Posted - 2009.08.27 23:51:00 - [3]

 

Steer clear of exotic dancers & holoreels, or you might go blind.

Posted - 2009.08.28 00:02:00 - [5]

 

Edited by: Ji Sama on 28/08/2009 00:05:07
meta 4 items and tier 2 items, are the most competed items :)
minerals, ice and salvage etc, is also heavy on the competetion.

but then again, the best turn over is in these items.


edit: forgot implants +3/+4/+5's etc... and ships its frustrating trading in ships if you have to move them yourself!

unless you just station trade ofc.

Posted - 2009.08.28 00:04:00 - [7]

 

Avoid expensive items that sit in orders of days to no end.

Posted - 2009.08.28 01:31:00 - [9]

 

Many NPC goods are something you should ignore for the most part. Ones used for producing stuff or POS fuel can be, but things like Tobacco or Dairy Products tend to be not worth the effort.

A good deal of rigs are also fairly worthless as they tend to be useless compared to the penalty on them, like most drone rigs.

Posted - 2009.08.28 04:08:00 - [11]

 

make sure what you trade in actually sells, that is that it has some volume.


just because the cheapest x is listed for 100 M doesn't mean its worth 100M or that it sells for that.

Posted - 2009.08.28 11:50:00 - [13]

 

Originally by: Dynast

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What items are so heavily competed, chronically manipulated, or otherwise frustrating to trade in that new traders would be well advised to steer clear?

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Strongly advise you to use a resource that is available to every player, everywhere, 23/7.

That would be the Market History for each and every item in this game.

Research is your friend. Invest some time in that.

o7

Posted - 2009.08.28 12:33:00 - [15]

 

Avoid whatever I am trading in :p


Just take a look through your regional market, and see what items are highly competed on, and avoid those if you want a quieter life

Posted - 2009.08.28 19:39:00 - [17]

 

Originally by: Chantilly Layce

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Strongly advise you to use a resource that is available to every player, everywhere, 23/7.

That would be the Market History for each and every item in this game.

Research is your friend. Invest some time in that.

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Having done so, and having been modestly successful, I'm curious to hear other peoples' opinions on this topic. And I appreciate the feedback people have given.

I suppose I should have been a little more precise.. the question I meant to ask is, more generally, "what should newb traders avoid doing because it will be painful and/or un-fun". I listed a few possible causes for the market for particular items being painful, but I'll readily admit they are not the only drawbacks to be found in trading.. and in some cases are not necessarily drawbacks at all.. such as competing for high volume/competition items if you have time to burn.

Posted - 2009.08.28 23:24:00 - [19]

 

Originally by: Dynast

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I suppose I should have been a little more precise.. the question I meant to ask is, more generally, "what should newb traders avoid doing because it will be painful and/or un-fun". I listed a few possible causes for the market for particular items being painful, but I'll readily admit they are not the only drawbacks to be found in trading.. and in some cases are not necessarily drawbacks at all.. such as competing for high volume/competition items if you have time to burn.

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Thanks for clearing that up.

I believe the most critical thing is that you have a fun and/or an interesting time, and what is and what isn't should be different for different people. I'd advice experimenting with whatever you can think up/find, hopefully it will become obvious if a particular approach is too boring, which would be cause for changing or abandoning it.

It's also good to not solidify yourself in doing one thing, even if you like it, since if you try more things you're likely to find something that works even better for you eventually.