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Funny thing is people will pay more if everyone sold for more. For some reason some architects think that selling for 2 cpu is worth their time. *shrug* To each their own I guess.

im with you chronic, I dont sell for anything cheaper then what they should be worth. I charge 5 cpu, and a little more if it requires factory items that are a pain.

Only time I charge less is for guild mates. And right now im fine just selling to them, and everyonce in awhile selling to others who will pay a reasonable price. I got Master, so whats the point in losing money by selling so cheap, I would rather stock up on resources and wait for Urban PLanner

We should be the richest, after all, weapon and armor smith depends their living on the structure we made, If we don't sell them factory, and harvester how can they become billionaires? If depreciation in factory and harvesterever happens, and weapon smith need to buy a new factory, I'm gonna sell my factory at500k credit, will they care? No, cuz they got money.

I don't think ppl should put their living on making houses,, after all people play this game to kil not to decorate. Forfighers to kill they need guns, for weapon smiths to makeElite guns, they need our 500k factories.

well, one thing for sure, this is never going to happen.

I'm a novice architect on starsider... I've been fighting these exact issues and I've started a sort of alliance of crafters... each of us vowing not to sell anything at all under 3cr per resource. I strongly suggest selling over this for a profit but the purpose of the thread is to get as many people as possible to not sell at rediculously (sp?) low prices.... such that they loose money and destroy the economy. I ask all of you (if you haven't done so already) to find my thread (should be within 2 or 3 of yours) and sign your names their, saying that you aren't or won't sell below 3cr per resource.... the more support and names we have, the more effective we'll be... it's only a couple of days old and on starsider I haven't seen anything go below 3cpu lately (mind I've only been around correlia lately... spend a little time on rori too). Anyway I hope I can count on your support and if you see any architects in game that haven't been selling to that rate.... please explain to them the 3cpu concept and that their are people on the forums trying desperatly to alter the economy so it will yield profit to all architects. Thank you for your time and I apoligize for any spelling errors (only 15 ya know)

There is certainly a "real" price. When an architect looses money when they create a building because the resources sell for more that is pathetic. All architects do this. Unless your server sells metals for less than 2c/unit it is more profitable to just mine metal than mine the poor concentrations of ore.

The above isn't bad. That is a choice that all architects have to make. Do they build something or just sell the resources. The problem comes in when people say you are selling way too high when you could instantly sell the resources for the same price to someone and that person would feel like they got an amazing deal. There is something seriously wrong with that situation.

more and more flaming for charging real prices. i will refuse to sell anything under its prices. no more undercutting for me. it not only affects the economy. Puts master architects like me broke. but its also flooding databases wit harvesters that people shouldnt be able to afford so easily.

I put it once in another post that we need a Radial Sell button as our way to sell deeds and not let it sell for less than 3cr and thats pushing it. in a REAL ECONOMY we should be the richest people. instead im a gimp.

also on another note. im looking for someone that is not even novice architect or just made it to become my apprentice. Im on radiant server. Send a /tell regz.

In a free market, there is no such thing as a "real" price. Sellers charge whatever they charge. Buyers pay whatever they choose to. There is no objective measure of value, other than reference to what others are charging for similar merchandise.

Never forget that crafters are engaged in PVP with each other 100% of the time.

I should have said buyers choose whether to pay or not, instead of buyers pay whatever they choose to.

(Dang the lack of an edit button.)