI
Auction House Guide v 1.2
Last Updated: 08/08/04
Copyright (c) 2003-2004 Andrew Bertino (neonoven)
abertino@nc.rr.com

Name: Kenutoto Server: Valefor City: Windurst Level: 6


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Table of Contents |
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I. Copyright Information
II. Version History
III. Introduction
IV. Understanding the Auction House
V. Auction House Item List
VI. Acknowledgements and Credits


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I. Copyright Information |
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I know most people don't read these, but it needs to be done. I hate having
to write this just as much as you do having to read this. I wish this wasn't
needed, but we have people out there (thanks to omlette for finding a typo)
today who would just steal anything just to call it their own. Anyway,
enough said about that, on with the legal stuff.

This document is under copyright (c) 2003-2004 Andrew Bertino. This FAQ is for
private and personal use only and in no way should be reproduced. All trademarks
are the properties of their respective owners. Final Fantasy and Vana'diel are
registered trademarks of Square Enix Co., Ltd.

This FAQ is only to be posted on the following sites:

http://www.gamefaqs.com
http://faqs.ign.com
http://dlh.net
http://www.neoseeker.com
http://vanadielonline.com/
http://www.pavlovian.net/ffxi/
http://www.mickelonis.com/
http://moghouse.net
http://www.ffenigma.co.uk/
http://www.megatomix.com

If you wish to post this FAQ on your website please contact me via e-mail at
abertino@nc.rr.com

Ok, it was short and I'm sure I missed something there and I'll probably be
sued, but hey who isn't getting sued these days? Now on to the FAQ!


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II. Version History |
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Version 0.1
12/02/03

I began starting the FAQ and I setup the table of contents. I also finished the
copyright information, introduction and I began this version history section.

Version 0.5
12/03/03

I finished the Understanding the Auction House section and I shall soon
being on the main portion of the FAQ.

Version 0.7
12/10/03

Began the Auction House Item list and I fix some typos and errors. I also added
a new tip in the Understanding the Auction House section. I'm thinking about
expanding the list to more then just Bastok. If I decided to do that, I will
notify you in the next version.

Version 0.8
12/13/03

Progress has been pretty good and the list should be complete soon. I went to
Jeuno to get my Chocobo License and to kill some time I decided to get the list
for Jeuno as well. So, I added some more items to the list. I added the ones
that the Bastok Auction House didn't have, so I'm on my way to a more complete
list. Anyway, thanks for your patience on this matter. It should be done soon.

Version 0.9
12/17/03

A setback has come forth. An update was released on 12/15/03 for FFXI and within
the update they reorganized the categories on the Auction House. They gave
Crystals and Food their own category. The Food and Other categories are now
broken down into sub-categories. They also added sub-categories to other areas
as well. So, now I have to go back and readjust the Item list to appropriately
accord to the now new order of the categories. After I reorganize this situation
I can continue on to finishing the remainder of the list. Also, I will be
leaving December 19th for Florida to spend my Christmas Holiday with my family.
So, that will also set me back a week. I will adjust list to the fit the new
update before I go, but I won't be able to make any additions to the list till I
return. I apologize for the setbacks.

Version 1.0
12/29/03

I'm back from my vacation in Florida and I return bearing gifts! I have finished
the list and that brings this FAQ to its full version. I have also added some
new final concepts. I will of course update from time to time as I know new
items appear on the Auction House frequently. Well, hopefully everyone enjoys
the full list!

Version 1.1
01/14/04

I've added a few little things here and there, plus I also fixed some typos. I
have now traveled to each city that has an Auction House. I have gotten the
lists from Bastok, Windurst, Jeuno, and San d'Oria and have combined them all
into one big final list. I will periodically add new items to the list when
necessary.

Version 1.2
08/08/04

After eight months of no Final Fantasy XI, I can finally say I'm back. I had to
quit due to financial situations. I had lost my job and I simply didn't want to
have any excess bills adding up. So, I lost my previous level 28 Warrior, but
now I am back with a Black Mage. I'm sure there has been a bunch load of new
items added to the Auction House since my absence, but due to my low level I
can't travel to Jeuno quite yet to obtain a better list. I may look at my
Auction House in Windurst and add a few items here or there. So, look forward to
more updates in the future.


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III. Introduction |
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I was at the Auction House in Bastok and I was browsing through the item lists
looking for a specific item. I didn't know what category my item was under
and I looked for what seemed like forever. I eventually found it, but it took
way too long to find my item. I assumed many others were also having the same
problem, especially those new to the game. I was curious if anyone had a
list of what item goes where. After searching for a while, I found nothing
and this is how this FAQ began. I thought it would interesting to write a
FAQ that labeled what items go with what category. Hopefully this FAQ can
help you determine what items are where, so you can quickly buy that item
before someone else does. Also, I hope this FAQ can help you better understand
how the Auction House works, so you can use this great feature in the game
to its fullest capacity. So, that's the history of how this FAQ came about.
Without further delay, it's time to advance to the useful part of the FAQ!


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IV. Understanding the Auction House |
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If you would like to join a party or just meet people and can't find a place to
do so, this is a great place to start. The Auction House, no matter what city,
always contains a large mass of people all bundled into one small place.
Auction Houses are usually placed somewhere on each map of a major city. Most
commonly they are placed in the middle of a Market. You will know you are at an
Auction House when you see wooden counters and all the people standing around
these counters. You can also find Auction Houses without counters. In some
cities, Jeuno for example, there are NPCs who you can talk to that will initiate
an Auction House. A good way to tell if a NPC is being used as an Auction House
is by checking the number of people around it. Usually large crowds don't all
talk to NPCs unless it's an Auction House or an important mission or quest.

I'm sure you're sitting there asking what makes the Auction House so special?
It's special for many reasons. It's most special quality is the ability to make
some decent gil. You can sell your goods here and make good money. The downfall
with selling goods though is that it takes time for people to purchase your
goods. You sell your goods based on the price history of that item and if you
stay within the price stated in the history it should sell quickly. The price
history of item can be found by trying to purchase the same item you are
trying to sell. When you go to purchase or bid you would select that item and
then select its price history and then jot it down. Then you would go back and
sell your item for the price that you wrote down and it will eventually sell. Of
course, another quality is the ability to buy various equipment, usually not
sold in most stores. If you need a certain sword or armor, your best bet is to
search the Auction House.

I'm sure you're wondering what happens to your money when it sells. It's quite
simple actually. When your item sells the money it sold for will be
immediately sent to your delivery box at your Mog House. If you begin to sell
an item and it's not selling fast enough or you put in on sale by accident you
can easily take it of by selecting the sales status from the Auction House
initial menu. If one of your items happens to sell you also need to go to sales
status and take the sold item off the list so you can fit more on the sales
list. All sold items are a sand color and all non-sold are green. Be sure to
keep up with that, because you are limited to only 7 items on your sales list.
From the sales list you can also check price history to see if the price of the
item you were trying to sell has changed. If your item is not selling go back
and check the sales status and make sure the value of the item hasn't dropped.

Now to sell goods there has to be people out there who actually bid on them. If
you can't find a particular item I'm sure you can find it at the Auction House.
To search for items select bid and categories of items will pop up. I will have
a list of what item is where later on in this FAQ. After you have found what
you would like to purchase select the item and once again you will be able
to check the price history of that item so you know how much to bid. Once
you have check the price select bid and then enter the price you found out
from the price history. Once you have entered you price, at the top of the
screen it will say placing bid. A few seconds later in the log window it will
say if you were able to purchase the item or if you were unable to. If you
were, congratulations on your purchase. All purchased items go straight to your
inventory and not to your delivery box. Money from sold items and unsold goods
go to the delivery box. If you were unable to buy your item, play with numbers a
little and you will eventually be able to buy it. I've never had to buy and item
for much more then what the highest price on the history list.

I'm sure for some items you have seen mixed prices on the price history. This
happens often and it's an important thing to take note of. For instance, if an
item had sold 5 times for 50 gil, 5 times for 100 gil, and 1 time for 150 gil
you might have to set your price for bid/sell to somewhere in the middle. If
you're selling your item and there is fluctuation in the price history I would
try selling it for the price of the most common price on the list. So, if there
are 7 for 50 gil and 3 for 100 gil, I would sell it for 50 Gil as you will have
a better chance of getting it sold. When bidding for items I usually start with
the lowest price on the price history and then work my way up. Sometimes you can
actually get the item for the cheapest price on the list and you save yourself
some decent money.

Also, another important thing to know about the Auction House is how they work
from city to city and world to world. For example, I play in world/server of
Carbuncle and I live in Bastok. My items on my world in Bastok are different
from the items in Bastok on a different world. This also applies for cities
in the same world. If I were to go to Windurst the prices at Windurst would
differ from the prices at Bastok. This is good to know if you have friends on
the same server at a different city. You might be able to ask your friend to
buy the item your looking for at his Auction House for cheaper. He then could
send it to you and you could send the money to him in return and you can save
money. For example if you want a fire crystal and it's priced at 250 gil at
you're Auction House and you only have 200 gil you might want to ask your
friend if it's cheaper at their Auction House. At their Auction House it may
only be 200 gil, so you could give them the money and they could send you the
item or vice versa. (Thanks to bpfinsa for this information.)

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Ok, you might be sitting there going what the hell did all that mean in
English. So I'm going to show you how to buy and sell in more depth using
actual terms.


The Auction House Initial Menu -