What happens to an item that doesn't sell?

Question

I just posted my first item in the auction house! It removed the item from my inventory, but where does it go if it doesn't sell? What if I don't have room in my inventory/stash? Does it stay unlisted in the auction house until I claim it?

Asked by OrigamiRobot

Answer

This was a bit confusing to me as well. My initial assumption was they ended up in your stash immediately, and this is not the case. Items you buy, as well as items you fail to sell both end up on the "Completed" tab when you're finished with the transaction.

From the Auction House FAQ:

Items that are not sold are returned to the seller, and items that are sold are delivered to the winning bidder. In each case, the item appears on the player’s ”Completed” page in the auction house interface, where the item can then be moved to the player’s shared stash.

Items in this list won't be lost over time, but the maximum is a total of 50 items (including both your unsold and purchased but not stashed items). According to a pre-release blog post, they were considering counting these against your 10 active auctions (search for "items that have expired" to find this clause), but according to the current contents of the auction house FAQ, it appears that this restriction has been removed.

Answered by agent86

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