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Marketplace Buy Orders and Listings
How sell listings and buy orders work — escrow, fees, expiry, matching, cancellation, and payouts.
The player marketplace supports two complementary flows: sell listings (you post an item and wait for a buyer) and buy orders (you post what you want and wait for a seller). Both use escrow, charge upfront fees, expire after a maximum duration, and record activity in marketplace history.
For gold basics, NPC shops, and marketplace wallets, start with the Economy and Marketplace Overview. For DC payments on listings, see DC, Premium, and Vouchers.
Sell listings
A sell listing is a player-to-player offer: you set a price (and accepted currency), and the listed item leaves your inventory while it is on the market.
What happens when you list
- The marketplace checks that you own the item, it is tradable, and it is not already listed.
- A listing fee is charged from your gold (see Fees).
- The item is removed from your inventory and held as the listing until it sells, expires, or you delist it.
You choose accepted currency per listing: gold only, gold or DC, or DC only. Buyers must pay in an accepted currency; DC routing follows the rules on the DC page.
Buying from a listing
Another player pays your listed price. Gold sales credit your marketplace balance (not your inventory immediately). Withdraw that balance at the marketplace when you want gold coins back in your bags—make sure you have inventory space.
Purchases use transaction locks so two buyers cannot claim the same listing at once.
Delisting (cancellation)
You can remove an unsold listing and get the item back in your inventory. The upfront listing fee is not refunded when you delist.
Buy orders
Buy orders reverse the flow: you declare what item you want, how much you will pay, and how many you need. Matching sellers can fulfill the order and receive payment from escrow.
Buy orders use gold only—DC is not supported on buy orders today.
What happens when you place a buy order
- Pick an item blueprint (by item type), optional rarity filter, maximum price, and quantity (default 1).
- The system calculates a listing fee on that max price.
- Escrow equal to your max price is deducted from your gold, plus the fee.
- The order stays Active until fulfilled, cancelled, or expired.
Example: a buy order for 10,000 gold with a 5% fee needs 10,500 gold available (10,000 escrow + 500 fee).
Escrow on buy orders
Escrow is gold locked for the order. It is not spendable elsewhere while the order is active.
- Fulfilled — escrow goes to the seller’s marketplace balance; you receive the item.
- Cancelled — escrow returns to your inventory; the placement fee is not refunded.
- Expired — escrow returns to your inventory; the placement fee is not refunded.
Matching rules
When a seller has a matching item, the system picks the highest max price among active buy orders for that item (and rarity rules below).
| Buy order rarity | Seller’s item | Match? |
|---|---|---|
| No rarity set | Any rarity | Yes |
| Specific rarity (e.g. Epic) | Same rarity | Yes |
| Specific rarity | Different rarity | No |
| No rarity set | Seller rarity unknown | No match (rarity-specific orders need a known rarity) |
You cannot fulfill your own buy order. The item must match the exact blueprint key. For stackable items, your stack must cover the requested quantity; partial stacks can split so the seller keeps the remainder.
How sellers fulfill buy orders
Sellers can fulfill from the marketplace Buy requests browse view when they hold a matching item in inventory or depot. Fulfillment transfers the item to the buyer (inventory first, depot fallback if bags are full) and credits the escrowed amount to the seller’s marketplace balance.
When you list an item, the server may also detect a matching buy order and prompt you to sell instantly at the buy order price instead of posting a public listing—accept to fulfill immediately, or decline to list normally.
Fees
| Fee | When charged | Refunded on cancel? |
|---|---|---|
| Listing fee (5%) | Placing a sell listing | No — including delist |
| Listing fee (5%) | Placing a buy order | No — including cancel or expiry |
| Completion fee (5%) | Gold sale completes from a sell listing | N/A — burned from sale proceeds; seller receives the remainder |
Minimum fee per charge is 1 gold. Listing fees act as a gold sink and reduce spam listings.
Expiry
Sell listings and active buy orders share the same maximum lifetime: 12 weeks from creation.
When a sell listing expires, the item returns to the seller’s inventory (subject to inventory space). When a buy order expires, escrowed gold returns to the buyer. Placement fees are not refunded on buy order expiry.
Expired listings and orders are cleaned up automatically; you may receive an in-game notification.
Order and listing status
| Status | Sell listing | Buy order |
|---|---|---|
| Active | On market, awaiting buyer | Escrow held, awaiting seller |
| Fulfilled | Sold to a buyer | Item received from seller |
| Cancelled | Delisted by seller | Cancelled by buyer; escrow refunded |
| Expired | Timed out; item returned | Timed out; escrow refunded |
Blocked items
These cannot be listed or requested on buy orders:
- Gold coins
- Character bodies
- NPC bodies
- Ground blood
Bound, quest, or otherwise non-tradable items are also rejected.
Practical tips
- Before listing or placing a buy order, confirm you have enough gold for fees (and escrow for buy orders).
- After gold sales, withdraw marketplace balance regularly if you need coins for NPC shops or crafting.
- For buy orders, setting a rarity filter narrows matches but may wait longer for the exact roll.
- Check marketplace History for past sales, purchases, fees, and buy order events.
- Leave bag space when buying or when an expired listing returns an item.
Official video guide
Watch: Gold Fácil / Flip explains marketplace underpricing, stack pricing, listing fees, and common flip mistakes that this page’s fee tables describe.
Browse more economy guides in the Information Center Tutorials tab.