Collections & auctions

The collections system lets you buy and sell valuable items — art, antiques, coins, watches, wine, and sports memorabilia — through auctions. Unlike stocks, collectibles have a hidden real value that you can only discover through appraisals, and their value grows over time. Access collections from the Assets menu (third tab).

Getting started

To start collecting, open the Assets panel and tap Collections. The Auctions tab shows 5–8 items available for bidding, refreshed every few days.

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Buy a mobile phone from the Electronics Shop to receive collection news alerts. Without one, market events that affect collectible values will happen silently.

Categories & items

There are 21 collectible items across 6 categories:

Category	Items	Price range	Notes
Art	Oil Painting, Abstract Sculpture, Renaissance Replica	2,000 – 12,000	Medium volatility
Antiques	Antique Clock, Porcelain Vase, Victorian Desk	1,500 – 8,000	Low volatility, stable
Coins	Silver Dollar, Gold Sovereign, Ancient Roman Coin	800 – 15,000	Low volatility
Watches	Vintage Diver, Chronograph, Grand Complication	3,000 – 25,000	Medium volatility
Wine	Bordeaux Reserve, Burgundy Premier, Champagne Vintage	500 – 8,000	Appreciates with age
Memorabilia	Signed Jersey, Championship Ring, Game Ball	1,000 – 20,000	High volatility

Each item has a rarity (Common, Uncommon, Rare, or Legendary) and a condition rating that affects its value.

Condition ratings

Every item has a condition score (30–100) shown as a dot meter:

Condition	Dots	Value impact
Pristine (90–100)	●●●●●	Maximum value
Excellent (70–89)	●●●●○	High value
Good (50–69)	●●●○○	Average value
Fair (30–49)	●●○○○	Below average
Poor (below 30)	●○○○○	Minimum value

Wine is special — its condition improves over time (aging), while other items have a small daily chance of degrading.

Buying at auction

Each auction listing shows the starting bid, category, rarity, and condition. To bid:

1. Tap the Bid button on any listing.
2. A bidding mini-game starts — you compete against 2–5 AI bidders in real-time.
3. Press the bid button to raise your offer. AI bidders will counter with their own bids.
4. The auction ends when the timer runs out. Whoever has the highest bid wins.

You can only bid once per day on each listing. After bidding, the button turns gray until the next day.

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AI bidders can be aggressive — some will bid above the item's real value. If you get caught in a bidding war, you might overpay. Don't bid more than you're willing to lose.

If your money runs out mid-auction, the bid button will disable and show "Not Enough Money". The auction continues — if you were already leading, you can still win.

Gem skip

You can skip the bidding mini-game by spending gems (3–15 depending on item value). This automatically wins the auction at the starting bid price — a great deal on expensive items.

Appraising your collection

After buying, your item's real value is hidden. You need to appraise it before you can sell:

• Free Appraise — gives an estimated value range (wider, less precise).
• Expert Appraise (1 gem) — gives a tighter, more accurate value range.

Appraisal unlocks the sell buttons. Without it, you can only see the purchase price and condition.

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Always appraise before selling. The appraisal range updates daily as the item's value changes, so check it before listing.

Selling

Once appraised, you have two ways to sell:

Auction sale

Tap Sell at Auction to list your item. You set a minimum price, then watch an animated auction where AI buyers bid against each other.

• AI bids up to 85–110% of the real value.
• If you set a very low minimum price, there's a 30% chance AI snags it cheap — they won't always bid it up.
• If you set the price too high (above 120% of real value), nobody will bid and the item won't sell.
• You can only attempt to sell each item once per week (7-day cooldown).

Instant sell (gems)

Tap Instant Sell to sell immediately at the item's full real value. Costs 3–15 gems depending on the item's value. No cooldown, no waiting, no risk.

Making profit

The key to profit is patience. Collectibles appreciate in value every day:

• All items gain a small daily appreciation (roughly 0.05–0.15% per day).
• Wine also improves in condition over time, further boosting its value.
• News events can temporarily boost or crash category prices.

A freshly bought item sold immediately will typically sell near what you paid. Hold it for weeks or months, and the accumulated appreciation can mean significant profit.

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Buy low, hold long, sell high. Look for items with low starting bids (especially during negative news events), buy them cheap, then hold for many days. Once the value has appreciated well above your purchase price, list it at auction or use instant sell.

News events

If you have a mobile phone, you'll see a news banner on the Auctions tab showing active market events:

• Art surge — art values spike for 5 days
• Forgery scandal — art values drop for 4 days
• Celebrity auction — memorabilia values rise for 3 days
• Wine frost damage — wine scarcity drives prices up for 5 days
• Economic downturn — all categories drop for 4 days
• Auction record — all categories get a small boost for 3 days

Use negative events as buy signals and positive events as sell signals.

Achievements

Achievement	How to unlock
First Collection	Buy your first item at auction
Art Connoisseur	Own 5 art pieces at the same time
Profit Master	Sell an item for 2x or more what you paid
Auction Regular	Participate in 20 auctions
Sharp Eye	Own an item you bought for less than 50% of its real value
The Collector	Own 15+ items simultaneously

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Collectible values are randomized each playthrough. The real value is hidden until you appraise — that's what makes it exciting.