Comments on: The Art of Negotiating: Attitude http://www.mmoauctioneer.com/2008/02/the-art-of-negotiating-attitude/ ...legal ways to make money in an mmo Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:47:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: tyson http://www.mmoauctioneer.com/2008/02/the-art-of-negotiating-attitude/#comment-158 tyson Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:21:09 +0000 http://www.mmoauctioneer.com/2008/02/the-art-of-negotiating-attitude/#comment-158 Pheragas, thanks. When I want to sell it in trade I don't mention that it's in the AH. But before I log off I might just say "[item name] now in the AH!" DragonBuster, I wouldn't recommend being absolutely flat about everything, but I think being friendly is indeed showing enough emotion to secure a deal. If you like to pepper your conversation with =) and such and are very exhuberant, and people expect that, it's probably ok. I often will, if the other person uses an emoticon such as :), return with the same thing. My personality is such that in business, I'm more business like until the deal is secure, and when just chatting, I'm much more joking. My main point is that in deals, being too emotional can potentially sour a high profit / high cost transaction. For lower price deals, it isn't as important. In my opinion, you want the other to know that he's making a good investment without having to "sell" it too much. A business attitude helps that. Pheragas, thanks. When I want to sell it in trade I don’t mention that it’s in the AH. But before I log off I might just say “[item name] now in the AH!”

DragonBuster, I wouldn’t recommend being absolutely flat about everything, but I think being friendly is indeed showing enough emotion to secure a deal. If you like to pepper your conversation with =) and such and are very exhuberant, and people expect that, it’s probably ok. I often will, if the other person uses an emoticon such as :), return with the same thing. My personality is such that in business, I’m more business like until the deal is secure, and when just chatting, I’m much more joking. My main point is that in deals, being too emotional can potentially sour a high profit / high cost transaction. For lower price deals, it isn’t as important. In my opinion, you want the other to know that he’s making a good investment without having to “sell” it too much. A business attitude helps that.

]]> By: DragonBuster http://www.mmoauctioneer.com/2008/02/the-art-of-negotiating-attitude/#comment-156 DragonBuster Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:40:47 +0000 http://www.mmoauctioneer.com/2008/02/the-art-of-negotiating-attitude/#comment-156 Weirdly enough, I actually take the exact opposite direction when it comes to showing emotion (at least, excitement, at any rate) - usually on my server, I'm always trolling trade chat to some degree, so people know me well enough to know that I'm constantly blabbering in moments of extreme happiness about some such item, or annoyance about something that may have happened in PVP. But, either way, I think it's a great general rule to avoid getting riled up about items, but I think it's important to also realize that not showing ANY emotion can sometimes hurt as well as help. After all, if your normal attitude towards the game is goofy and excited, why WOULDN'T you show that in how you talk to others? :) Weirdly enough, I actually take the exact opposite direction when it comes to showing emotion (at least, excitement, at any rate) - usually on my server, I’m always trolling trade chat to some degree, so people know me well enough to know that I’m constantly blabbering in moments of extreme happiness about some such item, or annoyance about something that may have happened in PVP.

But, either way, I think it’s a great general rule to avoid getting riled up about items, but I think it’s important to also realize that not showing ANY emotion can sometimes hurt as well as help. After all, if your normal attitude towards the game is goofy and excited, why WOULDN’T you show that in how you talk to others? :)

]]> By: Pheragas http://www.mmoauctioneer.com/2008/02/the-art-of-negotiating-attitude/#comment-155 Pheragas Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:18:15 +0000 http://www.mmoauctioneer.com/2008/02/the-art-of-negotiating-attitude/#comment-155 I really like the direction this blog is going. Keep up the good work Tyson. When your item is in the AH and you try to sell it at the same time, do you just say WTS [item] or something else mentioning the item is in AH? I really like the direction this blog is going. Keep up the good work Tyson. When your item is in the AH and you try to sell it at the same time, do you just say WTS [item] or something else mentioning the item is in AH?

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