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Thread: Hmm interesting Buff Pricing

Nornerator
Tue Aug 03, 2004 6:42 pm
#1

I just finished Crafting 300 sets of 853 Power buffs with 12.5k Duration, and I was going to try to sell them on a vendor, but that hasn't been working out too well yet. So I have decided to use them to buff the public with, which I used to hate. But now I've been raising my prices, to 20k now and I've been getting a lot of Customers, and other people with substandard buffs are now charging 15k or so. Im hoping to Raise my prices to 25k by next week as people get more used to raising their own prices This is on the Gorath Server by the way. And Since I've got such a large supply of buffs, I can push the other Doctors around if they dont raise their prices, I can lower my prices to 2k and still make a (small) profit. Driving most of the other doc's that wont raise their prices out of Coronet. Im having a fun time doing this. Is this ethical, I dont know, it seems kind of mean, but hey Im a greedy sell out, what do I care?



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D-Mo
Tue Aug 03, 2004 6:59 pm
#2

I think you forget that the mark will always be dictated by supply and demand. You can't single handedly run other out of business becuase even if you were charging 2K for a buff your lines would be so long that people would gladly pay the extra 13 K for a quicker buff. The market seems to fluxuate between 12-15K and it will likely stay that way untul the devs make changes (like reduce the output of resources). You are artificially trying to raise prices which I don't think will work.



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ZabrakGabe
Tue Aug 03, 2004 7:17 pm
#3

glad i'm not on gorath, on wanderhome docs charge from 7k-10k(and i think 10k is alot).



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CyberBob123
Tue Aug 03, 2004 7:37 pm
#4






Nornerator wrote:
I just finished Crafting 300 sets of 853 Power buffs with 12.5k Duration, and I was going to try to sell them on a vendor, but that hasn't been working out too well yet. So I have decided to use them to buff the public with, which I used to hate. But now I've been raising my prices, to 20k now and I've been getting a lot of Customers, and other people with substandard buffs are now charging 15k or so. Im hoping to Raise my prices to 25k by next week as people get more used to raising their own prices This is on the Gorath Server by the way. And Since I've got such a large supply of buffs, I can push the other Doctors around if they dont raise their prices, I can lower my prices to 2k and still make a (small) profit. Driving most of the other doc's that wont raise their prices out of Coronet. Im having a fun time doing this. Is this ethical, I dont know, it seems kind of mean, but hey Im a greedy sell out, what do I care?



Remember there is always a bigger, badder doc around! Instead of charging 20k or 25k for those buffs, why dont you charge 6k-8k? You already said you could make a profit at 2k so charging this amount could only help your rep as a doc and bring in more clients and make some loyal clients? Why does everybody have to be rich to have a good time? You have been playing since launch(assuming you didnt take a break), you should have plenty of credits!







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Nornerator
Tue Aug 03, 2004 8:01 pm
#5

I wish I had plenty of Credits, I've got 100's of millions worth in Items, buff packs, maintenence, Harvestors, houses, vendors, etc. But I only have about 5 million Cash. And trust me, if I could buff 1000 people an hour, I would buff people for 3k, but quite frankly being a TKM; buffing for under 15k, I could make more money running Missions on Dantooine.

I just want a Billion Credits to get my business moving faster, then I will branch ARTAL CORP to different servers. I'll be able to make the Highest quality buffs for very competetive prices, but right now my buffs arent the BEST, they are up in the top 15% with my server, but they are not the best, and therefore do not sell quickly as packs, but as buffs to the public, they are selling very fast

I agree with anyone that says I am greedy. Because quite frankly I am, I want money, Lots of it. I want to get 100 billion credits. Then I want to buy the best skill tapes, best looted weapons, etc etc, and become awesome at PvP.


Many of you will laugh at my dreams, because I will agree with you, they are very unlikely to mature into anything but dreams, but those are my reasons for playing the game.



LSD Meds- Buffs and More Offered at -555, -3540 Corellia Just out of Coronet
LSD Meds- Buffs are now offered in the New Haven mall on Corellia
Artal'tri Senkupf
Happy Doc
Slash_DPC
Tue Aug 03, 2004 8:24 pm
#6



Nornerator wrote:
I'll be able to make the Highest quality buffs for very competetive prices, but right now my buffs arent the BEST, they are up in the top 15% with my server, but they are not the best




Thats right, ya can't beat my shiz :-P





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Sunakk
Tue Aug 03, 2004 10:06 pm
#7

I don't have a problem with doctors charging 20k or so for a set of decent buffs. For how much an elite profession player can make in 3 hours on buffs, the cost for them is a very small percentage of that income. Because of this, I don't think the price setting is unethical or wrong. Changing prices so dramatically so often might be seen as being a bad business person, but sometimes that's how you have to work the market. Once I can make decent buffs, I'm going to charge 15k and up. I'm sure anyone on an advanced planet would pay more than that to get their buffs back.



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KwiGonGinn
Wed Aug 04, 2004 3:12 am
#8

what could you buy with 100 billion credits that you couldn't buy with 1?


Oh and 25k, I would laugh at you, 10k is standard, but my server is 6-10. Im just happy that my server is a good community, seeing some other servers, its good to know Im on a friendlier one



and you think tapes, weapons, armour will make you great at pvp? It sure does help a tonne, but it isn't the be all end all...Just remember, that by the time you get all your moneyz, the GCW will be so broken and boring, that you will be the only one around...




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Sarkyn
Wed Aug 04, 2004 3:48 am
#9

Glad I'm not on Gorath, 853 packs don't sell on Chimaera anymore. Your resource Gods must have not been very kind to you.


Our Doctor population is spoiled with the last 3 months of semi-decent shifts, people *won't* pay for buffs that are less than 2500 (!), which is about a 913 power pack.


They're going to get a shock when the good resources finally run out.



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Nornerator
Wed Aug 04, 2004 4:47 am
#10

heh, nobody really cares much about how high the buffs are, except the PvPers, DwB, and Vette people, and the occasional villiage idiot. Basically anything 2100 and over sells great. Mine being 2300-2500 are usually the best or second best Public buffs (the really good stuff is reserved for guilds etc) Im just trying to improve what a Doctors time is worth.



LSD Meds- Buffs and More Offered at -555, -3540 Corellia Just out of Coronet
LSD Meds- Buffs are now offered in the New Haven mall on Corellia
Artal'tri Senkupf
Happy Doc
ShakariPsy
Wed Aug 04, 2004 8:03 am
#11






Nornerator wrote:
I just finished Crafting 300 sets of 853 Power buffs with 12.5k Duration, and I was going to try to sell them on a vendor, but that hasn't been working out too well yet. So I have decided to use them to buff the public with, which I used to hate. But now I've been raising my prices, to 20k now and I've been getting a lot of Customers, and other people with substandard buffs are now charging 15k or so. Im hoping to Raise my prices to 25k by next week as people get more used to raising their own prices This is on the Gorath Server by the way. And Since I've got such a large supply of buffs, I can push the other Doctors around if they dont raise their prices, I can lower my prices to 2k and still make a (small) profit. Driving most of the other doc's that wont raise their prices out of Coronet. Im having a fun time doing this. Is this ethical, I dont know, it seems kind of mean, but hey Im a greedy sell out, what do I care?





hmmm that power and duration are pretty average for gorath I use higher ones for duration and i know where to get far better power ones. Duration 890/12k and 930/10.7k or power are what I use.



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Seph_Iroth
Wed Aug 04, 2004 8:18 am
#12

hell i can still find 9k buffs sometimes even on the most inflated server.

<---- ahazi



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Nema0879
Wed Aug 04, 2004 8:55 am
#13

ours average b/w 6k-18k


My master doc charges 15k for 3 hours, 2516-2555 buffs ... my ranger looks for the newb doc selling 1700 power buffs for 6k he/she never has any customers and are always much friendlier ... i can afford 18k but running bantha missions ... its not worth it ...i hate waiting in line .... and hell .... what in the world do i need 2500 buffs for killing banthas? I need it for the spammability which can be achieved at 1500 .....




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