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Thread: Just wanted to make sure you all saw this :)
Ani_cul wrote:
Please post in merchant feedback thread here.
And think of how great it will be that everyone no longer travels to your shop,
that only the lowest sellers get sales
that the impulse buys from browseing a vendor are gone
that player cities that are clinging to exist via their vendors are no longer visited...
Wow, you put down customers really well. I don't think the lowest sellers will always get the sales, come on, be honest. You think everyone will buy the cheapest item because its is the cheapest? I buy items that have the stats and quality i want. Now if its the losest price, oh yeah i will buy, but i won't buy the cheapest harvester just because it is low priced. I buy the best quality i can get for the lowest price.
It will really cause crafters to price according to the economy more, and the quality of items. But it will help in reducing the constant search for an item that for some unforsaken reason, no one decided to stock in a vendor anywhere but in the most remote forgotten spot. Now, it will make some things easier to find, and make the competition re-think the cost of things.
I do not for see all items dropping, i honestly see many vendors raising prices, many vendors won't even advertise since they are exclusive, they like small amount of customers. Heck, if you are always top notch quality and guarenty to be stocked, you will less likely put up the search and then be sold out constatly. Oh, and the low ballers will never be able to keep up with supply.
It will cause ripples, but in the end, it will stablize and might make your business boom even more. who knows. Don't cry wolf till the dust settles first.
Kalano wrote:
Ani_cul wrote:
Please post in merchant feedback thread here.
And think of how great it will be that everyone no longer travels to your shop,
that only the lowest sellers get sales
that the impulse buys from browseing a vendor are gone
that player cities that are clinging to exist via their vendors are no longer visited...
Wow, you put down customers really well. I don't think the lowest sellers will always get the sales, come on, be honest. You think everyone will buy the cheapest item because its is the cheapest? I buy items that have the stats and quality i want. Now if its the losest price, oh yeah i will buy, but i won't buy the cheapest harvester just because it is low priced. I buy the best quality i can get for the lowest price.
Not everything sold has 'quality' and this isnt about the buyers, its about the sellers. I am not thinking of credits lost to prices that are lower as much as sells lost to being overlooked.
It will really cause crafters to price according to the economy more, and the quality of items. But it will help in reducing the constant search for an item that for some unforsaken reason, no one decided to stock in a vendor anywhere but in the most remote forgotten spot. Now, it will make some things easier to find, and make the competition re-think the cost of things.
This will not cause crafters to price by economy, thats is exactly why we have prices we do, is because people can afford it. this will however allow bulk producers and guild hoards the abilty to flood a market without the personalization we are fighting for
I do not for see all items dropping, i honestly see many vendors raising prices, many vendors won't even advertise since they are exclusive, they like small amount of customers. Heck, if you are always top notch quality and guarenty to be stocked, you will less likely put up the search and then be sold out constatly. Oh, and the low ballers will never be able to keep up with supply.
It still comes down to haveing a shop front, the players who do not have the abilty to produce what the market can offer and are stuck away in their own niche will loose out. This proposed system allows people to buy from compettition from your own vendors in your own shop.
It will cause ripples, but in the end, it will stablize and might make your business boom even more. who knows. Don't cry wolf till the dust settles first.
It isn't crying wolf, asI fully endorse all who want it to voice their opinions as well,I am more for the public to be aware of everything it entails before cheering on a publis they did not fully read.
Message Edited by Ani_cul on 02-11-2005 05:58 PM