Some items involved: Astral Ring, Ether Ring, Minuet Earring, Chivalrous Chain, Potent Belt, Wind Torque, Elemental Torque, Woodville's Axe, Fowling Earring, Damascene Cloth, Sniper's Ring, Woodsman Ring.
They buy and sell items to themselves at low prices to erase the Auction House history then a day later raise it again to astronomical levels. And then lower it again. An example:
Ether Ring: Mar. 24, 2009 Kuroaka Aifard 257,382 Mar. 24, 2009 Miritia Reties 270,000 Mar. 24, 2009 Ikutak Taktoru 270,000 Mar. 24, 2009 Sirduke Viliang 260,000 Mar. 24, 2009 Corcodile Miyaan 260,000 Mar. 24, 2009 Meguru Oghkde 40,000 Mar. 24, 2009 Arton Oghkde 10,000 Mar. 24, 2009 Yangel Damora 10,000 Mar. 24, 2009 Tsugunai Furusan 10,000 Mar. 24, 2009 Poochan Guicsu 12,000
I'm not even exactly sure why they are doing this but its totally ******** with prices all across the AH. I called a GM and told them yesterday and they said they would 'look into it' but as of this morning nothing has been done.
I just wanted to warn people to be careful before they buy...prices are not what they seem. Also contact a GM and see if we can get something done about this.