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Thread: Under-priced deeds
NeilG wrote:
I'll sell for as low as I can, so long as I'm making money.
Personally, some of the prices we charge make me sick - you know you can sell for a lot lower, and all it takes is a little forethought. Most of the time we charge based on the currently inflated resource prices (4.5cr for ore? Who are we kidding? It costs ~1.5cr to mine it on a 40% spot!), or whatever the buyer is willing to pay. Of course, greed is the root of capitol, and who am I to argue?
Haruspex77 wrote:
Sevardos wrote:
A small business owner noticed his Furnace is broken [snip]
"$450 for knowing where to hit it"
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It's not greed, it's business. And if it weren't for the fact that you are playing with monopoly money, your attitude would be different. Thisis the main reason why gaming economies rarely follow RL patterns.
Your joke story would be stronger if it were closer to real life. I find I pay $50-100 to a repairman for showing up, and then $30-70 per hour for working time over a minimum. The trip charge is supposed to get me someone who knows "where to hit it." The only occupation I can think of that charges like your furnace repairman are lawyers who negotiate a fee in advance and get paid even if they easily settle. And your story didn't include a line for the negotiation.
I am not convinced that we don't see some of the same patterns in SWG and in RL. The convenience factor allowing higher prices is visible at every 7-11. In RL we don't get many discounters who claim altruistic reasons though, probably because nobody would believe them.
Afair numberof people have gone to jail for trying to drive the RLprice cutters out of business, which is illegal in the USA. But the real world is much more complex, so there are more ways to try to do that than in SWG. Note that it iseven illegal to point out to them that they are stupid and that they should raise their prices to the agreed upon level to get better results.
I find it amusing that I agree with your real point, but not with your arguments
:::: scratches head ::::: Ummm... the story was for illustrative purposes only. I find it amusing that you knock me for it because it's not more 'realistic' - it wasn't meant to be.
:::: scratches head again, shrugsand chuckles ::::::
Was my grammar and punctuation ok? LOL
Sevardos wrote:
NeilG wrote:
I'll sell for as low as I can, so long as I'm making money.
Personally, some of the prices we charge make me sick - you know you can sell for a lot lower, and all it takes is a little forethought. Most of the time we charge based on the currently inflated resource prices (4.5cr for ore? Who are we kidding? It costs ~1.5cr to mine it on a 40% spot!), or whatever the buyer is willing to pay. Of course, greed is the root of capitol, and who am I to argue?A small business owner noticed his Furnace is broken and gets on the phone and calls a repairman.When the repairman arrives, he brings him to the backroom to where the Furnace is. The repairman walks around the furnace a few times, leans over to one of the pipes, pulls out a small hammer and hits the pipe. The furnace started working again! The repairman then rights up an invoice for $500 and gives it to the businessman.Businessman protested: "$500?! All you did was tap that pipe with ahammer! How can you justify charging me $500 for that?"The repairman tears up the invoice and writes a new one and hands it back to the businessman and says;"$50 for hitting the pipe with a hammer""$450 for knowing where to hit it"_________________________________________________________It's not greed, it's business. And if it weren't for the fact that you are playing with monopoly money, your attitude would be different. Thisis the main reason why gaming economies rarely follow RL patterns.
Thats all humourous reading, but business exist for the purposes of greed. So don't think for a second that there's any honour in any price. After all, money and leadership exists for the same purpose.