Clarification

baldursgate2 wrote: »

Hello pwi community,

Just wanted to clarify if such things are true while merchanting in pwi.

1. You shall not put your shop near another selling same thingy.
2. You shall not set lower price than neighbour's shop.
3. You shall incur harsh language if you break rule 1.
4. You shall get yourself covered with neighbour's alt's mount, if you break above rules.
5. You shall get reminded of rules from neighbour's faction mate.
6. You shall be made to follow the rules or be subjected to rule 4.
7. You shall be regularly visited by neighbour's friends and alt to check if you are following rules.

The subject here is somewhat similar to my first post in forums. The form of bullying is the same. In this case, they had their main do it.

-removed-

I don't want to send another ticket since it'll make my first one go to the back of the line. I'll link this thread to previous one.

ps sorry shelly b:surrender b:sad

I don't believe those are the "rules" You can put your shop anywhere you like and set prices for whatever price you want. Kmart can't tell Walmart how much to sell socks for. If Walmart wants to sell out, then they set their prices lower.

Even if a mount is sitting on your shop, I believe that if you hold shift while you click it would still open the shop. If someone keeps harassing you take screen shots and send a ticket.

Good luck and have fun

WHY???b:shocked

Hehehe... Ah yes... I know those "rules" all too well. b:chuckle

I've faced the exact same "rules" as you, as has my (evil) girlfriend. Sometimes it's just one person, other times it's groups. Sometimes the threats are vague, other times they are specific. Sometimes the complainer gives up in frustration quickly, other times it can drag on hilariously for days.

But in the end merchanting is a free-for-all, and those who use bully tactics are flat out losers who can't compete with those of us who are making the big profits.

I say that because in every single case where somebody has tried to bully me or my girlfriend in a market they've either lost, or we else found a better market and left them with the wimpy one.

My advice is to get as many laughs out of the whole thing as you can and don't feel even the slightest bit apologetic for giving your customers a better deal than your competition. Frankly, the only real danger you should even consider is that you might get emotional about wanting to beat the bully, and thus be tempted to try to fight for something that's actually not that valuable.

- EDIT -

Actually, I should elaborate on not getting emotional, because it's pretty important.

Let's say you set up your shop and 5 minutes later somebody has parked their Nein Beast on it. You move, they move. Clearly they're just blocking you from selling, which is a problem because the spot you've chosen is usually the best spot for the item you're selling.

What do you do?

If you get emotional, you're hooped, because what can you do to stop them? Nothing. You'll just get frustrated and angry and that's exactly what they're trying to accomplish.

So instead, laugh it off and try something else. For example, try a game of merchant "peek-a-boo!". Instead of setting up in the same spot, start setting up in less-than-optimal spots you're curious about trying. You'll gain knowledge about whether or not those spots are as good/bad as you think, while simultaneously forcing your competitor to spend time hunting for you.

Often times you can find magical spots that somehow manage to attract customers and avoid the notice of competitors. For example, on Lost City I found a spot that allowed me to siphon the majority of Tiger Packs sales without any of the usual Pack-cabal noticing, and thus I had the lowest prices without their knowledge. It took them 2 days to notice.

Another tactic is to see if you can entice them into a bidding war. The goal is to let them have the lowest price, but so low that they sell out far quicker than they can re-stock. Once they sell out, you sell at the price you wanted. If you time things right you end up making far more money than your competitor does.

One time I had a competitor who would set up right on top of me, under-cutting me by 1 coin. They would check back every 10 minutes or so and find me, then do it again.

So I moved to a much less effective spot and slashed my prices. They followed and again under-cut me by 1 coin. I slashed my prices again, and they immediately followed. I tried to make it look like I was annoyed and really trying to get away, but in fact I wasn't, because this was after Packs had left the cash-shop and I had already sold about half of mine and was looking for something to invest in. I was baiting him, and he was too busy emotionally getting a kick out of "harassing" me to notice.

Anyway, I put my prices to at-cost and waited. He under-cut me by 1 coin, and I bought him out, then immediately moved back to my original location and set-up at my original prices. I never saw him again.

competition is part of merchanting +1

also, covering the other shop with your mount, sending guildies to have a chat would be, irl, very mob like gesture, it would be like hiring mafia goons to bash the other shop cuz they have lower prices than you.. which is illegal, immoral and not very smart.

Yeah rule one was stupid and not very well thought out, OP just want's the game his way so he can profit. Having similar items in the same location makes them easier to find should someone decide they need it(like a grocery store). Unless of course you want to sell TT mat's at north bank instead of at the Forges.

ThanosQRt - Dreamweaver wrote: »

uum, considering the next posts and this...
it's not the OP that suggests/wants those rules..
he is just asking if those are considered rules by the community...

Oh well, then I don't think so. Most people that I know just set up shop to sell, not have equality and kindness around fellow sellers. You'd want whomever comes up to you to buy your stuff and not some other persons you don't know so you get the coins and not them.

Why these rules? I don't understand the whole meaning of wanting to have these!

I think the only ''unfair'' thing is blocking someone from clicking on your shop by being on his head.

Set up your cat shop at your own risk! b:shocked

You are not required to sell, nor are people required to buy. Anyone can sell/buy wherever they want so If you don't like where you are move somewhere else or wait if they do.

Or you can put your items to sell in the Auction House.