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However, would giving each seller the option to decide whether they can sell their stack of items in just one sale or piecemeal solve the problem?

Yes that probably would

23-May-2014 14:52:22 - Last edited on 23-May-2014 14:52:33 by T o m m i

Otter
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However, would giving each seller the option to decide whether they can sell their stack of items in just one sale or piecemeal solve the problem?

That'd completely defeat the purpose :s. Everyone would just allow items to be bought one at a time and then they'd be able to easy merchant and manipulate more items at once.

If Im selling something in bulk I certainly don't care how many I sell at one time if its going to be automated.

23-May-2014 14:52:46

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The problem with allowing players to only buy part of an offer is that it might impact on the price you can sell the stack of items for.

If there is a demand for large amounts of an item then you might be able to sell a stack of 1,000 for more each than a stack of 100. That might mean if someone buys 500 at the asking price then it will be more difficult to sell the remaining 500 at that price.

However, would giving each seller the option to decide whether they can sell their stack of items in just one sale or piecemeal solve the problem? How it fixes the problem that you have stated? I mean you still can buy half of it and the problem will still remain the same, won't it?

If a seller believes he will make more money by selling the item as bulk he can stop players buying it piecemeal.

23-May-2014 14:53:09

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I want to see this game thrive! It seems like there is a little bit of mixed feelings about this.
I had an idea I'd like to share in response to reviewing this development. (please note my lack of cognitive skills are prevalent as I probably need sleep)

Here it is won't you give it a view? --- Quick Find Code- 317-318-399-65377052

23-May-2014 14:53:49

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However, would giving each seller the option to decide whether they can sell their stack of items in just one sale or piecemeal solve the problem?

That'd completely defeat the purpose :s. Everyone would just allow items to be bought one at a time and then they'd be able to easy merchant and manipulate more items at once.

If Im selling something in bulk I certainly don't care how many I sell at one time if its going to be automated.

That will all depend on if you can get more money for selling them in bulk.

23-May-2014 14:54:09

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So far it seems people are mostly opposed to offline trading.
Remove the feature to trade offline and I could see this project being a success.

The survey we held shows the opposite, in that 68% of votes wanted some sort of functionality to trade when offline. Perhaps we could limit offers to staying in the auction house for no longer than a week or something?

The survey you held shows that 57% of players wanted fully offline trading, 11% of us felt that changing worlds or going to the bathroom shouldn't cancel an offer so a short grace period would be appropriate.

I was one of those 11%, my vote would be changed to a no should you offer fully automated trading whilst your in bed getting your 8 hours of beauty sleep.

There are enough no votes on both sides of the issue to kill off your auction house, the way forward lies in the 11%, both sides might vote yes for a compromise that allows limited offline trading rather than unlimited.
Ha ha, made you look ;)

23-May-2014 14:55:20

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The problem with allowing players to only buy part of an offer is that it might impact on the price you can sell the stack of items for.

If there is a demand for large amounts of an item then you might be able to sell a stack of 1,000 for more each than a stack of 100. That might mean if someone buys 500 at the asking price then it will be more difficult to sell the remaining 500 at that price.

However, would giving each seller the option to decide whether they can sell their stack of items in just one sale or piecemeal solve the problem? How it fixes the problem that you have stated? I mean you still can buy half of it and the problem will still remain the same, won't it?

If a seller believes he will make more money by selling the item as bulk he can stop players buying it piecemeal. Ok, then this solution is perfectly fine for me. Looking forward for the update as now I've got no complaints about it.

23-May-2014 14:55:59

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