I actually never thought I'd start one of these, but I was weaseled into it, it seems xd Oh well, this is my quick and easy way to vending...no going around in circles, you just need a bit of patience!
Shorthand:
MP: Marketplace
MC: Monthly Collectable
EI: Evolving Item
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Now here comes the actual hard part. Looking and recognizing deals and misprices.
Now, this can take quite a bit of time before you're actually able to accurately spot misprices and quick and once and a lifetime deals, but when you get the hang of it, you're quite set for making a decent amount of gold. Let me tell you one thing. DO NOT expect a huge profit the first time you try this...it takes EXPERIMENTATION to actually find a system that works for you, not just using one that works for someone else.
What Works For Me, Might not work for you. Its Just the way life goes.
What I do is actually pretty simple. If you're scoping the marketplace for a good deal on an MC letter, haven't you noticed that a lot of the times that the letter is priced lower than the Monthly Collectibles inside it? Well, I usually buy the lower priced letter, keeping the 2% tax in mind, open it and pick the MC that is selling for more, then put it on the marketplace. It really is a sure fire way of making gold, and I've found that its the easiest.
Another way to make gold is this: If you have enough gold to buy, sell, then buy an EI again, this might be a good idea for you. I've noticed this can be used with EIs like the fallen wish. Usually, prices are a bit stable, yet sometimes also shockingly insane. The thing is, the day BEFORE the EI evolves, and also a few days to a week after, that EI has skyrocketed in price. That is the time to sell your EI and make a profit. DO NOT do this with an EI that is NOT evolving that week since that would make NO sense. When the prices finally stabilize for that EI, it is finally safe for you to either buy the EI again, or wait till the EI is completely finished evolving since the prices tend to be lower then. Watch out for when EIs leave the shop because they also tend to rise in price MP wise. This varies from EI to EI, but all you have to really do is watch how the prices change. It is good to know at least the approximate value they are selling for so you know what to watch out for Marketplace wise.
Tektek is a quick way to help you use these tips, and I use it quite regularly to help myself check prices on MCs, seeing that I couldn't possibly know the going rate for every MC at one moment. The fast links to the MP are extremely helpful, and if you're quick enough, you can snag some great deals.
Make sure you keep the 2% tax in mind...if you don't, it is more than likely that you may NOT make a profit!
I hope that this was at least somewhat helpful to you!
If there are any questions, post them as comments, and I will answer them ^_^
~Katz
