Pearl Auction: Silver Reservations

PEARL AUCTION

Every bid must be fully covered by available Silver. Available equals total balance minus all active reservations. A bid does not immediately spend money: it remains on the account but cannot be used by shops, markets, production, construction, transfers, or other spending.

IF YOU ARE OUTBID
The new bidder reserves the full new bid first. Only after that succeeds is the previous leader reservation released. The old bid becomes outbid and is never restored automatically. Place a new bid manually to continue.

IF YOU WIN
At closing, reserved Silver is permanently consumed and a physical pearl batch is credited to your personal port warehouse and delivered-pearl balance. A lot without bids expires. Cancelling a lot releases the leader reservation in full.

EXAMPLE
Total 500,000 and bid 300,000 gives reserved 300,000 and available 200,000. Spending 250,000 is rejected. If another player bids 320,000, your reserve becomes zero and available returns to 500,000. To rejoin, place the next valid bid yourself.

FAQ
Can I bid 500,000 with 400,000 available? No.
Can reserved Silver be spent? No.
When is it released? When outbid or when the lot is cancelled.
Can an outbid bid return automatically? No.
What does the winner receive? Pearls; reserved Silver is consumed.