morey
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Lets have a healthy discussion . I see that there is this weird love/hate relationship going on in the community around re-sellers and traders, so I'd like to ask you what you think to potentially clear it up. Personally though, I just want to understand it from your perspectives too.
My own thoughts:
I think everyone is a trader at heart, or at least want to buy low and sell high aka make a profit.
Trading/reselling basically makes our entire economy work. Yes, I know re-sellers who know the value of items may snipe your auctions, buyout that nice looking item that you had your eye on to turn a profit, etc. Yeah, it rocks and it sucks, happened tonnes of times to me on both sides.
I see trading very very simply to be:
- The closer you want to sell an item to it's true value, the longer time/effort it will take.
- The lower you want to buy an item from it's true value, the longer time/effort it will take.
Therefore, there is a group of people that would rather save the time/effort to not go through this hassle.
So, ultimately, Traders/resellers make their PED by offering convenience
- Whenever you want to buy something. Someone can provide to you right away.
- Whenever you want to sell something. Someone can buy it from you right away.
Lets say an item worth +5000 sometimes may get sold for +2000. You see it, want to buy it. And dang, that trader got it for +3000, and is selling it for +4000. The item still depreciates overall value, but less so. But they make PED from a player! Well, don't hate on it. There has got to be a decent incentive for someone to put in their effort and PED to risk some gains here.
That said, I also don't think all types of trading are good. There's a whole bunch of ways people trade. It's an art. Sometimes people may trade like the real-world sleazy salesman making things up/pressuring. I don't like that. I personally value open and honest communication. Say if a trader buys from an auction house/player/shop, and then is clearly reselling the same item immediately after. That is not a problem to me whatsoever. In fact, I would prefer them to do that rather then to pretend to use it for some time and selling because they are "finished with it" or create some fake believable story for an item whose sole purpose is to be resold. I don't believe in the 24h rule.
My thoughts. Happy discussions, and Happy Easter!
~Morey
My own thoughts:
I think everyone is a trader at heart, or at least want to buy low and sell high aka make a profit.
Trading/reselling basically makes our entire economy work. Yes, I know re-sellers who know the value of items may snipe your auctions, buyout that nice looking item that you had your eye on to turn a profit, etc. Yeah, it rocks and it sucks, happened tonnes of times to me on both sides.
I see trading very very simply to be:
- The closer you want to sell an item to it's true value, the longer time/effort it will take.
- The lower you want to buy an item from it's true value, the longer time/effort it will take.
Therefore, there is a group of people that would rather save the time/effort to not go through this hassle.
So, ultimately, Traders/resellers make their PED by offering convenience
- Whenever you want to buy something. Someone can provide to you right away.
- Whenever you want to sell something. Someone can buy it from you right away.
Lets say an item worth +5000 sometimes may get sold for +2000. You see it, want to buy it. And dang, that trader got it for +3000, and is selling it for +4000. The item still depreciates overall value, but less so. But they make PED from a player! Well, don't hate on it. There has got to be a decent incentive for someone to put in their effort and PED to risk some gains here.
That said, I also don't think all types of trading are good. There's a whole bunch of ways people trade. It's an art. Sometimes people may trade like the real-world sleazy salesman making things up/pressuring. I don't like that. I personally value open and honest communication. Say if a trader buys from an auction house/player/shop, and then is clearly reselling the same item immediately after. That is not a problem to me whatsoever. In fact, I would prefer them to do that rather then to pretend to use it for some time and selling because they are "finished with it" or create some fake believable story for an item whose sole purpose is to be resold. I don't believe in the 24h rule.
My thoughts. Happy discussions, and Happy Easter!
~Morey