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A weekly auction at spawn
The Black Market is a scheduled auction for a rotating set of rewards. It is separate from the player auction house. Visit the merchant at spawn and right click to browse.
The Black Market opens on Saturday at 9:30 AM Pacific time for four hours, with five lots to bid on. Check the merchant menu or announcements for the next opening.
You can use the merchant at any progression rank. Visit in person at spawn to browse, bid, and collect rewards.
Inspect the lots
Each lot is its own auction. Inspect the full item, quantity, starting price, leading bid, and remaining time before you decide to bid.
The rewards can change each week. Starting prices begin at a minimum of $5,000 and vary with the server economy and the item. Check each lot’s price before bidding.
The menu’s displayed price is what matters for that lot. Do not assume every reward opens at the same price or that last week’s starting price will be reused.
Place a bid
- Stay near the merchant and select the lot you want.
- Review the current leading bid and minimum next bid.
- Choose or enter your bid amount using the menu prompt.
- Read the confirmation and confirm the exact amount. An old confirmation can be rejected if another bid changed the auction.
- Check whether you are now leading. Your accepted leading bid is withdrawn from your available balance immediately.
Bids cannot be cancelled. Do not confirm an amount unless you are willing to pay it if you win.
Held bids and refunds
You can lead more than one lot if you can fund all of those bids at the same time. Money held on one lot is not still available to bid on another.
Raising your own leading bid charges the difference. For example, increasing your own bid from $10,000 to $12,000 requires another $2,000.
When someone outbids you, your previous leading bid is refunded automatically, including when you are offline. If a refund cannot be delivered immediately, the system keeps the refund pending rather than making it disappear.
Only the final winning price is permanently spent. If a balance or refund message looks wrong, keep the auction details and contact staff instead of repeatedly submitting new bids.
Minimum increases and late bids
Your bid must be at least 5% higher than the leading bid, with a minimum increase of $1,000. For the first bid, meet the starting price shown in the menu.
At a $10,000 leading bid, the minimum increase is $1,000. At $40,000, 5% is $2,000, so the next bid must be at least $42,000.
A bid inside the final two minutes resets that lot’s remaining time to two minutes, up to ten minutes of total extension. Lots can therefore close at different times. Watch the actual timer instead of assuming every lot ends at the original closing minute.
Collect a win
A winning reward goes into your claim menu. Return to the merchant and use the winnings or claims section to collect it. Winning while offline does not require you to be online at the closing moment.
Make enough inventory space for the complete reward. If it cannot fit, leave the claim pending and return with room. The claim is retained until you collect it.
The merchant remains available while the auctions are closed so you can check the next opening and unclaimed winnings.