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    • CommentAuthorjstock23
    • CommentTimeMay 26th 2008
     
    I am new to AAdv, and I am confused by the Appraiser tab on the far left. There is the icon, the name of the item, and then "xx/yy/zz/ww". I figured out that these mean how many of each item is within a certain range. The problem is that for every single item, there are many blues and greens (not item rarity, but the severity of the discount). Because there are many greens and blues, i can not post a single item on the AH, because there will always be items that are being sold for lower, and of course my items will never be bought. Auctioneer Classic undercuts the minimum BO price by 5% or so, up until a certain point when it says that the min price could not be met. It seems that AAdv only wants to post items at market price, and it will not adjust the BO price to undercut the lowest BO at that time.

    Do I need to manually tweak the options to solve this problem, or is this just how it is?

    Thanks
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      CommentAuthordinesh
    • CommentTimeMay 26th 2008
     
    One of the reasons AA was created was because some of the devs felt like the undercut-centric focus of AC posting was driving down market prices. The original versions of AA didn't even have an undercut - you just posted things at their market price.

    Having said that, there are options to control how far down you're willing to undercut. they are all in the undercut utility options, I believe. Simply increase the max undercut if you're willing to undercut by more than the defaults.
    • CommentAuthorjstock23
    • CommentTimeMay 26th 2008 edited
     
    But... if i post things at market price, none of my items will ever be bought so how is that usefull?
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      CommentAuthordinesh
    • CommentTimeMay 26th 2008
     
    in many cases they do get bought - just not immediately. especially for high volume items, the scattering of buying and listing means that items far from the cheapest at the time you post them eventually get sold.

    of course, not all items behave that way. in the end, change the setting to reflect how you want to do business. we can only tell you the rationale behind the setting, and the things we've found that work.
    • CommentAuthorjstock23
    • CommentTimeMay 26th 2008
     
    So would you suggest putting the items up for auction anyways based on your experience, because that has been an extreme No-No for me if you know what i mean.

    thanks once again :)
    • CommentAuthormattbnr
    • CommentTimeMay 26th 2008
     
    you will always get undercut when posting your items. it is a for sure thing in the wow market. just post your items and hope for the best. i now have made over 3k G in the last 2 weeks doing this.
    • CommentAuthorjstock23
    • CommentTimeMay 26th 2008
     
    Thanks, i guess the "brute force" approach is better for mass auctioning instead of my carefully planned out 5% undercut for each one
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      CommentAuthorNechckn
    • CommentTimeMay 26th 2008
     
    JStock23,

    That answer varies depending upon the interplay of the need and, or, want for the specific item(s), your willingness to take the risk, the server/faction on which you play, the day of the week, the time of the year, et cetera.

    Many people work out a schedule of what day(s) of the week to buy and sell items, in general buy during the week and sell on the weekend.

    As Dinesh mentions, if your pricing is a few percent higher than the lowest priced items on the AH, your item(s) will most likely sell, just not in a few hours. With the large populations on most servers, depending upon the item(s), large numbers are often sold during the span of a day or two.

    The key is pricing your items correctly based upon the criteria laid out above. If you want all of your auctions to sell out ahead of everyone else and lose what you would otherwise have in your pocket after the sale, then undercutting is the way to go. If you want to, instead, make a decent amount- perhaps even having to relist a time or two, then "Market" price should do well for you.

    Most people come to the realization that raw materials are more lucrative to trade than finished goods. Such things as Enchanting Materials, Leather, Herbs, et cetera will most usually win out over armor or weapons.

    Just remember that supply and demand is key and each can change at any moment. We cannot offer you many "hard and fast" rules, because there really are none. The best anyone can hope to do is to keep up with scanning at least once per day and not run out and blindly buy an item without remembering that there will be times you will lose money- overall you should definitely find that you make much, much more by using the Auctioneer tools wisely, than without.

    Wish you the very best of luck,

    Nikk :shades:
    • CommentAuthorjstock23
    • CommentTimeMay 26th 2008
     
    Thanks Nikk for such a helpful and complete answer XD
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      CommentAuthorNechckn
    • CommentTimeMay 27th 2008
     
    JStock23,

    No problem. One of the best resources you can find are the discussion and technical forums under the Auctioneer heading on the left navigation menu.

    If you run into questions, please do not hesitate to ask. We will do what we can to help.

    Nikk :shades:

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