Auctioneer-

Auctioneer

Auctioneer is a simple chat-based auction plugin for Minecraft Beta 1.7.3, built on Project Poseidon.
It lets players auction off items they’re holding, with configurable settings and economy support.

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Features

• Start auctions with /auction <price>
• Live bidding through chat
• Configurable auction time, bid time increases and item blacklist
• Optional minimum bid increase (after first bid)

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Requirements

• Project Poseidon

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Installation

1. Download Auctioneer.jar from the releases.
2. Drop it into your plugins folder.
   
   2.1. If updating from a previous version either regenerate your config file by deleting it in
   
   plugins/Auctioneer/config.yml or adding the new config.yml text and value
3. Make sure Poseidon is installed.
4. Restart your server.

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Usage

• Start an auction:
  /auction <starting_price> <minBidIncrease>
  Begins an auction for the item you are holding.
  
  A 5$ as the minimun bid increase will increase every bid by 5$
  
  A 5% will increase by 5% of the starting bid.

• Place a bid:
  Type your bid amount in chat during an active auction.
  
  /bid <amount>

• Auction rules:

  • Only one auction can run at a time.
  • Minimum bid increment applies only after the first bid.
  • Blacklisted items cannot be auctioned.

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Configuration

The config file (plugins/Auctioneer/config.yml) lets you adjust:

• Auction duration
• Blacklisted items
• Minimum bid increase

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Development

This plugin is designed for Minecraft Beta 1.7.3 and was designed for Project Poseidon. It may not work with other server types or newer versions.

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Building

You can build the plugin using Maven:

mvn clean package

If you get issues with building try installing the Economy libraries you need into your IDE or Local Maven Repo