Auctioning and posting prices

[Tallenn]

Originally Posted by astarothel [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If you set a price people will always try and make you settle for less. Either that or you list it overpriced and people in auction laugh like assclowns and go "ROFL WAY TOO MUCH" or "OMG I BOUGHT ONE THE OTHER DAY FOR HALF THAT LOL". When I list something that's the amount I want for it. I don't want to really haggle, I don't want to take trades unless I explicitly say so (ie: no I don't want your shitty easily farmed item that everyone has 6 of +50p for a dark reaver), and I just want the price listed. My price is my price, but people don't get that and will keep bugging me or tantrum when my prices are already decent. If people are undercutting me, I stop listing the item rather than cutting my margin. You can always sell stuff another time.

That's just not true. I don't. Anyone else who doesn't like to haggle won't. If you offer it at a fair price, you will sell it at that price, probably quicker than if you are trying to haggle for that price. That's the way I sell, too. I put a price in my auction- the price I want to get for the item. I don't try to overcharge for it- I go by either: what it's been going for lately, or if I don't know what that is, what I believe it's worth. If it still doesn't sell after some time (depends on how much time I am spending buying and selling), I may lower the price, believing that it just won't command the old price anymore. That happens in MMOs- prices typically go down over time.

I reiterate: the people that are willing to haggle with you are usually ALSO good at haggling. Therefore, you aren't making the killing you think you are by not advertising a FAIR price up front. The "suckers" as I'm sure you like to think of them more often than not KNOW they suck at haggling, and so choose NOT TO PLAY that game.

[astarothel]

Originally Posted by Tallenn [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

That's just not true. I don't. Anyone else who doesn't like to haggle won't. If you offer it at a fair price, you will sell it at that price, probably quicker than if you are trying to haggle for that price.

You'd think that, but it's rarely the case. Number of offers I receive on all items that would be 33% or more lower than their low end market value: many. Number of those offers I accept: zero. If people are spamming WTB something, they will have to accept the fact their ability to set the price goes way down.