Auctions have taken over the trade Global-3 channel and are making it very difficult for 'normal' traders to sell or buy anything in there. Auctions create alot of lines of chat with the multiple bids going on for an auction, and there are now more and more auctions so it seems like its the only thing you see in the chat on Northisle.
So if you write a little line like 'WTB Xbows' as I did today... within a few minutes it's washed away by the tide of bids, so you either have to spam it all day long or you aren't likely to find what you are looking for, or sell it if that is the case.
Auctions are great, but they aren't for all of us. This has resulted in 'us' losing our channel for open trades.
BG