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Originally Posted by August
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I really don't want to go into it, but no.
Player 1 auctions, WTS HBC 3k
Player 2 auctions, WTS HBC 2.9k
Player 1 auctions, WTS HBC 2.8k!!!
this is what i'm talking about. If you are someone who sells something at a set price constantly putting your auctions in your price is a deathknell to your margins because the secondary market will come in and undercut you publically all the time. Since we track auctions here this results in people wanting the secondary market prices on your goods, which makes it not worthwhile.
Furthermore people like the tunnel because they like to haggle and feel like they win. If you put your actual price for an item in the auction you're just a plain idiot. The ratio of people giving me my asking price versus trying to haggle me down is on the upside of 10:1.
Again, people do different things for different reasons. But, if you think that putting your price in an auction is going to sell something QUICKER, you're just wrong.
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I find it pretty random really. Sometimes putting up prices moves shit quicker, sometimes just listing item gets immediate inquiries. Listing a price seems to work pretty well most of the time with items that are semi-rare or have an obvious floor.
Also, having a set price is good if you just log your EC trader occasionally for 10-15 minutes. Run your auctions a few times... no buyers? nothing you want to buy? get on a different char and leave the spam behind. If somebody wants what you have and is just hoping for a better price, they'll often buy later that day or the next.
[edit]And I always stop selling the particular item or just bail out of EC when shit like that HBC example happens, you won't lose to the con if you don't play the shell game.[/edit]