The Black Waltz Auction - 2023

Greetings, all you Pocket Campers!

This is where you will find all the information regarding our Free Company Auction that is being held on Friday, May 26, 2023 at 9:00pm EST. The purpose of this auction is to raise Waltz's Gil coffers for various events and activities, such as our Spring Party in June!

One of the most important reasons is to bring everyone together and have loads of fun! "Gil" is the name, and "Auction" is the game. Let us all come together to battle our pockets against one another in this fight of the most wanted and loved items in Final Fantasy XIV!

DETAILS

• Date: Saturday, June 3, 2023
• Time: 9:00pm EST
• Where: The Free Company Estate Basement
• Attire: I love goooooooold.

RULES

1. In order to participate, members must be in the Free Company basement at the time of the auction. Other forms of communication outside of what is listed below will not be accepted. This includes Discord, Free Company Chat, Mogmail, etc. 
2. In order to place a bid, members need to "/yell " with their bid in the Free Company basement. Bids given via "/shout," "/fc," "say," or "/tells" will not be accepted. The auctioneer will have all types of communication disabled except for "/yells."
3. If a member is unable to attend the auction themselves, they can have a substitute bid in their place.
4. Do not bring up the price of the auctioned items on the Market Board during the auction. When bidding on an item has closed the price may have gone over or under the Market Board price, which is expected to happen.  If auctioned prices are constantly compared against the Market Board, it will ruin the fun of the auction. 
5. Approximately one hour prior to the start of the auction, item prices will be researched on the Market Board and will then be marked down 75% - 90% lower to create the item's starting bid. We want to make sure all members have a fair chance at all items!
6. Items cannot be held or put on layaway. If a winning bidder is not able to pay for the item when the bid closes, the item will go to the next highest bid. 

In order to prevent prices from ballooning too quickly or becoming unattainable to members that may not have a substantial amount of Gil, bidding guidelines will be put in place that will control the amount of Gil per bid:

• If the starting bid of an item is <10,000 Gil, the maximum amount allowed per bid is 10,000 Gil;
• If the starting bid is >10,000 Gil, but <100,000 Gil, the maximum amount allowed per bid is 20,000 Gil;
• If the starting bid is >100,000 Gil, but <1,000,000 Gil, the maximum amount allowed per bid is 100,000 Gil; 
• If the starting bid is >1,000,000 Gil, there is no limit to the amount allowed per bid; and,
• Only the auctioneer is allowed to break the limits of the amounts per bid.

If you have any items you wish to donate to the Auction, or if you with to be a part of the Auction team, please reach out to any Amplifier or Flare.