The Holocron Auction

[Ashin Varanin]

"Master Denko," said the dapper Toydarian, "one bid at a time does not permit you to bid rapid-fire. Your credit, however, checks out."

And would do serious damage to the CIS bottom line. But he was wagering for a major government; for the moment, he had the funds.

"Now sit down, please. Buying everything, sir, is bad form, and if you consistently attempt to outbid everyone for every lot, you will be disinvited to later sessions. Bad form, sir," said the prim Toydarian auctioneer. "Now. The current bids are being displayed on your screens, ladies and gentlemen."

Lot A: A holocron labelled 'Elcho Kressh' - 2 billion
Lot B: A copper scroll labelled 'Aura of Uneasiness' in ancient Sith - 60 million
Lot C: The so-called Tascollan Holocron - 60 million
Lot D: A holocron labelled 'Force Drain and the Droch Connection' - 2.5 billion
Lot E: A holocron labelled 'Record of Processing of Theran Listeners, 835 ABY' - 1 billion
Lot F: A holocron labelled 'Djem So' - 2.5 billion
Lot G: A holocron labelled 'Nightsister Blood Trail Ritual' - 3.5 billion
Lot H: A fragment of the Taurannik Codex - 60 million
Lot I: The pedicure set of Ludo Kressh - 100 million

 

[Kiara Alanna Decoix]

"Five billion on Lot D please."

 

[Ashin Varanin]

OOC/ The first batch will end in 29 minutes. All bids will be honored with a timestamp of 12:00 EST and earlier.

 

[Valik]

After turning his head at the last moment and seeing that some of the items had not been raised so exponentially a certain bidder decided it was best if he stay, if only to see if he had a shot at some of the lesser items.

 

[Ashin Varanin]

"@[member="Kiara Alanna Decoix"]'s bid will not be entered in the roll."

Apologies, Ms. Decoix -- your credit has run out.

 

[Darth Vazela]

@[member="Velok"]

Darth Vazela, sat on board the Obscurity, places a bid for Lot G, the Nightsisters Blood Trail Guide. His bid comes to an estimated 1,000,000 credits for the item, supplied via the worlds under his control in the south western sector of the Sith Empire.

 

[Valik]

A certain bidder laughed as one of the men, who unknown to him was @[member="Vilox Pazela"], had put a bid of 1,000,000 credits on lot G. He sent the man a message and informed him the current bidding price for the item was in fact 3,500,000,000 credits.

 

[Darth Vazela]

@[member="Valik"]

The man simply replies that, "Nobody in the galaxy has that kind of credits, realistically and the owner of the auction would be an idiot to accept such a bid."

 

[Kiara Alanna Decoix]

"Somebody will pay for my funds not being in the right account, alright change my bid to 2.6 bil then"

 

[Valik]

The bidder returned a message to the mysterious bidder @[member="Vilox Pazela"], purely text that said

"xD. Perhaps not people of your stature."

 

[Darth Metus]

The young Master was about to bid once more, but a notification popped up onto his datapad. Someone with a lot more pull than he desired that the bidding be toned down a little bit. There would be more for the Confederacy to purchase, utilizing their surplus from both recent and dated transactions. As such, Josiah made adjustments.

• Rescinding all previous bids, save Lots D, and E.

With his new spending limit in place, Josiah awaited the conclusion of the bidding.

 

[Ashin Varanin]

"@[member="Josiah Denko"]," said the Toydarian auctioneer, "one does not simply retract a bid. All previous bids stand, and the Confederacy's representatives are disinvited from Batch Two."

 

[Domino]

Aaaand snipe.
Lot E: 1.05 Billion credits.
She'd take that, thank you very much.

 

[Onrai]

Lot H: 70 million

 

[Onrai]

Lot I: 105 million

 

[Onrai]

Lot C: 65 million

 

[Ashin Varanin]

OOC/ As mentioned earlier, all posts marked 12:00 EST or earlier will be honored.

IC/ The Toydarian banged his gavel, flapping with agitation. "The first batch is concluded. The winning bids are being displayed, and credits transferred, now."

Lot A: A holocron labelled 'Elcho Kressh' - 2 billion @Cade Lee
Lot B: A copper scroll labelled 'Aura of Uneasiness' in ancient Sith - 60 million @[member="Josiah Denko"]
Lot C: The so-called Tascollan Holocron - 65 million @[member="Circe Savan"]
Lot D: A holocron labelled 'Force Drain and the Droch Connection' - 2.6 billion @[member="Kiara Alanna Decoix"]
Lot E: A holocron labelled 'Record of Processing of Theran Listeners, 835 ABY' - 1.05 billion @[member="Domino"]
Lot F: A holocron labelled 'Djem So' - 2.5 billion @[member="Josiah Denko"]
Lot G: A holocron labelled 'Nightsister Blood Trail Ritual' - 3.5 billion @[member="Bellalika"]
Lot H: A fragment of the Taurannik Codex - 70 million @[member="Circe Savan"]
Lot I: The pedicure set of Ludo Kressh - 105 million @[member="Circe Savan"]
EDIT: (500 million @[member="Bellalika"]. Circe gains a scroll of Memory Rub.)

"Batch Two will be presented shortly."

 

[Ashin Varanin]

OOC/ Batch Two will conclude in 24 hours, at midnight EST.

IC/ "Ladies and gentlemen, you may only bid for one lot at a time. Minimum increment is one thousand credits."

Batch Two​

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Lot A: An alchemically preserved scroll, written on thin leather, labelled 'Knotters of Entrails'​

Lot B: A copper scroll, labelled 'Tsaiwinokka Hoyakut,' translation uncertain​

Lot C: A Sith Amulet in gauntlet form, from the personal collection of Darth Moridin, capable of building up a charge and releasing it in a single blast from the gem in the palm​

Lot D: The Book of the Sith, in annotated manuscript form​

Lot E: A ring, from the personal collection of Darth Moridin, capable of significant lightning absorption and storage​

Lot F: A holocron labelled "Tionne"​

Lot G: A holocron labelled "Sar Agorn"​

 

[Caulder Dune]

Bet retracted.

 

[Lord Ghoul]

Mikhail placed his bid. It turned out he had received quite a lot of pay from his time in the Empire. Not that he'd ever spent any of it.

Lot C: 1,000 cr
Lot E: 1,000 cr