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title: "Auctions"
description: "Auctions"
url: https://support.travian.com/en/articles/94-auctions
collection: "Hero items"
updated: 2026-10-27
language: en
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# Auctions

Auctions

The **Auction House** allows you to buy and sell hero items using **Silver**. You can use it to get important equipment or consumables when needed, or to earn Silver by selling items you don’t want. Silver can later be exchanged into Gold.

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## **How Auctions Work**

Each player sets a **maximum bid**—the highest amount of Silver they are willing to pay.  
The system then automatically bids on their behalf up to that limit. To protect against moving large amounts of Silver between accounts, bids made in a single large increment may be rejected, and you may then be blocked from bidding on that item. Place small, frequent bids instead. The threshold varies based on the item’s average price and other factors; once triggered, the restriction cannot be reversed for that item, even if you lower your bids.

When an auction ends, the item goes to the **highest bidder**.

If a bid is placed during the **last 5 minutes**, the auction timer is reset back to 5 minutes.

### Example

-   Player 1 bids **200 Silver** on an item. Since no one else has bid yet, the visible bid shows **100 Silver**.
    
-   Player 2 thinks the item is worth **150 Silver** and bids that amount.
    
-   The system automatically increases Player 1’s bid up to **150** (because their max is 200).
    
-   Player 2 sees **“You have been outbid”**.
    
-   If no further bids are placed, Player 1 wins the item for **150 Silver**, and the remaining **50 Silver** is returned.
    

This is normal auction behavior.

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## **Selling Items**

To sell an item, click on it and select how many you want to sell. Confirm the sale afterward.

Important notes:

-   You can have **up to 5 active sales** at the same time.
    
-   You can **cancel a sale** within the first **5 minutes** by clicking the red “X”.
    
-   Items do **not** appear instantly; there is a **random delay** before they show up to prevent price manipulation.
    

The following items can be sold in stacks of **5, 10, 30, or 50**:

-   Bandages
    
-   Cages
    
-   Scrolls
    
-   Ointments
    
-   Buckets
    
-   Books of Wisdom
    
-   Tablets of Law
    

If no player buys your item, the **system** buys it for the **starting price** (e.g., 100 Silver for a helmet, 1 Silver for an ointment).

### Selling Horses

-   **Geldings** can only be sold if you own **another horse**.
    
-   They cannot be sold to players—only to the **system** for a fixed **100 Silver**.
    
-   You cannot sell your **last horse**, even if it’s not equipped.
    

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## **Getting Silver**

You can obtain Silver in several ways:

-   Exchange Gold for Silver (1 Gold = 100 Silver)
    
-   Exchange Silver back into Gold (200 Silver = 1 Gold)
    
-   Find Silver in **adventures**
    
-   Sell items in auctions
    

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## **Silver Accounting**

The **Silver Accounting** tab shows your Silver activity from the last **7 days**:

-   Items you purchased and the Silver remaining afterward
    
-   Silver tied up in ongoing auctions
    

This helps you track your spending and earnings.