"AFK" sellers
" and i really think that's the goal. they can't just remove the trade api/oe.trade to weaken item search so item exchange/ item availability on needs to limit trade. for trade improvements something different needs to be less effective. imho that's the reason they're planning on extending the amount of item affixes so there are less perfect or even endgame items to trade. that would allow for some more effective trading. age and treachery will triumph over youth and skill!
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" You can't just disable and enable tabs for trading when you feel like it since it takes time for them to show up in the search and for the search to show that you're online. Have you tried paying a bit more for these particular 1c items? Meaning; have you tried to contact people who have the stuff listed for an average price? The cheapest prices are often not very reliable. |
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They do not reply just because they doing something more important than one alch trade at the moment. The cheaper the price - the more calls you need to make for a deal.
I never refuse even 1 jeweler trades when I'm in HO but I definitely won't exit maps for it. Last edited by tm10067#1871 on May 11, 2017, 4:37:22 AM
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" Then don't list the item for 1 alch. |
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" You're absolutely right. OP is dumb to criticize sellers when the problem is GGG's horseshit of a trade system. Sadly they don't want you to trade, especially not easily. It has nothing to do with players interaction either, despite their faery tale claims. It has everything to do with artificially lengthening the life span of the game so that people spend more time on it and thus more monies. All business studies support the fact that globally speaking the more time your gamers are in front of your game the more money you will get. GGG's feeding us bollocks. Enjoy! |
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People are probably just busy to respond to a trade. Also if they really do need to go AFK then turning off all public tabs can be a pain in the a** (especially when they have 10+ public tabs, and forgetting to turn them on can loose them business).
On the bright side, poe.trade has many listings. Just continue messaging people until you get a response. You might not get that sweet X chaos discount, but you always have to account for market manipulators (i.e. fake listings to lower prices). So what you're paying might not be all that much off the actual price. Last edited by ezio_d_auditore#5503 on May 12, 2017, 5:59:13 AM
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Another thing to consider is that if you ever list a popular item priced to sell quickly, you'll often get 10+ PMs even after you've already sold the thing because it takes poe.trade time to update the availability. I usually try to respond 'sold' but sometimes you're in a breach or whatever and can't be bothered.
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" Those players dont want to sell items, they want to make some noobs think that those items are cheap, so they can buy those items for lowball price. This abuse is called "price fixing". IGN: MortalKombat Molten Strike build guide: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/1346504 There is no knowledge That is not power Last edited by MortalKombat3#6961 on May 13, 2017, 1:35:56 AM
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" One of the most embarrassing things a person can do is take a position as a superior intellectual only to openly demonstrate their ignorance. Price fixing means controlling the price of a commodity by removing consumer options. This is usually done by colluding with competitors selling similar goods or services and agreeing to move prices higher so both parties increase profits. That's not what's happening here. Players can still buy items at true market price. You're just butthurt because you allow yourself to get your hopes up over a potential bargain purchase and when it turns out not to become a reality you go full snowflake. You wouldn't have made this comment unless you allowed it to live rent free in your head. Not every item listed below market is done with ill intent. You speaking in absolutes proves you're letting your emotions rule you. |
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" Attempt at misleading prices is definitely there. Very often you would see low priced items that would be right at the top of the search list and these people have absolutely no intention to sell. The idea is to bait another potential seller to do a price check via POE trade and list it for a similar amount. This does not "fix" prices per se, but all you need is a couple of suckers to make a profit. Scenario Seller 1: Lists item for 1ex (Px is 5ex). He puts DND mode or simply does not reply Seller 2: Checks POE trade for guide and sees that the lowest price is 1ex (Seller 1's). He lists said item for 1ex Seller 1: Swoops in and buys Seller 2's item for 1ex and makes a 4ex profit The above scenario is fairly common and ultimately is done with the purpose of misleading others to seller their items cheaply. I have baited such fake Sellers before. Price fixing happens in currencies where traders with literally thousands of EX can influence market prices. EX to Chaos ratio in legacy is a good example (went from 80 to 125 and now at 98). With sufficient resources, one can become a market maker. Last edited by DAKKONx#3689 on May 13, 2017, 3:55:46 AM
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