Comments on: The Importance of Time of Day and Peak Hours in Auction House Sales http://www.mmoauctioneer.com/2008/02/the-importance-of-time-of-day-and-peak-hours-in-auction-house-sales/ ...legal ways to make money in an mmo Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:03:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: tyson http://www.mmoauctioneer.com/2008/02/the-importance-of-time-of-day-and-peak-hours-in-auction-house-sales/#comment-179 tyson Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:49:31 +0000 http://www.mmoauctioneer.com/2008/02/the-importance-of-time-of-day-and-peak-hours-in-auction-house-sales/#comment-179 Gerbil, great point. I have also had good success with this. If it's a long maintenance you'll often end up getting items you might not otherwise when you log back on. Gerbil, great point. I have also had good success with this. If it’s a long maintenance you’ll often end up getting items you might not otherwise when you log back on.

]]> By: Gerbil http://www.mmoauctioneer.com/2008/02/the-importance-of-time-of-day-and-peak-hours-in-auction-house-sales/#comment-178 Gerbil Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:59:30 +0000 http://www.mmoauctioneer.com/2008/02/the-importance-of-time-of-day-and-peak-hours-in-auction-house-sales/#comment-178 It's also worth considering placing some bids just before server maintenace. It's an easy way to buy a few hour's grace on an otherwise competitive bidding process. It’s also worth considering placing some bids just before server maintenace. It’s an easy way to buy a few hour’s grace on an otherwise competitive bidding process.

]]> By: Mama Druid http://www.mmoauctioneer.com/2008/02/the-importance-of-time-of-day-and-peak-hours-in-auction-house-sales/#comment-170 Mama Druid Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:53:42 +0000 http://www.mmoauctioneer.com/2008/02/the-importance-of-time-of-day-and-peak-hours-in-auction-house-sales/#comment-170 Excellent advice. Thank you, once again, for sharing! Excellent advice. Thank you, once again, for sharing!

]]> By: tyson http://www.mmoauctioneer.com/2008/02/the-importance-of-time-of-day-and-peak-hours-in-auction-house-sales/#comment-169 tyson Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:29:30 +0000 http://www.mmoauctioneer.com/2008/02/the-importance-of-time-of-day-and-peak-hours-in-auction-house-sales/#comment-169 Thanks Yvelle. It'd be interesting to see what kinds of goods sell for less during the week. Over the weekend, perhaps the higher demand on those items you sell isn't also met with more competition (to drive the price back down) and that is a great niche to find! Thanks Yvelle. It’d be interesting to see what kinds of goods sell for less during the week. Over the weekend, perhaps the higher demand on those items you sell isn’t also met with more competition (to drive the price back down) and that is a great niche to find!

]]> By: Yvelle http://www.mmoauctioneer.com/2008/02/the-importance-of-time-of-day-and-peak-hours-in-auction-house-sales/#comment-168 Yvelle Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:32:31 +0000 http://www.mmoauctioneer.com/2008/02/the-importance-of-time-of-day-and-peak-hours-in-auction-house-sales/#comment-168 Excellent post. One thing I've found on my main server, is that some trade goods tend to sell for very cheap during the week. But on the weekends, with higher demand, the price jumps. I have repeated bought a stack of light leather for 20s, then sold it a few days later for 1g. It's small profits, but still a nice mark-up. Excellent post. One thing I’ve found on my main server, is that some trade goods tend to sell for very cheap during the week. But on the weekends, with higher demand, the price jumps. I have repeated bought a stack of light leather for 20s, then sold it a few days later for 1g. It’s small profits, but still a nice mark-up.

]]> By: tyson http://www.mmoauctioneer.com/2008/02/the-importance-of-time-of-day-and-peak-hours-in-auction-house-sales/#comment-167 tyson Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:37:12 +0000 http://www.mmoauctioneer.com/2008/02/the-importance-of-time-of-day-and-peak-hours-in-auction-house-sales/#comment-167 There needs to be *just* an auction house game, called Undercut Wars. Of course, there would be no auction house if there weren't meaning behind the items, people who's time investment in acquiring an item was taken into consideration. However, I think such a game could still exist in a computer simulation with some of the things we've talked about built in: server maturity, item rarity and frequency, etc. Stick a bunch of random but consistent values for items on each "server" and see what happens. Would be interesting and different for each server. There needs to be *just* an auction house game, called Undercut Wars. Of course, there would be no auction house if there weren’t meaning behind the items, people who’s time investment in acquiring an item was taken into consideration.

However, I think such a game could still exist in a computer simulation with some of the things we’ve talked about built in: server maturity, item rarity and frequency, etc. Stick a bunch of random but consistent values for items on each “server” and see what happens. Would be interesting and different for each server.

]]> By: Furinur http://www.mmoauctioneer.com/2008/02/the-importance-of-time-of-day-and-peak-hours-in-auction-house-sales/#comment-166 Furinur Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:02:15 +0000 http://www.mmoauctioneer.com/2008/02/the-importance-of-time-of-day-and-peak-hours-in-auction-house-sales/#comment-166 I have to second the "wee-hours" theory... I can't believe the deals I get when there is hardly anyone on... probably just dumping items for quick sell to pickup when raiding (or whatever), begins the next day/night. I have to second the “wee-hours” theory… I can’t believe the deals I get when there is hardly anyone on… probably just dumping items for quick sell to pickup when raiding (or whatever), begins the next day/night.

]]> By: DragonBuster http://www.mmoauctioneer.com/2008/02/the-importance-of-time-of-day-and-peak-hours-in-auction-house-sales/#comment-165 DragonBuster Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:33:14 +0000 http://www.mmoauctioneer.com/2008/02/the-importance-of-time-of-day-and-peak-hours-in-auction-house-sales/#comment-165 Very nice idea - although I hadn't really taken the time to consider it, I fully acknowledge this post as 100% fact, for pretty much every reason he listed above :) You also have to factor that a lot of the quick moving items - enchanting supplies, potions, herbs, ore, etc. (our bread and butter, gatherers!) - moves pretty fast on raiding days. And raiding days, as most of us know, are on the weekdays, which just further supports the audience that you're selling to (since a lot of raiders are the adult generation anyways) ;) I often have a hard time selling things on the weekend, which often has me playing undercut wars (which I do purposely for certain items, so it's not always a bad thing), but that just means more room for deals to be snatched up :) Very nice idea - although I hadn’t really taken the time to consider it, I fully acknowledge this post as 100% fact, for pretty much every reason he listed above :) You also have to factor that a lot of the quick moving items - enchanting supplies, potions, herbs, ore, etc. (our bread and butter, gatherers!) - moves pretty fast on raiding days. And raiding days, as most of us know, are on the weekdays, which just further supports the audience that you’re selling to (since a lot of raiders are the adult generation anyways) ;)

I often have a hard time selling things on the weekend, which often has me playing undercut wars (which I do purposely for certain items, so it’s not always a bad thing), but that just means more room for deals to be snatched up :)

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