Event:Wessel's Exotic Wares

An event in May of 2022, Wessel's Exotic Wares was an auction in which the Purshovian merchant Vick Wessel invited the richest players of the Grand Isles to yet another auction, selling exclusive Purshovian-themed items to the highest bidders. Running from May 6th to May 18th, each major item was sold in a lot open for 48 hours, with Phonographs being sold in lots open for 24 hours.

Rules of the Auction

• To enter the auction, you were required to have at least 1,000,000 doubloons in your warehouse.
• All payment was required to be in doubloons.
• Bidding increments was 100,000 doubloons in all lots.
• Select items won from a lot could be given back to the auction house to pay for another item won, in which case the returned item would be reauctioned.

Ares

A Purshovian ironclad warship exclusive to the auction, five warships were auctioned with different rewards going to top bidders.

Bid Place	Metal	Wood
1	Iron, Pursteel	Bidder's choice
2 & 3	Iron, Pursteel	Oak, Spruce
4 & 5	Iron	Oak

Event Prizes & Winners

Lot	Prizes	Starting Bid	Winner	Final Bid
1	Ares, 3x Ares Long Guns, 4x Armored Swivel Guns	10,000,000 Doubloons	CursedKrampus	67,000,000 Doubloons
1	Ares, 2x Ares Long Guns, 4x Armored Swivel Guns	10,000,000 Doubloons	Auixe	66,000,000 Doubloons
1	Ares, 1x Ares Long Guns, 4x Armored Swivel Guns	10,000,000 Doubloons	Waldolover64	65,000,000 Doubloons
1	Ares, 4x Armored Swivel Guns	10,000,000 Doubloons	DiceTheWizard	64,000,000 Doubloons
1	Ares, 4x Armored Swivel Guns	10,000,000 Doubloons	DrDiggeridoo	50,000,000 Doubloons
2	Regal Pursteel Phonograph	1,000,000 Doubloons	bobbyyug	10,000,000 Doubloons
3	2x Dresden Pistols, Pistol Display Case	1,000,000 Doubloons	Auixe	80,000,000 Doubloons
4	Regal Pursteel Phonograph	1,000,000 Doubloons	Waldolover64	11,300,000 Doubloons
5	2x Ares Long Guns	1,000,000 Doubloons	DrDiggeridoo	21,500,000 Doubloons
5	2x Ares Long Guns	1,000,000 Doubloons	DiceTheWizard	21,500,000 Doubloons
5	2x Ares Long Guns	1,000,000 Doubloons	gghostwolff	21,500,000 Doubloons
5	2x Ares Long Guns	1,000,000 Doubloons	Waldolover64	21,500,000 Doubloons
5	2x Ares Long Guns	1,000,000 Doubloons	Auixe	21,500,000 Doubloons
6	Regal Pursteel Phonograph	1,000,000 Doubloons	Daki024	12,100,000 Doubloons
7	Hero of Terranfort Rifle, Large Weapon Display Case	1,000,000 Doubloons	Veinze	80,000,000 Doubloons
8	Regal Pursteel Phonograph	1,000,000 Doubloons	Diablo007	13,100,000 Doubloons
9	Admiral's Sabre, Large Weapon Display Case	1,000,000 Doubloons	Auixe	Paid for with Lot 3
10	Iron Phonograph	100,000 Doubloons	2001u	5,000,000 Doubloons
10	Iron Phonograph	100,000 Doubloons	Crashcp	5,000,000 Doubloons
10	Iron Phonograph	100,000 Doubloons	Dough8onito	5,000,000 Doubloons
10	Iron Phonograph	100,000 Doubloons	dudehey111	5,000,000 Doubloons
10	Iron Phonograph	100,000 Doubloons	FaultyFasih123	5,000,000 Doubloons
10	Iron Phonograph	100,000 Doubloons	PolarDistress	5,000,000 Doubloons
10	Iron Phonograph	100,000 Doubloons	Stelios987654321	5,000,000 Doubloons
10	Iron Phonograph	100,000 Doubloons	Straywire	5,000,000 Doubloons
10	Iron Phonograph	100,000 Doubloons	toxophilite15	5,000,000 Doubloons
10	Iron Phonograph	100,000 Doubloons	zachgaudio	5,000,000 Doubloons
11	Pursteel Board, Extravagant Trophy Stand	1,000,000 Doubloons	Waldolover64	56,500,000 Doubloons
12	2x Dresden Pistols, Pistol Display Case - Rerun of Lot 3	1,000,000 Doubloons	Waldolover64	61,000,000 Doubloons

In total, 793,500,000 Doubloons were spent on the auction, with the highest spender being Waldolover64 spending 215,300,000 Doubloons.

Gallery

• 

  Ares
• 

  Dresden Pistols
• 

  Ares Long Guns
• 

  Hero of Terranfort Rifle
• 

  Admiral Marochev's Sabre
• 

  Phonograph
• 

  Pursteel Board on the Extravagant Trophy Stand