Tips on the Marketplace

wynoski

wynoski

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2006

In a hot spot

United Vanguard [UV]

N/

24 Jan 2007 at 17:47 - 41
the other day I was selling Daggers of Xuexao for 10k...looking for 7 or 8k...somone whispered me about it and I told them 10k...3 minutes later another person whispers me and offers me 5k...I took it as its a quick farm for me...the first person then FLAMES me for about 5 minutes that I was trying to rip her off etc...turns out the person who whispered me was her brother...lol...I told her she should have haggled.

Menzoberranzan

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

Australia

Celestial Order

24 Jan 2007 at 18:08 - 42
Another good thing would be for people to learn the meaning of "Clean".

I posted an ad for a CLEAN req9 -anyskin- axe and instead got a ton of high end req 9 offers...

Vandal2k6

Vandal2k6

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2006

Manchester, UK

The Manchester Marauders

W/Rt

24 Jan 2007 at 18:54 - 43
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hand of Ruin
You buy and re-sell things for 3k profit and want to give people advice on the marketplace?

Rofl...
You plum.

Great article OP. Ignore balloons like this. Oh, and haggling should be compulsory. I love it, it's like a mini game within a game and getting an extra couple of k thanks to your work is very satifying.

VacantStare

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2006

24 Jan 2007 at 19:10 - 44
Thanks, really informative topic. Might have to have a go at that trading malarkey. =P

milias

milias

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Nov 2005

Defected back to America

Me/E

24 Jan 2007 at 22:31 - 45
Quote:
Originally Posted by The Admins Bane
Normally this is said for 2 reasons

Reason 1 - They don't know the value and will just hold out until they get what they think is a good price.

Reason 2 - They know the value and want to see if they can find someone who is clueless regarding pricing.
To this I usually say, what's the highest offer so far?