Diablo III Auction House Details Revealed

You guys—two weeks. In two weeks’ time, Diablo III will actually be released and available for you to buy and play. It’s true! Because we’re so close to launch, Blizzard has released some information about the Auction House feature in the game. The FAQ can be found right here.

The basic gist is that you can either use the Gold Auction House, which uses gold that’s collected in the game, or you can use the Real-Money Auction House, which, well, uses REAL MONEY. These names are pretty on-the-nose.

The two auction houses are further divided up into three different regions based on where you live—the Americas, Europe, and Asia. This will probably help keep players from scooping up awesome stuff if their region’s currency is particularly strong over that of another’s. But I’m no ECONOMIST. What do I know?

Players will be able to buy equipment—like weapons and armor—and commodities—like crafting materials and gems.

Of course, what would an auction house be without FEES? That’s right–Blizzard’s gonna take a little chunk of the action for everything that gets sold. Check it out:

FOR EQUIPMENT (weapons, armor, accessories, and other unique items)

• Transaction Fee (Gold Auction House): 15% of final sale price
• Transaction Fee (Real-Money Auction House): $1.00 USD per item / $1.00 AUD per item
• Transfer Fee (when sending proceeds to PayPal or other authorized payment-service provider): 15% of amount being transferred

FOR COMMODITIES (gems, materials, dyes, pages, recipes, and other non-unique items)

• Transaction Fee (Gold Auction House): 15% of final sale price
• Transaction Fee (Real-Money Auction House): 15% of final sale price
• Transfer Fee (when sending proceeds to PayPal or other authorized payment-service provider): 15% of amount being transferred

Gotta spend money to make money, amirite?

There are lots more details, all of which can be found on their FAQ page. And if you’re interested in learning more about this, you should go there. Because, holy hell, this is boring stuff unless you are definitely interested in using the auction house.