The Auction House is the player-to-player market on Lifesteal. You put the item in your hand up for sale, either at a fixed price that anyone can pay right away or as a timed auction that goes to the highest bidder. Both modes are enabled, and prices can be set in Money or in Gems.
Commands#
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
/ah (alias /auctionhouse) | Opens the Auction House. |
/ah search <term> | Opens the Auction House filtered by a search word. |
/ah sell [currency] [price] | Lists the item in your main hand at a fixed price. Without arguments you are asked for the currency and price. |
/ah auction [currency] [price] | Starts a timed auction for the item in your main hand with a starting bid. |
/ah myauctions | Opens My Listings, your own listings and auctions. |
/ah viewplayer <player> | Shows another player's listings. |
/ah expired | Items whose listing ran out and are waiting for you to take back. |
/ah won | Items you won or bought that are waiting to be claimed. |
/ah history | Your own transaction history. |
The currency argument is money or gems.
Browsing#
The main menu is titled Auction House and shows listings page by page. The buttons along the top row are:
| Button | What it does |
|---|---|
| Auction House (book) | Shows the 1% fee and the 1 day listing time. |
| Search | Asks for a word and filters the list by item name. |
| Category | Cycles through All, Blocks, Weapons, Armor, Tools and Other. |
| Expired Items | Opens your expired listings so you can take the items back. It shows how many are waiting. |
| My Auctions | Opens My Listings, your active listings and auctions. |
| Sort | Cycles through Newest, Price (low to high), Price (high to low) and Expiring soon. |
| Currency | Cycles between all listings, listings priced in Money and listings priced in Gems. |
Each listing shows who listed it, the price and how long is left. Clicking one opens a Confirm Purchase menu with Confirm, Abort and, for containers such as shulker boxes, a Preview button that shows what is inside before you pay.
My Listings shows your active listings. Click one to take it off the Auction House and get the item back. The menu also has Expired Items and Transaction History buttons.
Selling at a fixed price#
- Hold the item you want to sell in your main hand.
- Run
/ah sell money 5000, or just/ah sellto be asked for the currency and price. - Confirm in the Confirm listing menu.
The whole stack in your hand is listed and taken out of your inventory. The listing stays up for 1 day. If nobody buys it, it moves to /ah expired, where you collect the item again. When someone buys it you see "Your {item} has sold to {player} for {price}" and the money arrives minus the fee.
| Rule | Value |
|---|---|
| Currencies | Money or Gems |
| Minimum price | 2 ("Minimum auction price is 2.") |
| Listing time | 1 day |
| Seller fee | 1% of the sale price, rounded up, taken from your payout when the item sells |
| Items you cannot list | Bedrock and a few other blocked items ("You cannot sell this item") |
| Listings at once | 1 by default; ranks raise the limit |
When you hit your limit you see "You have reached your auction limit". If your hand is empty you see "You are not holding any items".
Listing limits by rank#
Every active fixed-price listing and every active auction counts toward your limit. The in-game rank menus list these totals:
| Rank | Listings |
|---|---|
| Lord | 40 |
| Overlord | 50 |
| Immortal | 60 |
| Wraith | 70 |
| Reaper | 75 |
| Netherite | 100 |
Timed auctions#
/ah auction works like /ah sell, with a starting bid instead of a price and a duration menu. The available durations are 1 hour, 6 hours, 12 hours and 1 day.
- Bids must be higher than the current price. The error is "Your bid must be higher than {current}".
- Every bid has to use the auction's currency, and you cannot bid on your own auction.
- Your bid is taken from your balance immediately and held. If somebody outbids you, your money is returned and you receive an Outbid notification.
- When time runs out the highest bidder wins. The seller is paid the winning bid minus the 1% fee, and the winner collects the item with
/ah won. - An auction with no bids simply ends and the item goes back to the seller through
/ah expired. - The seller can cancel an auction from My Listings: "Auction cancelled — your item was returned." A held bid is refunded.
An auction cannot be bought outright. Open it and click Place Bid; trying to buy it gives "This listing is an auction — place a bid instead".
Buying#
Clicking a fixed-price listing and confirming charges you immediately. The messages you can see are:
| Message | Meaning |
|---|---|
| You have successfully bought {item} for {price} | The purchase went through and the item is in your inventory. |
| Confirming your purchase, please stay online... | The sale is being finished. |
| You need {price} to buy this item | Your balance is too low. |
| You cannot buy your own auction | You tried to buy your own listing. |
| Your purchase could not be confirmed. If you were charged, the item is waiting in /ah won | Collect the item with /ah won. |
| You do not have enough space in your inventory | Make room, then claim again. |
Items waiting in the Won Auctions and Expired Items menus are claimed by clicking them, and both menus have a Claim All button.
When someone buys a listing priced in Gems, the whole server sees a purchase announcement: "{buyer} just purchased {item} from {seller} for {price}!"
Tips#
- Check
/shopbefore you list. Items the shop buys have a base price that tells you what a fair listing is. See Shop and Selling. - Price high-value items in Gems only if you want a Gems buyer. Money listings reach more players.
- Sell small stacks at several prices rather than one large stack, because each stack uses a listing slot.
See also#
- Auction House for how the auction house works on every mode.
- Earning Money for other ways to make Money.