Final Fantasy IX Treno Auction
After the group's initial visit to Treno, return to the King's Mansion and the
auction. Some Key Items and some extremely useful equipment are auctioned off
here, and this auction is the key to receiving a very powerful weapon!
Upon entering, the auctioneer lists off the items up for bid. To purchase an
item, approach the stage until you see a "?" over Zidane's head. Nobles in the
audience will bid, and they have a lot of Gil to throw away. Whenever you want
to bid, press the X button and a menu appears. The menu automatically inserts a
bid 100 Gil higher than the last, but you can raise or lower your bid as you see
fit.
Rare and Key Items that you can bid on at the auction include the following:
Mini-Cid, Griffin's Heart, Doga's Artifact, Une's Mirror, the Magical Fingertip,
and the Rat Tail. (Some Final Fantasy veterans may remember some of these items
from previous Final Fantasy titles.) These items have some strange uses, plus
you can resell them.
The trick to the auction is to avoid getting into a bidding war. If you attempt
to outbid the nobles at every turn, they will toss out fake bids just because
they know you'll outbid them. The smartest thing to do is let the nobles bid
amongst themselves for a while. Then, when it seems like the auctioneer is ready
to sell the item, throw in a last-minute bid just slightly higher than the last.
This should get you the item you want at a reasonable price every time. If you
allow the nobles to jack up the prices, then you lose out on profiting from the
resale value. Check the resale value of these items in the next section before
paying too much for an item.
If you leave the auction before a Key Item is sold, then it will be available
the next time you enter the auction.
Street Value of Auction Items
After purchasing certain Key Items from the lavish Treno Auction, talk to people
in the area around the Café Carta. Some nobles will see that you have items they
desire, and will offer Gil for them. But don't settle for the first offer! Turn
down the first amount to get them to increase their offer.
Two notes here: You must sell the Griffin's Heart to the Adventurer before that
person becomes interested in the Rat Tail. Also, the Scholar in Treno's
Synthesis Shop will not top his offer of 10000 Gil.
|
Item |
Noble |
1st offer |
2nd offer |
| Une's
Mirror |
Nobleman by
Café |
12000
Gil |
15000
Gil |
| Doga's
Artifact |
Scholar in
Synth shop |
10000
Gil |
N/A |
| Griffin's
Heart |
Adventurer by
Café |
8000
Gil |
10000
Gil |
| Rat
Tail |
Adventurer by
Cafe |
20000
Gil |
25000
Gil |
|
|
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