Horde Auctionhouse Normal Ruleset.
Dozens of Sturdy Quarterstaves posted on the AH. When I try to buy one, it shows “The Item was not found”.
When I refresh the item is still there. So far I’ve tried to purchase at least several, and different postings. All show the same error, and continue to show as for sale, when refreshed.
Same. Tried reloading, disabling addons, restarting game, searching for it vs using the categories… Darnassus AH and plain Linen Bags for me. Maybe AH just hates durids. u.u
ETA: On the bright side, within 15 mins you were already the top post for Googling this issue, lol.
Yup, just found this on Google too (also on Horde/Normal). All I want are some linen bags 
The game despite it being possibly hundreds of the same item in a stack on the AH for that price it is only counting the 1st of the item in the stack only when checking if it’s still available when you try to buy If one sells before you complete your buyout this happens. You have to be quick, and it can take a few tries to buy the one before anyone else does.
Yeah getting this also when trying to buy bags (theres over 2k linen bags listed after refresh!))
Could be coincidence, but for what it is worth… I left Darn to go do something else for a bit. Went back and was able to buy one, but couldn’t buy a second. Left the AH area to get the one I got from the mailbox and went back to the AH to try again.
I was able to buy a second that time around, as well as a third and fourth. Maybe try walking a bit away when you get that message? No way to know, could have been an absolute coincidence. 
Na you just have to hit search and then get the section open and buy one before anyone else does 
moment one sells to anyone everyone else will get that error if they’d already hit search before that time. I did it to get 4 of the 8 slot bags.
i’m pretty sure it’s because someone else bought it. if you refresh and quickly buy it seems to work like every time.
You responded without reading what I wrote. It’s not about being fast. The output is wrong.
I refresh, and the item is there.
I click to buy, error shows it’s not there.
I refresh again, the item is STILL there.
And these aren’t stacked items. I can see each individual posted staff.
I think it’s pretty obvious that someone already bought it. That’s always been an issue on mega servers with the older AH interface. But that’s not a bug, and that’s not what we are talking about here. The bug is even after it’s gone, the refresh still shows it is available.
Like the refresh is pulling cached data, instead of a new scan.
Again, read what I wrong. It’s already not there, but when you refresh, it shows it’s still there.
The problem is trying to buy one that’s listed, but has already been purchased, so it’s not actually there. If the one you see is actually there, you can buy it. But if the one you see is already gone, you can’t. Walking away and coming back gave the system enough time to maybe clear some of the stale data, perhaps, so that seems valid. But again, it’s a bug, and that’s why I reported it. I wasn’t looking for a work around.
Same when treying to buy Silver Rod took me 5min of spamming the buy button to buy one.
If this is still happening to you, try a different auctioneer. For me, Auctioneer Wabang (right-hand side in Org) fails every time. The left/middle ones both worked on the first try.
I cannot buy anything, fk this stupid crap blizzard. Im so done with this.
Yep I am having this isuse as well. Had it the other day when buying linen bags (worked eventually) but having it how with 8 slot bags and I just can’t get it to buy. There are over 1200 listed at that price so it isn’t a matter of them running out. Their logic for purchasing is just flawed/untenable. It needs to be fixed, we have to be able to buy stuff that has turnover. (Horde pvp ruleset btw).
Same. Half an hour to buy 4 Red Linen Bags when there’s 2k+ posted.
Blizzard Devs,
Workaround should be something like;
if price = what the player bought the item as (set as price_x )
if item not found loop until item is found at price = price_x
if no items are found at price_x then display message item not found
Same with the 8 slot Red Linen Bag - 2000 available Normal Alliance side and “Item Not Found” each time I click Search → Click → Buy…
I really can’t believe this isn’t one of the first problems they tried to solve when thinking about putting EVERYONE on the same server.
Happening to me as well. As mentioned above, I believe it is always trying to buy the 1st item in a stack, which someone else gets before you. You refresh and try again, but despite 100 listed at the same price, it doesn’t just go to the next or 10 down the line or 30 down the line and purchase that one. It seems to try the first item, then fail, despite a hundred available at the same price. I can see the number fluctuating between purchases, drops a few then more are listed, then it goes down, etc.
It was happening to me in SW. Swapped to a bank alt in IF and I was able to buy it.
This is insanely annoying. Hopefully it’s addressed quickly. Even if you get it it just sits there loading wheel forever not actually buying it.
Still happening.
Does Blizzard need another 20 years before they can get the simplest things to work in this game?