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The Diablo 3 Auction House, both Real Money and Gold, is set to shut down on March 18, 2014. This news came via a surprise announcement on September 17, 2013.[http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/10974978/diablo%C2%AE-iii-auction-house-update-9-17-2013]

The developers chose to discontinue the principle means of trading and gear acquisition in Diablo 3 since they felt it was detracting from the overall game fun of finding new items from killing monsters. This sudden change was (at least initially) quite popular with the Diablo community, with over 73% of voters approving of the decision in a popular vote on Diablo.Incgamers.com. [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-3-auction-house-closing]

==About the Auction House==

An ''Auction House'' is an in-game mechanism to allow for easier trading of items for items or money. Diablo II did not include this sort of feature, but many MMORPGs do, notably [[World of Warcraft]]. Diablo III will feature an Auction House (AH), which comes in two main varieties: the [[gold]]-based Auction House will allow players to sell items, crafting materials, and even their characters for gold. The [[RMT]] (Real Money Transaction) Auction House will allow the sales of the items listed prior, but the caveat is that they are for real-world currency. Namely, Euros, Dollars, Rubles, etc. Real-world money transactions within this wiki entry will be referred to as RMT, or “currency” transactions.

The AH was revealed during the late-July 2011 Press Event, and the first images and information about it were released on the first of August of the same year.

* Official [[Auction House FAQ]]

~~==The Auction House(s)==~~

As stated, the Auction House system is divided into RMT transactions (of which [[Blizzard]] will assign a fee for every listing, whether the item or character is sold or not), and gold transactions (which will also be assigned a fee, albeit one that doesn't cost the player real-world money, just gold).

===Hardcore versus Softcore===

Trade in the Auction House is separated between game modes. Hardcore characters cannot use the softcore auction house, and vice versa. In addition to this, hardcore characters may only use the gold-based auction house. Any and all items, including characters for sale, may only be purchased with gold.

~~== Resources ==~~

Dozens of sites have popped up to offer advice and strategies for making money via the RMAH. These range from informative to "get rich quick" scheme peddlers, and the reader is admonished to remember that the only person sure to get rich with a get rich quick scheme is the one selling it.

* [http://diablo3markets.incgamers.com/ Diablo 3 Markets] covers the game economy, tracks exchange rates, and aims to inform readers about the online economy.

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