auction house

[the_sandman]

how come all i can bid on is cherubs down??, i'm trying to get the 2 espers, golem and zoneseek. but they never pop up...its always cherubs down.

[My_car_is_faster_than_you]

They'll eventually come up. For me, I was always bidding on those stupid airships and imps that you can't ever get. It took me around 30 auctions to the espers.

[ljkkjlcm9]

Depends where you are in the game. I think the later you go, the more likely they'll show up or something.

THE JACKEL

[Al Bhed Princess]

The espers appeared for me later on in the game just before i entered Kefka's tower. Although if you try to get them right at the begining of the world of ruin its quite rare to see them.

[Flying Mullet]

If you're patient they can also show up in the WoB.

[Jowy]

I always snagged them after finishing Thamasa.

[Xurts]

If you're patient they can also show up in the WoB.
That's where I got them.

Just be patient and the Magicite will eventually be up for auction. Djibriel explains it very well:


- There's a 50% chance the item up for bidding is a Hero Ring. If you already bought it earlier, or the item isn't the Hero Ring, we continue.
- Then, there's a 50% chance it's a 1/1200 of an airship. You can never buy this 'item' no matter how much you pay, as the father will always buy it. But if this item isn't the 1/1200 of an airship, we continue.
- Then, there's a 50% chance it's the Golem Magicite! Nice. Try to buy it. If you already bought it earlier, or the item isn't Golem, we continue.
- Then, there's a 50% chance it's the ZoneSeek Magicite. Good. If you already bought this item, or if it still isn't this item, we continue.
- Then, there's a 50% chance it's a Zephyr Cape. If you already bought this item, or if it's not the Zephyr Cape, we continue.
- If it's none of the above, it's an Imp Robot. Period. You can never buy the Imp Robot, as the father will always buy it.

So in the end, if you haven't bought any of the pieces of Magicite yet, the odds will be as following:

Hero Ring 50%
1/1200 of an airship 25%
The Magicite Golem 12.5%
The Magicite ZoneSeek 6.25%
Zephyr Cape 3.125%
Imp Robot 3.125%

If you bought both Espers, but not yet the Hero Ring:

Hero Ring 50%
1/1200 of an airship 25%
Zephyr Cape 12.5%
Imp Robot 12.5%

If you bought the Hero Ring and both Espers:

1/1200 of an airship 50%
Zephyr Cape 25%
Imp Robot 25%

[abrojtm]

What about the Cherub Down and stuff?

[Xurts]

The exerpt from Djibriel's guide was from the WoR Auction House. The Cherub Down is sold in the WoB.

[BustaMo]

Yeah I have Golem already, and am trying to get ZoneSeek now. This helps, thanks for posting it.

[Avarice-ness]

Actually the reason that there are so many cherub downs is because they stole all of Zozo's supply of them. :(

And that's not a lie you guys, Jeez. I speak the truths. :)

[BustaMo]

Finally got ZoneSeek today after about 15 minutes of entering, and re-entering the damn Auction House! Woo-hoo!!