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Hello fellow farmers. I'm curious, are there any other farmers that don't find it necessary to charge full price on everything? I'm especially amazed at how many high level farmers still do. At 70+ levels and higher, why charge full price? I'm not judging, just truly curious. I charged full price until I reached near the 50's, but from there it just seemed wrong. Any opinions? Happy halloween and thanks for sharing.
Happy Halloween :-)
I usually charge full price for premiums but discount crops, eggs and such.
Reason: I donate tons of premiums to crates, while in many cases I also have to buy them when my own stock runs low. Additionally, I buy lots of overpriced stuff from younger levels to help them with coins but resell with discount at my shop to get rid of the 100 eggs and such.The expensively sold premiums are financing my helper's syndrome :o
I sell crops, and eggs, milk etc for default price, but all manufactured goods for max price. Not because I want or need the money but because I prefer them to be bought by somebody who actually needs them, rather than someone out to make a quick buck by reselling them.
Good point!!
Yes, that. :) And it helps fund my compulsive shopper addiction.Quote:
Originally Posted by CEMFF
I sell some items at base price ... muffins, eggs, eggs & bacon, grilled tomatoes. If I have to buy them to fill a boat order then I resell them at the price I paid. I usually don't discount premium items. As soon as I put them in my shop they are sold.Quote:
Originally Posted by IBShel
I currently sell everything I own at full price, just because I'm still in a level where money is of the essence! At this moment I couldn't afford to be selling things at discount price or I'd forever be saving to buy machines.
Once I reach a suitable level and have a good amount of savings then I'd begin selling things at default price!
I discount everything, just some more than others.
I charge full price because I can and want to.
I charge full price for everything except the items that don't sell that well. I don't have enough slots to have stuff sitting around for ages so will price common items cheaply. I like helping people with their boats so would rather use my stuff that way.
I bought a diamond ring from a high level player for just 107 coins! Don't know if they made a mistake or were being generous :)
You do find generous players who are willing to help, the pumpkin thread and the smiley thread are proof of that and there are others too who are willing to help as my popcorn boat was proof of that, and most were high level players.
The way I see it If you are generous to others they will pay back in kind, but then there are others who Take! Take! Take! They don't give a monkey about anyone else! But then we do have a unfriend button to get rid of them! :)
I tend to sell common, quick crops at default prices, but the slower, harder to get crops at full price--not because I'm greedy but because I'm still trying to get a surplus of coins. I just purchased my soup kitchen and bought my third smelter. I don't intend to buy anymore smelters, but I do see the candy machine coming up in a couple of levels and I haven't purchased my lobster pool or net machine yet. So, I sell the common items at default to get rid of them, but the premium stuff at full price because I need the coins, lol.
I may play this game foolishly, but for some reason I never look at prices when I buy from DD or shops, I just see the products I need and click away. I also sell at max just because it's easy to hold down the price button and quickly move to the next product you are putting up in your shop.
I sometimes discount the items that are slow sellers (wool, bacon, bacon/eggs) if I really need to clean out the barn. The way I see it, I don't mind paying full price for anything, and that includes eggs, ingredients, etc., so I don't mind charging full price either. If I sold too many eggs to the little people and found myself needing them, I'd go to the first seller offering them and buy them, regardless of whether or not they were full price. I don't buy low to sell high, but I don't fault those who do. That's business, after all. And I virtually never sell crops, though if I did I imagine I'd discount them. I'll always charge full for premium items because I expect to pay full price. My way of helping others is to fill their boats.
At the moment, though, I'm expanding my fishing area and upgrading my lobster pool, both of which are expensive, so coins are coming in handy. Maybe when I'm all expanded and upgraded, my selling philosophy will change. :)
I donate coins, crops, BEMS (anything with an "em") and fill boats (even sugar, gasp!) for others like crazy. I'm charging full or close to full price. It's my game after all. If I have that hard to find item you need I think full price is what you will pay. I have to make up some of the loads of stuff I give away to be able to play. Just my 2 cents worth.Quote:
Originally Posted by CEMFF
Although I'm Level 56, I sell most items at full price because I still need my 5th smelter and the candy machine, and haven't begun expanding my lobster pond, all costing tons of coins. However, I participate in giveaways (i.e., pumpkin pies) and "sell" those items for one coin. Also discount to neighbors if they PM me and set up a sale. I also fill any and all--dairy and sugar even--neighbor and DD crates if I have available goods. That sometimes gets me in hot water when my cupboard is bare for my own boats, but usually my helpful neighbors come through and save the day! Love this game and love sharing!!!
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Originally Posted by moomoocows
I am with you there. I charge what I think the market will bear. This game is, after all, a model economic system. There is a twist, though, which is that the price of every item is capped. This results in the price of certain items being much lower than what the market would bear if it were not capped. This in turn results in people refusing to sell these items, turning them into rare "premium" items; instead of selling "premium" items, people exchange them for the other forms of currency in this game, the XP and the boat leader points; or they barter them for other premium goods in deals arranged by PM.Quote:
Originally Posted by dls881
I really think that TPTB should remove the price caps, or make them MUCH higher. I predict that this would lead to more widespread selling of "premium" items, once people could get what they think they should be worth, and an end to scarcities.
Is anyone from SuperCell listening? Why not make an "event" that is a trial of removing the price caps for a week, and see what happens?
~powdermonkey
I sell most of my crops at a discount, a lot of farmers buy my crops at a discount and resell them at a profit, which is fine with me. We all have to make a hayday living. I also sell b&e's, cornbread, bacon, eggs, shirts, hats, and roasted tomatoes at a discounted price. Everything else at full price. Girls gotta make a living! Lol
But then, if price caps were removed, wouldn't all of the "EM'S" go for much higher? I tend to think they would and would hate to see that last bolt needed be selling for 10,000. And land deeds would be through the roof if there were no limits. There are certain premium items I tend to not sell, jams being a perfect example, but not because I can't get enough money. I don't sell them because they take far too long to produce and experience has shown me that the minute I sell them, I then need them for a boat, either mine or someone else's. And even if the price cap were removed and I could get 5-10 times more than what I can get now, I still wouldn't sell them. The length of time to produce them is what makes them so precious, at least to me. I suspect that's why I don't see very many lobster tails on the market either - because of the amount of time it takes to make them. I personally wouldn't care to see the price caps removed. It would be nearly impossible to expand and upgrade.Quote:
Originally Posted by powdermonkey
I used to sell most things at the lowest default price but due to the Evil Postman continually laughing in my face when trying to win the red tractor, I finally caved and shelled out to buy one. So now I'm skint and am reduced to selling at full price.
Didn't even really want a tractor but everyone else seemed to have one and I was feeling left out.
If SuperCell ever decide to give us the option of buying the windmill I will be even more skint, as no doubt the Evil Postman will also refuse to let me have one of those. :(
These premium items would get pricier, but they wouldn't become infinitely costly, they would go to what the market will bear and then fluctuate a bit around a new price point. That's how markets work. The higher price point will induce more people to sell, and the shortage will be relieved. In the real world, price caps induce shortages, and that is exactly what has happened in this game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shealie54
You said yourself that you won't sell jam for two reasons: the price you can get is disproportionately very low in comparison to the effort you put in, and because you can't buy replacements fast enough if you get a boat request for jam. This is a perfect example of what I am talking about. If the price of jam were appropriately high, you (and other people) would be more willing to sell it, and therefore it would be easier to buy when you had a boat coming in, and there wouldn't be a shortage of jam.
(Just a side note, I do sell lobsters because I have more of them than I can use, and I have to get them out of the barn or quit catching them; the fairly high price for lobsters relative to fish favors the decision to sell rather than just quit producing. I sell LEM, too, because I have no use for them anymore.)
~powdermonkey
I wouldn't want to see the price cap removed altogether but I wouldn't mind if the price cap for some items was higher (i.e. JAMS, especially blackberry...AND ingots.)
As for discounting items I do offer a small discount on products that take forever to sell, such as wool, bacon, shirts, etc. To me these things are just so commonplace that if I want to get rid of them I don't mind discounting them a bit :) Especially since the only reason I'm selling them is to make room in my barn. With that being said I usually won't buy these items at full price either unless I'm absolutely desperate. I may be at level 41 but I need moolah too :p
Everything else though- tools, cakes, juices, etc. I always sell for the max price, but I also always help out my friends' boats with these items (yes, dairy and sugar as well) if I have the amount needed in stock :o
I price to move. So if I think someone won't buy my cornbread, or white sweaters, I'll discount. When I'm wheating, I discount down to 1g just to get it the heck out of my shop.
Otherwise, I kick it up to full price because how else am I going to buy that tractor?!? I'm sure as heck not going to win on the Wheel of Disappointment!
I sell most items at a discount above the default price. I do this to move merchandise quickly and to help other farms that I hope buy my items to resell at a higher price. I sell most high level premium items at full price because the farms eligible to purchase them do not need a discount.
Some items I do not sell because they take too long to make for me to maintain stock if I sell some. A higher sales price would not change that. I do not need the coins, and I prefer to use my stock to fill boat orders for me and others.
The only premium items I rarely sell because they are underpriced are dairy and sugar, and I think some of those need a higher cap.
I do not think it is a good idea to remove the cap because that would make advancing even more difficult for lower level farms.