Why ARK trading servers use AuctionBot
Selling a mutated Rex line or a stack of blueprints in a busy trade channel means lost messages, fake bids and arguments about who bid last. AuctionBot turns that channel into a real auction house.
- Bids are buttons, in read-only auction rooms. Nobody can bury your lot under chat messages.
- Anti-snipe: a bid in the last minutes adds time, so the best offer wins, not the fastest click.
- Any currency: Element, Element Shards, Tek ingots or your tribe's own money.
- Buy Now stock to sell several babies, eggs or pairs at a fixed price while the auction runs.
- Seller ratings from 1 to 5 stars, so buyers know who delivers.
Rooms built for ARK
Type /setup start and AuctionBot proposes a layout made for ARK trading. Confirm it or change anything first.
- 6, 12 and 24 hour auction rooms for dinos, saddles, weapons and resources.
- Base auctions with longer durations, for builds and spots on your map.
- Blueprint auctions for saddle and weapon blueprints.
- Optional rooms you can switch on: Chibi, Dragon Hoard Keys, Hexagon, and rooms reserved for a role like Boosters.
- Item categories such as creatures, eggs, blueprints and resources, which you can rename.
Every category and room can be renamed, so the same bot fits a PvE cluster, a PvP server or an unofficial trading hub.
An ARK auction, from start to SOLD
- The seller presses Create Auction, picks the room and the category, and writes the details: species, level, stats, mutations, sex.
- They set the start price, the increment and the currency, add screenshots, and submit.
- The bot places the auction in a free room, or in the queue, and pings members who follow auctions.
- Members press Bid, Custom Bid or Auto-Bid. Outbid members get a DM.
- When the clock ends, a private ticket opens between the seller and the winner to trade in the game.
Safe trades and clear records
Both sides press Confirm Sale once the trade is done in game, then rate each other. If something goes wrong, Call Staff brings in your team. Back-outs can offer the lot to the next bidder, and strikes can ban repeat offenders automatically.
Every closed ticket is archived for staff with a picture of the conversation and the full transcript. See the tutorials for every step.
Questions from ARK server owners
Does AuctionBot work for ARK: Survival Ascended and ARK: Survival Evolved?
Yes. AuctionBot runs on Discord, so it works for any ARK server or cluster: ASA or ASE, PvE or PvP, official or unofficial. Your members trade in the game and use Discord for the auction.
Can members bid in Element, ingots or tribe currency?
Yes. The seller picks the currency when creating the auction, and your server sets the list of currencies. Element, Element Shards, Tek ingots or your own tribe money all work.
How are trades delivered in game?
When an auction ends, the bot opens a private ticket between the seller and the winner. They agree on the meeting point or the delivery, trade in the game, then both press Confirm Sale and rate each other.
Can I sell dino breeding pairs and mutated lines?
Yes. Write the stats, mutations and sex in the item details, add up to 20 screenshots, and use Buy Now stock to sell several babies or pairs at a fixed price while the auction runs.
