World of Warcraft Game Function-Auction House

The Auction House (abbreviated as AH) is a wonderful place to find what you need or even make some money for yourself. You can find or sell weapons, armor, trade goods, recipes and reagents. Each faction has its own Auction House, and the two factions share Auction Houses in neutral territory. Auctions are also one of the best money-sinks in the game. As of patch 1.9, each capital city has its own Auction House. All Auction Houses of the same faction are linked. With the release of the Burning Crusade expansion and patch 2.0.1, the Exodar's Auction House was added to Alliance-linked Auction Houses, and the Silvermoon City Auction House was added to Horde-linked Auction Houses.

Auction House Locations

Horde:

• Orgrimmar in Durotar — from the main entrance, it's the third building on the right. Several more were added in  Cataclysm around the city (Valley of Honor and Valley of Strength).
• Thunder Bluff in Mulgore — at the two tents on the Lower Rise, near the bank and flight tower.
• Undercity in Tirisfal Glades — at all the raised platforms around the middle ring of the city, between the trade center and outer ring.
•  Silvermoon City in Eversong Woods — one is in the center of the Bazaar; the other is in a large building in the middle of the Royal Exchange across from the inn.
•  Shattrath City in Terrokar Forest, in the Aldor bank ( Auctioneer Braku^ω δ ϖ  <Horde Auctioneer>) and in the Scryers bank ( Auctioneer Lyrsara^ω δ ϖ  <Horde Auctioneer>). Characters can only access the auction house of the faction they are neutral or better withAldor or Scryers. Note: You can access either auction house (and bank) until you choose a faction.
•  Look for Reginald Arcfire <Steam-Powered Auctioneer> in the Like Clockwork engineering shop, Dalaran.
•  Look for D.E.N.T. <Mechanical Auctioneer>^ω ϖ in the Shrine of Two Moons, Vale of Eternal Blossoms.

Alliance:

• Ironforge in Dun Morogh — between the two passages leading from the main entrance, directly facing the bank across the footbridge.
• Stormwind City in Elwynn Forest — in the Trade District, slightly to the north, before you get to the Inn. It would be visible from the spot in the center where two guards are situated, and behind it is a passage to the Canals.  There is also one in the Dwarven District in the building across from the bank.
• Darnassus in Teldrassil — the second northernmost building in the Tradesmen's Terrace, southwest of the Warrior's Terrace. It looks like a tipped over beaker on the map.
•  The Exodar in Azuremyst Isle — in the Seat of the Naaru, off the southeast side of the seat, sign located out front.
•  Shattrath City in Terrokar Forest, in the Aldor bank ( Auctioneer Itoran^ω δ ϖ  <Alliance Auctioneer>) and in the Scryer bank ( Auctioneer Kalaren^ω δ ϖ  <Alliance Auctioneer>). Characters can only access the auction house of the faction they are neutral or better with. Note: You can access either auction house (and bank) until you choose a faction.
•  Look for Brassbolt Mechawrench <Steam-Powered Auctioneer> in the Like Clockwork engineering shop, Dalaran.
•  Look for H.A.R.V.E.Y. <Mechanical Auctioneer>^ω ϖ in the Shrine of Seven Stars, Vale of Eternal Blossoms.

Neutral:

• Auctioneer Beardo at Gadgetzan in Tanaris Desert — from the south entrance, it's the first building on the right (next to Marin Noggenfogger). It's the only underground building there.
• Auctioneer Graves, Auctioneer Kresky, and Auctioneer O'reely around Booty Bay in Stranglethorn Vale in the house in the lowest level closest to the inn and on crates outside the bank.
• Auctioneer Grizzlin at Everlook in Winterspring — inside the building with the huge telescope, where the bank is, too.

Finding items

By right-clicking on the auctioneer NPC, a dialog box is opened where one can interface with the auction system at the default Search screen.

Bidding on items

You bid on an item at the auction by clicking the item after doing a search (discussed above in Finding Items). This will put the initial bid amount or the default next highest bid amount in the entry areas at the bottom of the screen ([   ] [   ] [   ]). Enter a new amount you would like to bid or leave the default amount and click the Bid button. The amount of your bid is then removed from your character's available cash and placed inescrow until the auction is over.

Checking bid status

You will see the following for each item you've bid on:After you enter the auction system and make some bids, you can click the second Bid tab at the bottom to see the status of your bids.

Selling items

A Deposit fee will be charged when you list an item for auction. This fee is based on the length of the auction as well as the vendor value of the item: minimum fee of 1 silver. 

Any money from a successful auction sale will be mailed to the character who placed the item(s) for auction via the in-game mail system.

Checking your auctions

To the right of where you create your auctions, there is a list of your current items up for auction and their status.

You will see the following for each item you've auctioned:

• Item name
• Time left on auction (short, medium, long or very long)
• The current bid

You can cancel any auction by clicking it and clicking the Cancel Auction button at the bottom of the screen. However, you will lose the deposit that you paid when first placing the item up for auction.