private ItemAuction loadAuction(int auctionId) throws SQLException
	{
		try (Connection con = DatabaseFactory.getInstance().getConnection())
		{
			PreparedStatement statement = con.prepareStatement("SELECT auctionItemId,startingTime,endingTime,auctionStateId FROM item_auction WHERE auctionId=?");
			statement.setInt(1, auctionId);
			ResultSet rset = statement.executeQuery();

			if (!rset.next())
			{
				_log.warn("ItemAuction: Auction data not found for auction: " + auctionId);
				return null;
			}

			int auctionItemId = rset.getInt(1);
			long startingTime = rset.getLong(2);
			long endingTime = rset.getLong(3);
			int auctionStateId = rset.getInt(4);

			DbUtils.close(statement, rset);


			if (startingTime >= endingTime)
			{
				_log.warn("ItemAuction: Invalid starting/ending paramaters for auction: " + auctionId);
				return null;
			}

			AuctionItem auctionItem = getAuctionItem(auctionItemId);
			if (auctionItem == null)
			{
				_log.warn("ItemAuction: AuctionItem: " + auctionItemId + ", not found for auction: " + auctionId);
				return null;
			}

			ItemAuctionState auctionState = ItemAuctionState.stateForStateId(auctionStateId);
			if (auctionState == null)
			{
				_log.warn("ItemAuction: Invalid auctionStateId: " + auctionStateId + ", for auction: " + auctionId);
				return null;
			}

			ItemAuction auction = new ItemAuction(auctionId, _instanceId, startingTime, endingTime, auctionItem, auctionState);

			statement = con.prepareStatement("SELECT playerObjId,playerBid FROM item_auction_bid WHERE auctionId=?");
			statement.setInt(1, auctionId);
			rset = statement.executeQuery();

			while (rset.next())
			{
				int charId = rset.getInt(1);
				long playerBid = rset.getLong(2);
				ItemAuctionBid bid = new ItemAuctionBid(charId, playerBid);
				auction.addBid(bid);
			}

			return auction;
		}
	}