Description
UltimateLiveAuctions is a premium GUI-based live auction plugin for Minecraft servers. Players can list items for timed auctions, bid against each other in real time, and safely claim won items or seller earnings through a secure claim-bin system.
Perfect for survival, SMP, economy, factions, lifesteal, and network servers that want a polished player-driven marketplace with live bidding, Vault economy support, and safe reward handling.
The main auction board - active auctions, claim bin access, create-auction button, and sorted listings.
Key Features
- Live Item Auctions: Players can auction held or selected inventory items in timed live auctions
- Real-Time Bidding: Players bid against each other live from the bidding room GUI
- Premium GUI System: Auction board, bidding room, create-auction menu, and claim bin
- Main Auction Board: Browse active auctions sorted by soonest ending first
- Bidding Room GUI: View timer bar, seller head, auction item, top bidders, and bid buttons
- Custom Bid Input: Players can enter custom bid amounts through chat input
- Create-Auction GUI: Select an item, set starting bid, set minimum bid gap, preview fee, and confirm
- Safe Claim Bin: Won items, seller earnings, and expired unsold items are stored safely
- Vault Economy Support: Uses Vault-compatible economy plugins for listing fees, bids, refunds, and claims
- Economy Escrow System: Bid money is withdrawn immediately and refunded automatically when outbid
- Listing Fees: Configurable listing fee based on starting bid and minimum bid gap
- Seller Force-End Option: Let sellers force-end their own auctions when enabled
- Admin Auction Cancellation: Admins can cancel active auctions by ID
- SQLite & MySQL Storage: Use local database storage or remote MySQL for larger servers
- Fully Configurable GUI: Customize titles, sizes, slots, materials, names, lore, timer bars, and buttons
- Configurable Messages: Edit all player-facing messages from YAML
- Hex, Legacy & MiniMessage-Style Color Support: Use modern hex colors and classic Minecraft formatting
The bidding room shows the auction item, seller, timer, top bidders, and bid controls.
How It Works
- Players open the auction board with /auction, /ah, or /auctions
- A player creates an auction through the GUI or with /auction <starting> <min_bet>
- The selected item is removed from the seller and stored safely as the active auction item
- The seller pays a configurable listing fee upfront
- Players join the bidding room and place live bids
- Bid money is withdrawn immediately into escrow
- When a player is outbid, their previous bid is refunded automatically
- When the auction ends, the buyer receives the item in their claim bin
- The seller receives their earnings in their claim bin
- If an auction expires with no bids, the item returns to the seller claim bin
Create auctions with a selected item, starting bid, minimum bid gap, listing fee preview, and confirmation.
Commands
- /auction: Open the main auction board
- /ah: Alias for /auction
- /auctions: Alias for /auction
- /auction claim: Open your claim bin
- /auction <starting> <min_bet>: Create an auction from the held item
- Direct Bid Commands: Players can open a specific auction or place exact bid amounts with /bid <id> and /bid <id> <amount>
- /auction reload: Reload plugin configuration files
- /auction cancel <id>: Admin-cancel an active auction and return the item to the seller claim bin
Permissions
- ultimateauctions.use: Open auction GUIs and claim bin
- ultimateauctions.sell: Create auctions
- ultimateauctions.admin: Reload configuration and cancel auctions
The claim bin safely stores won items, seller earnings, and expired unsold auction items.
Auction Timer Modes
- Rolling Mode: Every bid resets the remaining auction time to the configured duration
- Fixed Mode: Auctions run for a set duration
- Anti-Snipe Extension: If enabled, last-minute bids extend the auction timer
Economy & Escrow
- Vault Economy: Requires Vault and a Vault-compatible economy plugin
- Listing Fees: Sellers pay a configurable fee when creating auctions
- Instant Bid Withdrawal: Bids are paid immediately, not just promised
- Automatic Refunds: Previous top bidders are refunded instantly when outbid
- Seller Earnings: Winning bid money is sent safely to the seller claim bin
- Sales Tax: Configure server-side tax on successful auction sales
Storage Options
- SQLite: Local database storage and recommended default for most servers
- MySQL: Remote database storage, ideal for larger servers and networks
Configuration Files
- config.yml: Database, listing fees, timers, force-end settings, sales tax, and mechanics
- messages.yml: Prefix, permission errors, economy errors, bidding messages, claim messages, and prompts
- guis.yml: GUI titles, sizes, buttons, auction board, bidding room, timer bar, claim bin, and create-auction layout
Why Choose UltimateLiveAuctions?
- Creates a fun player-driven economy with competitive live bidding
- More exciting than a normal static auction house
- Safe claim-bin system prevents item and money loss
- Escrow prevents fake bids and spending money before auctions end
- Great for survival, SMP, economy, factions, and network servers
- Highly configurable while staying lightweight
- SQLite and MySQL support for small servers and larger networks
- Premium support and regular updates
Add a polished live auction system to your server and let players sell, bid, compete, and claim rewards safely!