[FlaviusFlav]

I'm simply speculating, but I can imagine a scenario where people use the auction house to circumvent/workaround the lack of direct trading.
(I think lack of trading could very well be considered a feature, rather than a lack of one, in the context of preventing collusion, etc)

That said, you can currently go in and put up a card for 5pp with a 6pp buyout at minimum. Two players could fairly easily coordinate exchanging any card for 6pp by communicating the moment player A puts the card up for auction so player B can quickly buy it out with little risk of someone else getting it first.

I guess I'm wondering if this is a concern or if anything is in place to prevent this sort of potential abuse?


I think simply not allowing a Buy Now price on very short auctions would probably work well enough. People could still try to create auctions on "off" hours but there would be infinitely more risk for them.