tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813683889078209798.post2370048450663148556..comments2024-02-15T02:26:05.187-07:00Comments on The Gold Mint: Dealing with obsessive campersMoxNixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12407914481361718041noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813683889078209798.post-7641607211195669972011-06-13T17:16:01.412-06:002011-06-13T17:16:01.412-06:00The cyborg I fight sells practically everything to...The cyborg I fight sells practically everything too. Everything worth selling anyhow. He has me blacklisted for sure since he'll chase my prices much further than anyone else's price. He practically never runs out of anything either.<br /><br />There are a lot of campers on my server besides the bot. They all typically try to sell everything for huge markups and hate me for selling "too cheaply". I won't go into specifics of my costs but let's just say though my costs are very low his are almost certainly even lower since he's always online to scoop up most of the very best deals. I'm fairly certain he runs a squadron of farmer bots too but I can't prove that. The bot will often drive prices extremely low then once all the competition logs out he'll buy it all out and repost it at a ridiculously huge markup.<br /><br />The trick is finding a price that's both profitable and sustainable in bulk. One low enough he really doesn't like undercutting but if he buys you out you'll make a profit and high enough you can keep posting more. He'll still undercut it but usually not for long.MoxNixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12407914481361718041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813683889078209798.post-23570071013017348192011-06-12T13:01:23.965-06:002011-06-12T13:01:23.965-06:00Just to clarify, I'm not talking about one pla...Just to clarify, I'm not talking about one player.<br /><br /><a href="http://theunderminejournal.com/seller.php?realm=A-Whisperwind&seller=Mosang" rel="nofollow">Mosang</a>, the cyborg<br /><br />vs.<br /><br /><a href="http://theunderminejournal.com/seller.php?realm=A-Whisperwind&seller=Mailgly" rel="nofollow">Mailgly</a>, the botRyan Sendekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560486943560525400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813683889078209798.post-17005460001216596512011-06-12T10:37:33.739-06:002011-06-12T10:37:33.739-06:00I followed the link here from your comment in Faid...I followed the link here from your comment in Faid's post. I considered this undercutting strategy, but the cyborg sells practically everything and I'm afraid to lose my product against the bot selling all the high ticket enchants.<br /><br />i.e. An enchant costs 1000g to craft and is currently selling for 2000g, so I could undercut the auction steeply by up to 900g and still make a profit.<br /><br />The problem is (as you mentioned) I don't know their bottom value or how much it took for them to craft said item. Sometimes the cyborg and bot will compete against each other overnight. When I wake up, they have driven the price down from 2000g to 700g, under the cost to craft it. I've attempted buying them out and resetting the market, but they just craft another & continue the downward spiral.Ryan Sendekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560486943560525400noreply@blogger.com