Treno Auction House

Treno Auction House, also known as King's House, is a location in the city of Treno in Final Fantasy IX. The party can bid for both normal and key items, and the former usually come in the form of add-ons, such as Dark Matter and Reflect Ring. The auction house is owned by the mysterious nobleman known as "King".
== Story ==
Kuja seems to be a regular, and may in fact be the owner. The auctioneer inquires in his interest in Garnet in a servant-like manner, so one might assume Kuja has brought a great deal of money to the auction house. Freya also mentions he may be King, the owner of the mansion.
Amarant was once a guard in the auction house but was fired when Zidane inadvertently framed him after an attempt at thievery. This makes Amarant a wanted man throughout Treno with posters showing his likeness at the inn.
==Quests==
===Auction===
An auction generally has two key items and two pieces of equipment, usually add-ons. The key items bought in the auction can almost always be sold to the nobles walking around Treno, and it is easy to make a profit on an item. A useful way to avoid a bidding war is to bid after the auctioneer's asks "Any more?" right before he declares the item sold. This temporarily halts the countdown but helps avoid most of the bidding.
The NPCs whose conversation the player can listen in outside the synthesis shop in Treno clue the player in on the current top auction prize, and give the tip that the top prize could be cheaper if the nobleman who sits in the front row has already used his money to buy some of the three previously available auction items, since he always bids on the main attraction.
The Elixir is removed from the auction if more than four are present in the party's inventory. Some items are only up for auction if the player has none in the inventory (see auction list below); this can be bypassed by equipping said items to party members. This means the player can get a total of 9 copies of these items from the Auction House by equipping one on each party member.
The key item Magical Fingertip won in the auction can be given to the old man near the inn in Daguerreo to obtain Excalibur, a sword for Steiner. To make the Magical Fingertip appear in the auction, the player needs to have bought Une's Mirror, Doga's Artifact, Griffin's Heart and the Rat Tail and sell them in the town to the nobleman and adventurer that walk around the Bishop's House and to the scholar in the synthesis shop. The Magical Fingertip will then be sold in the auction, but only once, and only once the party has assumed control of the Invincible after returning from Pandemonium.
Also after returning from Pandemonium, Doga's Artifact and Une's Mirror can be taken to the Black Mage Village's gramophone to play "Doga and Unei" from Final Fantasy III. Aside from these uses, owning these key items can boost the Treasure Hunter Rank.
Winning ten items from the auction house yields the Auctioneer achievement/trophy in the newest releases of the game.
====Items====
Item	Starting Price	Estimated Price	Availability
 	1,000 	6,100 	Unique key item.
 	1,400 	8,500 	Unique key item.
 	2,200 	11,000 	Unique key item.
 	2,200 	15,000 	Sold only once.
 	500 	2,500 	Unique key item, and part of the Mini-Figurines set. Sold only once.
 	1,200 	7,700 	Infinite amount.
 	1,400 	9,500 	Infinite amount.
 	1,300 	8,700 	Infinite amount.
 	2,500 	17,100 	Infinite amount.
 	8,900 	49,200 	Key item. After getting Invincible, after buying Doga's Artifact, Une's Mirror, Rat Tail, and Griffin's Heart first, and selling them to citizens. Sold only once.
 	4,300 	24,500 	After getting Blue Narciss. Only sold if player has none in their inventory.
 	4,500 	19,900 	After getting Blue Narciss. Sold only once.
 	2,600 	15,000 	After party returns from Outer Continent. Only sold if player has none in their inventory.
 	3,300 	17,500 	Unique key item. After party returns from Outer Continent.
 	2,500 	17,000 	After party returns from Outer Continent. Only sold if player has none in their inventory.
 	5,200 	36,000 	Only sold if player has fewer than five in their inventory.
 	2,700 	19,300 	After party returns from Outer Continent. Sold only once.
 	12,400 	80,000 	After getting Invincible. Sold only once.
=== Selling key items to citizens of Treno ===
After purchasing some of the key items in the auction, they can be sold to the nobles for a profit. Once sold, the items will reappear in the auction. The player can choose to decline the first offer to get a higher price (it will not work for Doga's Artifact).
Item 	Person 	1st offer	2nd offer
Griffin's Heart	Adventurer at Cafe. 	8,000 	10,000
Doga's Artifact	Scholar in Synthesis Shop.	10,000 	N/A
Une's Mirror 	Nobleman at Cafe. 	12,000 	15,000
Rat Tail 	Adventurer at Cafe. 	20,000 	25,000
These items cannot be sold to their respective NPCs again when won a second time from the Treno Auction House. Reacquisition is only advised if the player is working on the Treasure Hunter Rank, or if they wish to use the gramophone in the Black Mage Village.
Selling the Griffin Heart in Treno from FFIX Remastered.png|Griffin's Heart.
Selling Dogas Artifact to a scholar in Treno from FFIX Remastered.png|Doga's Artifact.
Selling Unes Mirror in Treno from FFIX Remastered.png|Une's Mirror.
==Behind the scenes==
The Treno Auction House auctioneer has a symbol on him that may be the currency symbol for gil on Gaia. The painting at the back of the house is of Jesus Christ being lowered after having been taken off the cross.
== Gallery ==
Treno Auction House Exterior FFIX Art.jpg|Auction House exterior.
Treno Auction House Interior FFIX Art.jpg|Auction House interior.
==External links==
*Treno Auction House mechanics guide
Category:Locations in Final Fantasy IX
Category:Sidequests in Final Fantasy IX