Mary, too, could see the various chats. After all, as the auctioneer, she needed to have a detailed understanding of the sentiments of the buyers. The right words at the right time could send the price of any item soaring. More importantly, she was here to have fun, so she wanted the chat!
Although the value of the first time she auctioned had been inflated by a large amount, nothing like that happened afterwards. She started off by auctioning all the items useful solely to mortals. This was also the largest category by far, so it would take a long time. Surprisingly, though, some of the items she auctioned off were actually quite interesting, if somewhat unusual.