The rarity of any item sold was only increasing as the auction went on.
The early stages of the auction had relatively common items that could be purchased in bulk, ranging from crates of herbs to armors. There was no competition during this phase, but it didn't mean the items weren't being sold.
Forgers and alchemists were purchasing hundreds of these items to replenish their stocks, while noble families purchased a lot of armors and weapons for their common members.
As the auction progressed, the rarity of the items had increased and the numbers of each item were below 5. The rate of bidding had slightly increased, but it was mostly between adventurers and adventurer parties.
As a top-tier auction, it didn't take long before epic-tier items began coming up for sale, and this was when the true bidding war started because the noble families had decided to get involved.
