Splinterlands Gets Its First Auction House! Let's Dive In 🔍 Hello fellow Splinterlanders! Something exciting just dropped — our very first Auction House for Splinterlands assets is now live! 🏠💰
This is a game-changing addition that opens up new ways to trade, buy, and sell in a more dynamic and flexible environment. Whether you're a casual collector, a battle-hardened warrior, or a market flipper, this update brings something for everyone.
Link to auction: https://ahonex.com/
✅ The Positives: A Step in the Right Direction
🔹 A Long-Awaited Feature The idea itself is fantastic. An auction system was sorely needed to spice up the marketplace experience and allow more strategic and time-sensitive buying/selling.
🔹 User-Friendly Design The interface is straightforward — easy to create a new auction, with good sorting options and filters. There’s a healthy amount of information displayed, allowing you to make smart bidding decisions.
💡 Suggestion: It would be great to show the number of Circulating Copies (CC) next to each card for more insight.
🔹 More Than Just Cards! You’re not limited to monster and summoner cards — you can also auction all sellable items, including totems, titles, land, and more. This makes it a true marketplace for all Splinterlands assets.
⚠️ Room for Improvement: Honest Critique 🔸 Launched a Bit Rough The Auction House was released without thorough testing, so the community became the beta testers by default. That said, credit where it’s due — the team was fast to fix the initial bugs and improve the user experience.
🔸 UI Needs Tweaking One thing that jumps out immediately is the "Auction House Online EXchange" banner. White letters on a bright red background? That’s a visual headache. A small change in color palette would go a long way in making the UI cleaner and more readable.
🔸 High Fees Are a Barrier The current structure — 250 DEC + 5% final fee — feels a bit too steep, especially for smaller cards. This effectively pushes cheaper or less-demanded cards out of the auction format.
💡 Suggestion: Consider scaling the fee with value — for example, make the listing fee 1% of the buyout price instead of a fixed 250 DEC. This would encourage more activity across all tiers of assets.
🎯 Final Thoughts Despite the rough edges, the introduction of the Auction House is a major win for the Splinterlands ecosystem. It’s still early days, and there’s plenty of room to evolve, but this is a strong foundation to build on.
Keep an eye on it — you might just snipe a deal of a lifetime! 👀🔥