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The Gaia Marketplace Quick Guide
Ok, we know how to buy and sell, right?

No, 90% of you don't.

Let's fix that today.

Selling::

I'll give you an example of what makes me the most irritated.

If you see something posted for 18,000, and you're going to sell the same item, and you're in a hurry, the yes, make it cheaper, but try to make it cheaper by 100-900 gold. So post yours for 17, 800 , depending on how much you want to make.


Like This::

Scarlet Sprite 17,800 (<-- you)
Scarlet Sprite 18,000
Scarlet Sprite 18,200
Scarlet Sprite 18,700


NOT Like This:

Scarlet Sprite 17,000 (<--you losing 1k)
Scarlet Sprite 18,000
Scarlet Sprite 19,000


You're robbing yourself if you make it more than 900 gold less, and even 900 gold is too high. Plus we want profit! SO DONT BUILD DOWN TOO FAR!

Second:
If you're not in a hurry to sell and you see something posted for 311,987 gold, and the one before it is 310,000 gold, you COULD make it for 310,789 gold, or 312,001 gold.

Like This:

Mercury's Moon 310,000
Mercury's Moon 311,987
Mercury's Moon 312,001


to

Mercury's Moon 310,000
Mercury's Moon 310,789 (<--you)
Mercury's Moon 311,987
Mercury's Moon 312,001



Buying::

Buy it if it's noticeably cheap. Check the trend. You can do that by checking the difference in each price.

Dreamer's Dust 101,001
(whoa, thanks stupid, I save 3,000)
Dreamer's Dust 104,001
(ok, I only save, 386 gold)
Dreamer's Dust 104,387
(and I'd save 1,300 gold, if there weren't cheaper ones)
Dreamer's Dust 105,091



Market Play

Buy AND Sell.

Let's put all we learned so far, together in one market manipulating package.

Buy First.

Coco Plushy 385,000 (buy this one)
Coco Plushy 385,900
Coco Plushy 386,300
Coco Plushy 386,900


and Sell

Coco Plushy 385,900
Coco Plushy 386,150 (sell for a 250 gold profit)
Coco Plushy 386,300
Coco Plushy 386,900


Buy Again

Coco Plushy 385,900 (buy this one)
Coco Plushy 386,150
Coco Plushy 386,300
Coco Plushy 386,900


Sell Again

Coco Plushy 386,150
Coco Plushy 386,200 (sell for 300 gold profit)
Coco Plushy 386,300
Coco Plushy 386,900


If anyone tries to sell one for cheaper, try to buy it and sell it for inbetween your items. You'd make 550 gold profit.
(Doesn't seem like much, but it's faster than posting for gold.)

The CoCo Kitty Plushy is probally not the best example. Try to pick something with a fast buy/sell rate.




GOOD LUCK!


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