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PostPosted: Sun Dec 16, 2012 4:11 pm


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Objectively speaking, people go for the cheapest buy.

So: if your item was in the middle, people aren't going to buy it. They'll be
looking to buy the cheapest version.

Similarly: if you offer someone an item in the Exchange forum, they'll be
offering you a price based on the lowest market value, and then minus a
little bit of money so that they can make a profit.

And to answer your earlier question: they have millions of gold and still
buy items because that's how they made the gold. In essence, they're
selling you their patience. They offer less on the item because they're
willing to wait longer for it to sell.

In other words: If you want your item gone, and fast, you have to
pay for that speed by dropping the price.

In reality, and in my personal experience: what he did wan't even rude.
Where I live (ShangHai), that's called bartering. There aren't set prices
in the market, so you have to offer a price. You automatically offer a
very low price first, because the seller's going to be offering a very high
price. Then you argue until you find middle ground. You wanted 200,
he wanted 70, so if you'd been willing to barter, you may have gotten
his offer up to 120.



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Very well aware of that. rolleyes I'm pretty sure I stated that I cancelled the listing and put it at 150k before canceling it again.
PostPosted: Sun Dec 16, 2012 4:13 pm


little aishi chan

Did you read everything I wrote? Because that was an example. ^^"

I meant that: if you're asking for 200k (going by the middle price),
people aren't likely to buy it because they'll want to go by the lowest
price.

Edit (because, apparently, you blocked me): I'm sorry if I offended you?

I meant in the exchange forum. I didn't say you were wrong for listing
anything. I meant that, just like you won't sell by listing in the middle,
you won't sell by asking in the middle.

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 16, 2012 4:14 pm


Aryvane
little aishi chan

Did you read everything I wrote? Because that was an example. ^^"

I meant that: if you're asking for 200k (going by the middle price),
people aren't likely to buy it because they'll want to go by the lowest
price.



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rolleyes Did YOU read everything I wrote? I said I cancelled the listing and set it to 150k before cancelling that again.
PostPosted: Sun Dec 16, 2012 4:44 pm


little aishi chan

I'm not sure what you mean. How what works? Buying low and selling high just applies to the exchange, where none of those warnings are present. The warnings were put in place for missprices, so they don't happen as often anymore. I was just saying that's why he did it, and from what I can tell that's how he made all that gold in the first place.

I think that warning only applies when it's a pretty substantial difference. While your price might not have been too high, it was higher than average so that's why people were probably not buying it. People base things on the average buy price (obviously, I'm sure I don't have to explain that haha), so I can see why it wouldn't have budged.

I understand you wanted to get more out of it and it sucks that you couldn't, once an average has dropped below what you want, there isn't much you can do unless it's a very in demand item, which I don't think that item was/is, which would further explain why you still didn't get anyone buying even when you put it for lower. I honestly wish you could have gotten your money's worth back, maybe this was just some bad luck.

That link sends me to my own store haha, but I think I can find it.


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