Where are the auctions?

Let's say you find a plot of land that is being auctioned by Governor Linden. It's got a nice purple border and when you look at "About Land", you find a number which is supposed to identify the auction.

Now where do I find that auction. If I go to http://secondlife.com/auctions/, it's not listed and if I replace the number of one of those auctions that is listed with the number from in game, I get nothing. Is the list at http://secondlife.com/auctions/ complete?

In short; the list isnt complete.Wait a few days/weeks/months and it will show up eventually.

-Adam

About the time it has been sold?

That's what I'm figuring. There was one plot near me which was "being auctioned" for months it seemed like. I never did see it on that list.

You have to check the auctions daily if you want a certain sim that has been brought online but not yet listed. They don't list all available sims that are online, just a certain amount with several on ready for when the listed sims sell.

Well, that isn't fun. It certainly is an advantage for people who do it for a living and can check it religiously.

Any idea how long an auction stays up once it gets listed?

24hrs for a whole-sim auction, a few days (2-3) for a parcel auction.

It will stay listed until the first bid is placed, then the timer starts. Once the first bid is placed the auction runs for 2 days, extended only if someone places a last minute bid. If someone places a last minute bid the auction is extended for 2 minutes and keeps getting extended until no one places a higher bid for two minutes, (to prevent "stealing". There are sims that have been listed on auction for a few weeks now with no bids being placed.

As for individual parcels, I haven't seen one stay listed for very long, few hours to a week tops. But, they too run for 2 days once the bidding starts. So, it will be available for at least 48 hours once listed.

I know how you feel, I'm waiting for a certain sim to make the auction list.