{
  "schemaVersion": "1.0.0",
  "releaseId": "gag2-auction-source-audit-2026-07-30-r1",
  "datasetVersion": "2026-07-30.1",
  "game": "Grow a Garden 2",
  "gamePlaceId": "97598239454123",
  "reviewedAt": "2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z",
  "verificationMethod": "seven-community-page-auction-mechanics-item-and-strategy-comparison",
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "fandom-stand",
      "publisher": "Grow a Garden 2 Fandom Wiki",
      "url": "https://growagarden2.fandom.com/wiki/Auction_Stand",
      "sourceDate": "2026-07",
      "role": "Auctioneer location, 30-minute rotation, item categories and limited-stock overview"
    },
    {
      "id": "fandom-mechanics",
      "publisher": "Grow a Garden 2 Fandom Wiki",
      "url": "https://growagarden2.fandom.com/wiki/Mechanics",
      "sourceDate": "2026-07",
      "role": "Dutch-auction formula, price floor, expiry, stock labels and payment methods"
    },
    {
      "id": "gamesgg",
      "publisher": "GAMES.GG",
      "url": "https://games.gg/news/grow-a-garden-2-auctioneer-worth/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-06-29",
      "role": "30-minute six-lot guide, shop comparison, Common Egg example and stock-versus-price strategy"
    },
    {
      "id": "gag2wiki-update",
      "publisher": "Grow a Garden 2 Wiki",
      "url": "https://growagarden2wiki.net/updates/hypno-bloom-auctioneer-update/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-06-28",
      "role": "dated Auctioneer launch context, six-item claim, 20-minute claim and premium-item examples"
    },
    {
      "id": "vpesports",
      "publisher": "VPEsports",
      "url": "https://vpesports.com/guides/auctioneer-grab-rares",
      "sourceDate": "2026-07",
      "role": "30-minute Dutch-auction overview, shared scarcity and Mushroom, Dragon's Breath and Common Egg examples"
    },
    {
      "id": "u7buy",
      "publisher": "U7BUY",
      "url": "https://www.u7buy.com/blog/grow-a-garden-2-auction-system-guide/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-07-02",
      "role": "30-minute mechanics guide, item roster and stock-based timing advice"
    },
    {
      "id": "mygag",
      "publisher": "My GAG Calculator",
      "url": "https://mygagcalculator.com/grow-a-garden-2-auction-guide/",
      "sourceDate": "2026-07",
      "role": "long-form 30-minute guide, system comparison, floor claim, item examples and payment conflict"
    }
  ],
  "claims": [
    {
      "id": "auctioneer-location",
      "topic": "Access",
      "claim": "The Auctioneer runs the Auction Stand in the central hub.",
      "evidence": "repeated",
      "sourceIds": ["fandom-stand", "fandom-mechanics", "gamesgg", "vpesports", "mygag"],
      "note": "Several guides place the NPC in the center; exact neighboring-shop wording varies."
    },
    {
      "id": "launch-date",
      "topic": "Access",
      "claim": "The Auctioneer was added in the June 28, 2026 Hypno Bloom update.",
      "evidence": "repeated",
      "sourceIds": ["gag2wiki-update", "mygag"],
      "note": "Two dated pages align on the update date; no official patch note was located in the reviewed set."
    },
    {
      "id": "dutch-format",
      "topic": "Mechanics",
      "claim": "The Auction uses a Dutch format: asking prices fall instead of rising through player bids.",
      "evidence": "repeated",
      "sourceIds": ["fandom-stand", "fandom-mechanics", "gamesgg", "gag2wiki-update", "vpesports", "u7buy", "mygag"],
      "note": "This is the strongest point of agreement across all seven reviewed pages."
    },
    {
      "id": "not-player-bidding",
      "topic": "Mechanics",
      "claim": "Players do not submit competing bid amounts; they choose when to accept the current asking price.",
      "evidence": "repeated",
      "sourceIds": ["fandom-mechanics", "gamesgg", "vpesports", "mygag"],
      "note": "The competitive pressure comes from other buyers consuming stock, not from an ascending bid ladder."
    },
    {
      "id": "six-lots",
      "topic": "Inventory",
      "claim": "A rotation presents six lots at the same time.",
      "evidence": "repeated",
      "sourceIds": ["fandom-stand", "gamesgg", "gag2wiki-update", "vpesports", "mygag"],
      "note": "Five reviewed pages repeat the six-lot count."
    },
    {
      "id": "category-union",
      "topic": "Inventory",
      "claim": "Published Auction categories include seeds, crops, pets, gear, crates, seed packs and eggs.",
      "evidence": "repeated",
      "sourceIds": ["fandom-stand", "fandom-mechanics", "gamesgg", "vpesports", "u7buy", "mygag"],
      "note": "Individual rotations can contain only part of this union."
    },
    {
      "id": "thirty-minute-refresh",
      "topic": "Timing",
      "claim": "The dominant reviewed claim is that all lots refresh every 30 minutes.",
      "evidence": "repeated",
      "sourceIds": ["fandom-stand", "gamesgg", "vpesports", "u7buy", "mygag"],
      "note": "Five pages align, but this remains a community claim rather than a publisher-timed reproduction."
    },
    {
      "id": "twenty-minute-conflict",
      "topic": "Timing",
      "claim": "One dated update page says the six Auctioneer items restock every 20 minutes.",
      "evidence": "conflict",
      "sourceIds": ["gag2wiki-update", "fandom-stand", "gamesgg", "vpesports", "u7buy", "mygag"],
      "note": "Use the visible in-game countdown; the 20-minute page conflicts with the dominant 30-minute account."
    },
    {
      "id": "fixed-refresh-no-live-timer",
      "topic": "Timing",
      "claim": "Lots are replaced together on a fixed refresh timer.",
      "evidence": "repeated",
      "sourceIds": ["fandom-mechanics", "fandom-stand", "gamesgg", "mygag"],
      "note": "This dataset does not provide a synchronized live countdown."
    },
    {
      "id": "limited-stock-expiry",
      "topic": "Stock",
      "claim": "Lots can have limited stock and become unavailable when sold out or expired.",
      "evidence": "repeated",
      "sourceIds": ["fandom-stand", "fandom-mechanics", "gamesgg", "vpesports", "u7buy", "mygag"],
      "note": "The Fandom mechanics page also documents an Unlimited label for some lots."
    },
    {
      "id": "shared-stock",
      "topic": "Stock",
      "claim": "Multiple guides describe Auction inventory as a shared server-wide pool affected by other buyers.",
      "evidence": "repeated",
      "sourceIds": ["fandom-stand", "gamesgg", "vpesports", "u7buy", "mygag"],
      "note": "The publisher did not reproduce cross-player stock behavior in game."
    },
    {
      "id": "price-formula",
      "topic": "Mechanics",
      "claim": "One reviewed mechanics page publishes a stepwise formula using start price, decrement amount, decrement interval and elapsed time.",
      "evidence": "limited",
      "sourceIds": ["fandom-mechanics"],
      "note": "The formula is useful for interpreting the UI but has only one reviewed source."
    },
    {
      "id": "minimum-price",
      "topic": "Mechanics",
      "claim": "A lot can stop falling at its item-specific minimum price before expiry.",
      "evidence": "repeated",
      "sourceIds": ["fandom-mechanics", "mygag"],
      "note": "No complete current minimum-price table was found."
    },
    {
      "id": "sheckle-payment",
      "topic": "Access",
      "claim": "Auction lots can be purchased with Sheckles.",
      "evidence": "repeated",
      "sourceIds": ["fandom-mechanics", "gamesgg", "gag2wiki-update", "vpesports", "u7buy", "mygag"],
      "note": "Exact prices are dynamic and are not frozen into this audit."
    },
    {
      "id": "robux-payment-conflict",
      "topic": "Access",
      "claim": "Sources conflict on whether Auction lots can also expose a Robux purchase option.",
      "evidence": "conflict",
      "sourceIds": ["fandom-mechanics", "mygag"],
      "note": "Fandom says some lots additionally offer Robux; My GAG Calculator says no Robux is required. Check the current lot UI."
    },
    {
      "id": "common-item-markup",
      "topic": "Strategy",
      "claim": "Two guides use Mushroom lots to show that common Shop items can remain more expensive at Auction.",
      "evidence": "repeated",
      "sourceIds": ["gamesgg", "vpesports"],
      "note": "Their quoted prices are dated examples, not a guaranteed live spread."
    },
    {
      "id": "scarce-item-use-case",
      "topic": "Strategy",
      "claim": "Repeated guides frame scarce seeds, premium watering gear and Common Eggs as stronger reasons to inspect a rotation.",
      "evidence": "repeated",
      "sourceIds": ["gamesgg", "gag2wiki-update", "vpesports", "u7buy", "mygag"],
      "note": "Worth still depends on the current asking price and the player's own reserve."
    },
    {
      "id": "timing-advice-conflict",
      "topic": "Strategy",
      "claim": "Exact sniping thresholds conflict across guides, from fixed time windows to stock-count triggers.",
      "evidence": "conflict",
      "sourceIds": ["gamesgg", "u7buy", "mygag"],
      "note": "No universal second or stock threshold is presented as verified; price cap and reserve should be decided before the timer."
    }
  ],
  "itemMentions": [
    {
      "name": "Super Watering Can",
      "category": "Gear",
      "sourceIds": ["gag2wiki-update", "u7buy", "mygag"],
      "evidence": "repeated",
      "buyerQuestion": "Is the current ask lower than the value of the growth time you expect it to save?"
    },
    {
      "name": "Super Sprinkler",
      "category": "Gear",
      "sourceIds": ["gag2wiki-update"],
      "evidence": "limited",
      "buyerQuestion": "Is this unavailable elsewhere now, or are you paying only to skip a restock wait?"
    },
    {
      "name": "Hypno Bloom",
      "category": "Seed",
      "sourceIds": ["gag2wiki-update", "u7buy", "mygag"],
      "evidence": "repeated",
      "buyerQuestion": "Can your current garden setup recover the asking price without draining its reserve?"
    },
    {
      "name": "Dragon's Breath",
      "category": "Seed",
      "sourceIds": ["gamesgg", "vpesports", "u7buy", "mygag"],
      "evidence": "repeated",
      "buyerQuestion": "Is rarity worth the current premium compared with waiting for another acquisition route?"
    },
    {
      "name": "Common Egg",
      "category": "Egg",
      "sourceIds": ["gamesgg", "vpesports", "u7buy", "mygag"],
      "evidence": "repeated",
      "buyerQuestion": "Does the current ask beat the value of waiting for a Guild reward?"
    },
    {
      "name": "Mushroom",
      "category": "Seed",
      "sourceIds": ["gamesgg", "vpesports", "u7buy"],
      "evidence": "repeated",
      "buyerQuestion": "Is the convenience premium lower than the cost of waiting for the regular Seed Shop?"
    },
    {
      "name": "Bamboo",
      "category": "Seed",
      "sourceIds": ["vpesports", "u7buy"],
      "evidence": "repeated",
      "buyerQuestion": "Can the same item be bought more cheaply from the regular shop?"
    },
    {
      "name": "Venom Spitter",
      "category": "Seed",
      "sourceIds": ["u7buy"],
      "evidence": "limited",
      "buyerQuestion": "Has the lot appeared in your current patch, and what is your maximum price?"
    },
    {
      "name": "Moon Bloom",
      "category": "Seed",
      "sourceIds": ["u7buy"],
      "evidence": "limited",
      "buyerQuestion": "Is the reported roster current, and can its harvest return justify the ask?"
    },
    {
      "name": "Seed Packs",
      "category": "Pack",
      "sourceIds": ["fandom-stand", "fandom-mechanics", "gamesgg", "mygag"],
      "evidence": "repeated",
      "buyerQuestion": "What outcome do you actually need, and is the random pool worth the asking price?"
    },
    {
      "name": "Crates",
      "category": "Crate",
      "sourceIds": ["fandom-stand", "fandom-mechanics", "gamesgg", "u7buy", "mygag"],
      "evidence": "repeated",
      "buyerQuestion": "Does the crate supply utility you need now, or only a cosmetic/convenience purchase?"
    },
    {
      "name": "Pets",
      "category": "Pet",
      "sourceIds": ["fandom-stand", "fandom-mechanics", "gamesgg", "vpesports", "mygag"],
      "evidence": "category-only",
      "buyerQuestion": "Which exact pet is shown? Category evidence does not prove every pet can roll."
    }
  ],
  "systemComparison": [
    {
      "system": "Auction Stand",
      "counterparty": "Auctioneer NPC",
      "priceBehavior": "Starts high and falls toward a floor",
      "scarcity": "Timed lots with limited or sometimes unlimited stock",
      "bestUse": "Compare a visible rare lot against your pre-set price cap"
    },
    {
      "system": "Seed / Gear / Props Shop",
      "counterparty": "Shop NPC",
      "priceBehavior": "Fixed listed price",
      "scarcity": "Rotating stock by shop rules",
      "bestUse": "Reference price and routine purchases"
    },
    {
      "system": "Guild Trading",
      "counterparty": "Another player",
      "priceBehavior": "Player-negotiated exchange",
      "scarcity": "Depends on player inventory and current trading rules",
      "bestUse": "Direct item exchange; not an Auction bid"
    },
    {
      "system": "Sell Stand",
      "counterparty": "Steven NPC",
      "priceBehavior": "Sells harvests and can expose bargaining mechanics",
      "scarcity": "Not an item-lot marketplace",
      "bestUse": "Turn crops into Sheckles rather than buy a lot"
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "No reviewed page is an official developer patch note, and this publisher did not reproduce the Auction in game.",
    "The audit is not live stock, a synchronized countdown, a price alert or a complete item roster.",
    "The dominant 30-minute refresh claim conflicts with one dated 20-minute claim; the in-game timer is authoritative.",
    "Exact prices, floors, decrement sizes, stock counts and item availability can change by lot or patch.",
    "Repeated means multiple reviewed community pages publish the claim; it does not mean official confirmation.",
    "Search-volume and rank data were not available from Search Console or a paid keyword provider."
  ]
}