Merkerhood · icemansparks · Aug 24, 2026 · Aug 24, 2026
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -145,8 +145,10 @@ faction auction house.
   how full the market is, so it keeps a background of listings even when many players are
   online (without it, player auctions count toward the total and the SQL max values must be
   raised a lot).
-- `MinItems` / `MaxItems` bound the total number of auctions; `DuplicatesCount` caps
-  duplicate stacks of a single item (per-item overrides can raise or lower this).
+- `MaxItems` bounds the total number of auctions the bots keep listed; `DuplicatesCount`
+  caps duplicate stacks of a single item (per-item overrides can raise or lower this).
+  Both come from the conf file - the `minitems` / `maxitems` columns that used to live in
+  `mod_auctionhousebot` were never read and have been dropped.
 
 ### Item filtering
 

diff --git a/conf/mod_ahbot.conf.dist b/conf/mod_ahbot.conf.dist
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ AuctionHouseBot.ConsiderOnlyBotAuctions = 0
 AuctionHouseBot.DuplicatesCount = 0
 AuctionHouseBot.DivisibleStacks = 0
 AuctionHouseBot.ElapsingTimeClass = 1
-AuctionHouseBot.MinItems = 10000
 AuctionHouseBot.MaxItems = 15000
 AuctionHouseBot.MaxStackSize = 20
 

diff --git a/data/sql/db-world/z_2026_08_24_00_drop_minitems_maxitems.sql b/data/sql/db-world/z_2026_08_24_00_drop_minitems_maxitems.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+--
+-- Drop the unused minitems / maxitems columns from mod_auctionhousebot.
+--
+-- The module stopped reading them a long time ago: InitializeFromSql() had both
+-- SELECTs commented out, so the seller took its ceiling from AuctionHouseBot.MaxItems
+-- in the conf file only, while the columns kept being written by ".ahbotoptions
+-- minitems/maxitems" and never read back. Editing them looked like it worked and did
+-- nothing.
+--
+-- Guarded so the file is safe to run twice and works on both MySQL and MariaDB
+-- (MySQL has no DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS). The z_ prefix keeps it sorted after
+-- mod_auctionhousebot.sql, which still creates the columns on a fresh install.
+--
+
+SET @columnExists := (
+    SELECT COUNT(*) FROM information_schema.COLUMNS
+    WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = DATABASE()
+      AND TABLE_NAME   = 'mod_auctionhousebot'
+      AND COLUMN_NAME  = 'minitems');
+
+SET @statement := IF(@columnExists > 0,
+    'ALTER TABLE `mod_auctionhousebot` DROP COLUMN `minitems`',
+    'DO 0');
+
+PREPARE dropMinItems FROM @statement;
+EXECUTE dropMinItems;
+DEALLOCATE PREPARE dropMinItems;
+
+SET @columnExists := (
+    SELECT COUNT(*) FROM information_schema.COLUMNS
+    WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = DATABASE()
+      AND TABLE_NAME   = 'mod_auctionhousebot'
+      AND COLUMN_NAME  = 'maxitems');
+
+SET @statement := IF(@columnExists > 0,
+    'ALTER TABLE `mod_auctionhousebot` DROP COLUMN `maxitems`',
+    'DO 0');
+
+PREPARE dropMaxItems FROM @statement;
+EXECUTE dropMaxItems;
+DEALLOCATE PREPARE dropMaxItems;
diff --git a/src/AuctionHouseBot.cpp b/src/AuctionHouseBot.cpp
@@ -1670,24 +1670,13 @@ void AuctionHouseBot::Commands(AHBotCommand command, uint32 ahMapID, uint32 col,
 
         break;
     }
-    case AHBotCommand::minitems:
-    {
-        char * param1   = strtok(args, " ");
-        uint32 minItems = (uint32) strtoul(param1, NULL, 0);
-
-        WorldDatabase.Execute("UPDATE mod_auctionhousebot SET minitems = '{}' WHERE auctionhouse = '{}'", minItems, ahMapID);
-
-        config->SetMinItems(minItems);
-
-        break;
-    }
     case AHBotCommand::maxitems:
     {
         char * param1   = strtok(args, " ");
         uint32 maxItems = (uint32) strtoul(param1, NULL, 0);
 
-        WorldDatabase.Execute("UPDATE mod_auctionhousebot SET maxitems = '{}' WHERE auctionhouse = '{}'", maxItems, ahMapID);
-
+        // Runtime only: the seller reads its ceiling from AuctionHouseBot.MaxItems,
+        // so this lasts until the next restart and is not persisted anywhere.
         config->SetMaxItems(maxItems);
         config->CalculatePercents();
         break;

diff --git a/src/AuctionHouseBotCommon.h b/src/AuctionHouseBotCommon.h
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ enum class AHBotCommand : uint32
     useMarketPrice,
 
     ahexpire,
-    minitems,
     maxitems,
     percentages,
     minprice,

diff --git a/src/AuctionHouseBotConfig.cpp b/src/AuctionHouseBotConfig.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ AHBConfig::AHBConfig(uint32 ahid, AHBConfig* conf)
     // Copy the private values
     //
 
-    minItems                       = conf->minItems;
     maxItems                       = conf->maxItems;
     percentGreyTradeGoods          = conf->percentGreyTradeGoods;
     percentWhiteTradeGoods         = conf->percentWhiteTradeGoods;
@@ -392,7 +391,6 @@ void AHBConfig::Reset()
     AHID                           = 0;
     AHFID                          = 0;
 
-    minItems                       = 0;
     maxItems                       = 0;
 
     percentGreyTradeGoods          = 0;
@@ -620,27 +618,6 @@ uint32 AHBConfig::GetMaxStackSize()
     return maxStackSize;
 }
 
-void AHBConfig::SetMinItems(uint32 value)
-{
-    minItems = value;
-}
-
-uint32 AHBConfig::GetMinItems()
-{
-    if ((minItems == 0) && (maxItems))
-    {
-        return maxItems;
-    }
-    else if ((maxItems) && (minItems > maxItems))
-    {
-        return maxItems;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        return minItems;
-    }
-}
-
 void AHBConfig::SetMaxItems(uint32 value)
 {
     maxItems = value;
@@ -2073,7 +2050,6 @@ void AHBConfig::InitializeFromFile()
     ElapsingTimeClass              = sConfigMgr->GetOption<uint32>("AuctionHouseBot.ElapsingTimeClass"      , 1);
     ConsiderOnlyBotAuctions        = sConfigMgr->GetOption<bool>  ("AuctionHouseBot.ConsiderOnlyBotAuctions", false);
     ItemsPerCycle                  = sConfigMgr->GetOption<uint32>("AuctionHouseBot.ItemsPerCycle"          , 200);
-    minItems                       = sConfigMgr->GetOption<uint32>("AuctionHouseBot.MinItems"          , 1000);
     maxItems                       = sConfigMgr->GetOption<uint32>("AuctionHouseBot.MaxItems"          , 5000);
     maxStackSize                   = sConfigMgr->GetOption<uint32>("AuctionHouseBot.MaxStackSize", 20);
 
@@ -2211,10 +2187,6 @@ void AHBConfig::InitializeFromFile()
 
 void AHBConfig::InitializeFromSql(std::set<uint32> botsIds)
 {
-    // Load min and max items
-    //SetMinItems(WorldDatabase.Query("SELECT minitems FROM mod_auctionhousebot WHERE auctionhouse = {}", GetAHID())->Fetch()->Get<uint32>());
-    //SetMaxItems(WorldDatabase.Query("SELECT maxitems FROM mod_auctionhousebot WHERE auctionhouse = {}", GetAHID())->Fetch()->Get<uint32>());
-
     // Load percentages, min/max prices, min/max bid prices, and max stacks in a single query
     QueryResult databaseValuesResult = WorldDatabase.Query(
         "SELECT "
@@ -2306,7 +2278,6 @@ void AHBConfig::InitializeFromSql(std::set<uint32> botsIds)
         {
             LOG_INFO("module", "Settings for Auctionhouse {}", GetAHID());
 
-            //LOG_INFO("module", "minItems                = {}", GetMinItems());
             //LOG_INFO("module", "maxItems                = {}", GetMaxItems());
 
             LOG_INFO("module", "percentGreyTradeGoods   = {}", greytg);

diff --git a/src/AuctionHouseBotConfig.h b/src/AuctionHouseBotConfig.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ class AHBConfig
     uint32 AHID;                     // Id
     uint32 AHFID;                    // Faction id
 
-    uint32 minItems;
     uint32 maxItems;
     uint32 maxStackSize;
 
@@ -350,9 +349,6 @@ class AHBConfig
     uint32 GetAHID();
     uint32 GetAHFID();
 
-    uint32 GetMinItems();
-    void SetMinItems(uint32 value);
-
     uint32 GetMaxItems();
     void SetMaxItems(uint32 value);
 

diff --git a/src/cs_ah_bot.cpp b/src/cs_ah_bot.cpp
@@ -210,8 +210,7 @@ class ah_bot_commandscript : public CommandScript
             handler->PSendSysMessage("seller - enable/disabler seller");
             handler->PSendSysMessage("usemarketprice - enable/disabler selling at market price");
             handler->PSendSysMessage("ahexpire - remove all bot auctions");
-            handler->PSendSysMessage("minitems - set min auctions");
-            handler->PSendSysMessage("maxitems - set max auctions");
+            handler->PSendSysMessage("maxitems - set max auctions (until restart)");
             handler->PSendSysMessage("percentages - set selling percentages");
             handler->PSendSysMessage("minprice - set min price");
             handler->PSendSysMessage("maxprice - set max price");
@@ -237,21 +236,6 @@ class ah_bot_commandscript : public CommandScript
                 bot->Commands(AHBotCommand::ahexpire, ahMapID, 0, NULL);
             }
         }
-        else if (strncmp(opt, "minitems", l) == 0)
-        {
-            char* param1 = strtok(NULL, " ");
-
-            if (!ahMapIdStr || !param1)
-            {
-                handler->PSendSysMessage("Syntax is: ahbotoptions minitems $ahMapID (2, 6 or 7) $minItems");
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            for (AuctionHouseBot* bot : gBots)
-            {
-                bot->Commands(AHBotCommand::minitems, ahMapID, 0, param1);
-            }
-        }
         else if (strncmp(opt, "maxitems", l) == 0)
         {
             char* param1 = strtok(NULL, " ");