Weaponsmith Archive
Thread: Unauthorized Reselling of my stuff, opinions?
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TerrenceTranson
Fri Oct 08, 2004 12:25 am
#27
If it really irks you, you could always try adding the price to the name of the item when you make it. Ie:
(Brand Name) Gorax Tusken Rifle [stats here] 400,000 credits
Makes it pretty clear what the weaponsmith was expecting to sell it for. Not really doable if you're selling sliced weapons, but otherwise its good.
For the most part though, I tend to be flattered when people buy my things and try to resell them at a higher price. Its advertising, and makes your store look even better. After all, it looks like you're giving a factory discount. 
Failing all else, raise your prices. If he's selling your guns at a higher price and they're flying off the shelf, you've probably underpriced what the market will pay for them.
Failing all else, raise your prices. If he's selling your guns at a higher price and they're flying off the shelf, you've probably underpriced what the market will pay for them.
SdDarktide
Fri Oct 08, 2004 4:23 am
#28
kettmalice wrote:
I think its a bad idea to raise prices...just make more stuff. I mean its not any different if one person comes in and buys 20 weapons and 20 people comes in and buys 20 weapons, its all the same in the end and your richer and need to restock.
Well, if someone is bulk buying all your stock for resale, then theres obviously a market for it to be sold at a higher price. As someone else said, do you want to sell wholesale or retail. Persoanlly, id rather sell for a higher price and sell fewer items, ive got better things to do than make hundreds of weapons a week.
kettmalice
Fri Oct 08, 2004 6:00 pm
#29
SdDarktide wrote:
kettmalice wrote:
I think its a bad idea to raise prices...just make more stuff. I mean its not any different if one person comes in and buys 20 weapons and 20 people comes in and buys 20 weapons, its all the same in the end and your richer and need to restock.
Well, if someone is bulk buying all your stock for resale, then theres obviously a market for it to be sold at a higher price. As someone else said, do you want to sell wholesale or retail. Persoanlly, id rather sell for a higher price and sell fewer items, ive got better things to do than make hundreds of weapons a week.
Factories do all of the work....you can make several hundred weapons a day using 4 factories and not waiting around for the factories to finish. I mean start the factories let them run for 1-2 hours till they are done and go start the factory again. I guess its hard if yo dont keep components made but thats what the night time is for.....
I get on all the time to start the factories and then go do something like watch tv or something untill they are about done, or I log onto my alt and go kill stuff. There is actually very little work a weaponsmith has to do. Craft 5-10 things a day and run factories. Then pay someone to slice or just stock up if you dont sell pre-sliced weapons.
SeaRaptor
Fri Oct 08, 2004 6:18 pm
#30
Once someone has paid my asking price for an item (or has successfully won it via auction), what they do with it is their business.
omif
Fri Oct 08, 2004 6:48 pm
#31
I had a dude buyout all my weapons one day. I went to coronet a few days later and saw that he was advertising his shop so i decided to check it out and sure enough, all the weapons he had bought from be were up on his vendor. i was a bit ticked off but didnt really mind since i wanted to get rid of them anyways. i just banned him from my shop and put him on ignore
Nakrima
Fri Oct 08, 2004 7:25 pm
#32
Brilyn wrote:< i dont like it when people exploit my work to make quick cash. >How is it exploitation?Did you *give* them the item for free?Once the item is sold, it's theirs to do with as they wish.Anyone who wants to buy stuff off my shop, is free to do so. They want to resell, well, that's fine by me: they're paying me to advertise my weaponry. Darn, I hate being exploited so.... no, wait.....
/Big agree there
If someone knows that it's my weapon, because generally I put my name after the weapon stats, or they can examine it and see it RIGHT THERE.... they are going to send you a tell for more! Or tell their buddies about you, alot of the time anywho.
AspiringBountyHunter
Fri Oct 08, 2004 7:40 pm
#33
Well, you're name is still connected to the weapon. Hell, I put my name in the name of the weapons I sell so its hard to miss.
fireman3213
Fri Oct 08, 2004 8:23 pm
#34
I don't mind people reselling my stuff. I just feel it is free advertising. All of my weapons are branded with my buisness name "Winchester Arms" so there is no question who made them. I will say though I would apreciate the merchant/reseller as a profesional courtesy to send me an e-mail 1st. I can save us both alot of hassel buy just selling them the weapons by the crate instead of having to go back and restock 30 each of about 7 or 8 weapons.
AngryHoopJumper
Fri Oct 08, 2004 8:27 pm
#35
It's a free market.
Anyone who wants to buy my stuff and sell 'em at a profit, is fine in my books. If someone walks into my shop and buys 20 crates of VKs, I'm probably underpricing my VKs. The choice of whether to raise my prices, or to simply crank out more crates, is up to me.
Anyone who wants to buy my stuff and sell 'em at a profit, is fine in my books. If someone walks into my shop and buys 20 crates of VKs, I'm probably underpricing my VKs. The choice of whether to raise my prices, or to simply crank out more crates, is up to me.
SmithingWeapons
Sat Oct 09, 2004 10:06 pm
#36
okay you sold it unsliced....he sliced it probably getting a decent slice....and sells it for more.
I will never understand why people are bothered by this, I do this alot with resources. If someone has a resource insanely cheap well I buy it and put it on my vendor for double the price. The people I bought it from are happy because they got out of it what they wanted.
actually I had no problem with it at all. I got what i wanted from it and was happy.
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