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Sunyaku
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Post subject: Market Restrictions  Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:25 am |
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Some thoughts to help prevent unfair manipulation of market prices... coming from a veteran manipulator of MMORPG auction houses...
--Do not allow anyone to buy a card that they already have 3 or more of. This will prevent people from cornering the market.
--Include a "cool down" period after you buy a card so that you cannot instantly put it back up on the market for sale. This will prevent people from buying up small quantities of cards they don't own in an effort to artificially inflate the price.
--Consider setting maximum price restrictions for commons and uncommons.
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MistStlkr
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Post subject: Re: Market Restrictions Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 5:25 pm |
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Quite frankly, I've also made a nice sum on some online game markets but I don't think that is unhealthy. It's the way the markets work in the real world too... If someone is willing to buy at that price, why not allow it to be sold there too? And I disagree with the price caps, we all know of some commons and uncommons that are much more useful than others, they will naturally be worth more as well.
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ivandubina
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Post subject: Re: Market Restrictions Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 5:45 pm |
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Dunno 'bout restrictions, but confirmation dialog might be handy. There're some people willing to buy rares for 5 and sell commons for 100 right now, so i'd better watch my clicks 
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RedFlag
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Post subject: Re: Market Restrictions Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:30 pm |
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mindstheatre
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Post subject: Re: Market Restrictions Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:48 pm |
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RedFlag wrote: DEREGULATE THE MARKETS Seconded, says the libertarian.
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Sunyaku
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Post subject: Re: Market Restrictions Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 12:59 am |
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Bah, extreme deregulation = mass corruption and victimization. Welcome to the United States economy, where each citizen's share of the national debt is not only OOOVVVEERRRR NINE THOOUSSAAANDDD!?!!!... it's actually OOOVVVVVVEEEEEERRRRRRRR NIINNEETY THHHOOOUUUSSSAAAAANNNDDDDDDD!!?!??!!? What ninety thousand?!?!? So much for Social Security. 
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MistStlkr
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Post subject: Re: Market Restrictions Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 1:21 am |
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*Happily does the "I'm no longer an American" dance*
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RedFlag
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Post subject: Re: Market Restrictions Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 2:19 am |
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MistStlkr wrote: *Happily does the "I'm no longer an American" dance* <---- Happily does the *we're glad to be rid of you* dance
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Sunyaku
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Post subject: Re: Market Restrictions Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:53 am |
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