> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://cobblemon-au.gitbook.io/cobblemon-au-docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://cobblemon-au.gitbook.io/cobblemon-au-docs/economy-and-items/gts.md).

# GTS

The Global Trade Station, the server-wide marketplace for Pokémon and items.

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<p align="center">The GTS is the server-wide marketplace where players buy and sell Pokémon and items with each other. Type <code>/gts</code> to open it. It's one marketplace across both servers.</p>
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## 🛒 Buying

Open `/gts`, browse or search the listings, and click one to buy it. Some listings are **auctions**, where you place a bid instead.

* Bids have to beat the current bid by at least **10%**.
* If someone bids in the **last 30 seconds**, the auction is pushed back so there's at least 90 seconds left. No last-second sniping!

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## 💵 Selling

You can list a Pokémon or an item two ways:

| Type                | How it works                                   | How long it lasts                 |
| ------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| 🏷️ **Fixed price** | Anyone can buy it straight away for your price | **7 days**                        |
| 🔨 **Auction**      | Players bid, and the highest bid wins          | You choose, from 1 hour to 3 days |

* A **2% sales tax** is taken from every sale.
* When a fixed-price listing expires, the Pokémon or item goes back to your **GTS Vault**. You don't need to be online.
* Cancelling a listing is free. It goes back to your Vault.

### 💲 Minimum prices

| Listing                        | Lowest price allowed |
| ------------------------------ | -------------------- |
| Anything                       | $100                 |
| Shiny Pokémon                  | $50,000              |
| Paradox Pokémon                | $75,000              |
| Ultra Beasts                   | $100,000             |
| Legendary and Mythical Pokémon | $150,000             |
| Silver Bottle Caps             | $35,000              |
| Raid Shards                    | $60,000              |

The highest price anything can be listed for is **$5,000,000**.

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## 🏦 Your GTS Vault

Money from sales doesn't go straight into your balance. It goes into your **GTS Vault**, along with Pokémon from expired listings and items from cancelled ones.

To collect, open `/gts` and **click your player head**. Your Vault keeps everything as long as you like, so there's no rush.

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⚠️ Renaming Pokémon to advertise on the GTS is against the [rules](/cobblemon-au-docs/getting-started/rules.md).
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