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Returns info for a Black Market auction.

name, texture, quantity, itemType, usable, level, levelType, sellerName, minBid, minIncrement, currBid, youHaveHighBid, numBids, timeLeft, link, marketID 
  = C_BlackMarket.GetHotItem()
  = C_BlackMarket.GetItemInfoByID(marketID)
  = C_BlackMarket.GetItemInfoByIndex(index)

You can use GetHotItem to retrieve information about a "Hot Item!" auction picked by the server, GetItemInfoByIndex to iterate through all auctions, and GetItemInfoByID to retrieve information about specific auctions. These three functions have identical return values.

Arguments[]

GetItemInfoByID[]

marketID
number - black market auction ID.

GetItemInfoByIndex[]

index
number - black market auction index, ascending from 1 to C_BlackMarket.GetNumItems()

Returns[]

name
string - item name; nil if no such auction exists.
texture
string - icon texture path.
quantity
number - amount of the item included in the auction.
itemType
string - item type, e.g. "Quest", "Mail", or "Companion Pet"
level
number - item level requirement.
levelType
string - e.g. "REQ_LEVEL_ABBR"
sellerName
string - localized name of the NPC "selling" the item.
minBid
number - minimum amount of copper you can bid for this item.
minIncrement
number - minimum amount of copper you must increase the current bid by.
currBid
number - the maximum current bid in copper.
youHaveHighBid
boolean - true if your bid on this item is currently the highest bid, false otherwise.
numBids
number - number of bids made on this item.
timeLeft
number - token indicating remaining auction duration, 0 for completed auctions, larger values indicate larger remaining durations. For a localized text version, use _G["AUCTION_TIME_LEFT" .. timeLeft].
link
string - Chat link of the item being auctioned.
marketID
number - Black Market auction ID of this auction.

Details[]

Patch changes[]

Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Added.

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