Buried in eggs

I am honestly shocked at the mass majority of players in this game who have no concept of how a market works. Eggs are not worth 18ea it's just that simple. You'd think people would realize this after the 1st or 2nd time they don't sell, but no they continue to produce a low demand item as fast as they can and try to sell it at a high price. Does this issue disappear a bit when you reach higher levels? I just find it annoying having to sort through page after page of a constant massive surplus of this over priced, low demand item.
I don't even bother with chickens at all, it's a waste of time so I just but eggs at 5 or 10ea when i get the chance. That's a fair price, that's a price people are actually willing to pay.
When I sell my products they usually all sell in a few minutes with my focussed product selling at top dollar (cow feed is a pretty good racket).

Thoughts?

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Originally Posted by Stevejoe11

I am honestly shocked at the mass majority of players in this game who have no concept of how a market works. Eggs are not worth 18ea it's just that simple. You'd think people would realize this after the 1st or 2nd time they don't sell, but no they continue to produce a low demand item as fast as they can and try to sell it at a high price. Does this issue disappear a bit when you reach higher levels? I just find it annoying having to sort through page after page of a constant massive surplus of this over priced, low demand item.
I don't even bother with chickens at all, it's a waste of time so I just but eggs at 5 or 10ea when i get the chance. That's a fair price, that's a price people are actually willing to pay.
When I sell my products they usually all sell in a few minutes with my focussed product selling at top dollar (cow feed is a pretty good racket).

Thoughts?

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So is Goat feed. However, believe it or not, I don't think that people who sell eggs at 180/10 have trouble selling them. I can honestly say I've never sold eggs - at least that I can remember. I also run out of them all the time and have bought many at the higher price. When you get to the higher levels (at least for me) I no longer look at price. I need the product and I need it now and so I buy it. I do try to buy eggs from low level players to help them out with the coin but many times I just tap and go regardless of how much or from whom.

At the level I'm at I don't worry about price on anything. My philosophy is that "x" player took the time to produce the item, freeing up my machines/crop/animals to produce what I need at the moment so I am more than willing to pay for the time it took them to produce the stuff. Especially longer growing crops. I don't like to take up my fields on these items so the fact that "x" player did means that I will pay the price they are asking and move forward. It is far more lucrative for me to be able to keep farming than worry about a few coins. But as I said, that's because I'm at a level where it doesn't matter for me.

We all play for different experiences and I'm of a mind that it's all in fun anyway. To keep things fresh and to stave off boredom I like to shake it up a little and switch up my game play. Who knows what other farmers have in mind when they are selling their product. Just have fun!

Goobster1963
Level 62

Its a little peoples event, so the DD is just flooded with Eggs. However, I have clicked on each page in my DD (on iPhone) and within the adds for eggs I have found expansion items and things of the sort. I have expanded my silo 2x and my barn 1x just this weekend. Also used all the eggs and bacon in the DD to make Bacon and Eggs to sell to the little people in conjunction of purchasing them from the DD. Made over 500k from this event.

So yeah, its frustrating to see, I agree. But we just have to make lemonade out of lemons.

We have a little over an hour left for the event so I anticipate the DD to go back to normal. Im hoping anyways because I have depleted my stock of everything except Bacon and Eggs, my expansion materials and saws n axes. So I really need to stock back up for boat orders and to help with friends. However, the opportunity cost of making coin off the Bacon and Eggs outweighed my regular stock. :cool:

But long story short...People put eggs in the DD at max price to maximize their add time to make coin off of other stuff without advertising a whole bunch.

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Originally Posted by Goobster1963

So is Goat feed. However, believe it or not, I don't think that people who sell eggs at 180/10 have trouble selling them. I can honestly say I've never sold eggs - at least that I can remember. I also run out of them all the time and have bought many at the higher price. When you get to the higher levels (at least for me) I no longer look at price. I need the product and I need it now and so I buy it. I do try to buy eggs from low level players to help them out with the coin but many times I just tap and go regardless of how much or from whom.

At the level I'm at I don't worry about price on anything. My philosophy is that "x" player took the time to produce the item, freeing up my machines/crop/animals to produce what I need at the moment so I am more than willing to pay for the time it took them to produce the stuff. Especially longer growing crops. I don't like to take up my fields on these items so the fact that "x" player did means that I will pay the price they are asking and move forward. It is far more lucrative for me to be able to keep farming than worry about a few coins. But as I said, that's because I'm at a level where it doesn't matter for me.

We all play for different experiences and I'm of a mind that it's all in fun anyway. To keep things fresh and to stave off boredom I like to shake it up a little and switch up my game play. Who knows what other farmers have in mind when they are selling their product. Just have fun!

Goobster1963
Level 62

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I disagree I think many have a lot of trouble selling them. Click on any AD 10 eggs for 180 and you will almost always see an additional 20 or more waiting for Greg to come around and pick them up. I sell a lot and use half my crop for wheating and can't see how or why other players would waste precious store space so they can make a measly 80 coins.

I don't waste time browsing newspaper for cheap egg. If I need eggs, I'll buy the from the first ad I see, even at full price.

Eggs at full price sell slower, but will sell eventually. For those who don't need to put the free slot right away to put something else, when they come back hours later, eggs are ready sold. Why sell at a lower price if they need coins? Even if eggs are still there, 24h later Tom or Gregs will buy it.

Hay Day players are so thoughtful, most high level players will pay full price for eggs if the farm is still at low level, with a big smile thinking they are helping someone raise fund for upcoming machines.:cool:

Eggs at full price also is used as dummy ads, especially when farmer need help for boat.

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Originally Posted by Stevejoe11

I am honestly shocked at the mass majority of players in this game who have no concept of how a market works. Eggs are not worth 18ea it's just that simple. You'd think people would realize this after the 1st or 2nd time they don't sell, but no they continue to produce a low demand item as fast as they can and try to sell it at a high price. Does this issue disappear a bit when you reach higher levels? I just find it annoying having to sort through page after page of a constant massive surplus of this over priced, low demand item.
I don't even bother with chickens at all, it's a waste of time so I just but eggs at 5 or 10ea when i get the chance. That's a fair price, that's a price people are actually willing to pay.
When I sell my products they usually all sell in a few minutes with my focussed product selling at top dollar (cow feed is a pretty good racket).

Thoughts?

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People that sell stuff at full price are probably trying to make coins. Granted I never sell eggs, I do sell most of my stuff at full price. Eventually they will get bought. Not sure what you consider high level? I am level 51 and still sell at full price.

If you only play a few minutes a day, or don't play every day, it makes sense to price your stuff at max. It will be sold when you get back to the game, no matter what price you set.

People understand the market very well, IMO.

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Originally Posted by Janilee

If you only play a few minutes a day, or don't play every day, it makes sense to price your stuff at max. It will be sold when you get back to the game, no matter what price you set.

People understand the market very well, IMO.

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I agree. I think the original poster is trying to put the laws of the real market place onto a virtual world. All it takes for someone selling eggs to keep pricing them at max price is for them to keep selling at max price. And they do. It may not have looked like it for the past few days because of the event, but they do. I run out of eggs all the time and buy the first batch I see. Sure I'll grab the cheap ones if they are on the page too, but if not, there is not much difference in 10 for 100 and 10 for 180 when you have a couple hundred thousand in the bank. After you have reached a certain level the only thing you need cash for is more trees. The last upgrade they did, I was able to buy all three machines at once and I doubt I am alone.

It seems like these people know more about the market place than you think.

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Originally Posted by Goobster1963

So is Goat feed. However, believe it or not, I don't think that people who sell eggs at 180/10 have trouble selling them. I can honestly say I've never sold eggs - at least that I can remember. I also run out of them all the time and have bought many at the higher price. When you get to the higher levels (at least for me) I no longer look at price. I need the product and I need it now and so I buy it. I do try to buy eggs from low level players to help them out with the coin but many times I just tap and go regardless of how much or from whom.

At the level I'm at I don't worry about price on anything. My philosophy is that "x" player took the time to produce the item, freeing up my machines/crop/animals to produce what I need at the moment so I am more than willing to pay for the time it took them to produce the stuff. Especially longer growing crops. I don't like to take up my fields on these items so the fact that "x" player did means that I will pay the price they are asking and move forward. It is far more lucrative for me to be able to keep farming than worry about a few coins. But as I said, that's because I'm at a level where it doesn't matter for me.

We all play for different experiences and I'm of a mind that it's all in fun anyway. To keep things fresh and to stave off boredom I like to shake it up a little and switch up my game play. Who knows what other farmers have in mind when they are selling their product. Just have fun!

Goobster1963
Level 62

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I totally agree with goobster.
I have very rarely sold eggs but when I do it's because I have bought too many in the DD, probably at full price. When I do sell off the excess it's at default price. I don't harvest eggs on my farm for the simple reason they are widely available. Same goes for bacon, goat milk and wool. I use that time to help others and make sure my machines are filled. Just my style if playing.

This thread will be closed soon because this has been hashed out over and over.

I play quite a bit and don't harvest my chickens every 20 minutes, but definitely more often than necessary for two reasons; It is going to take forever to master my feed mills and I make chicken feed like crazy if I'm going to be playing a while; and like everything else, after so many harvests or pickups you'll get a free EM or saws and the like. If I have a full barn I will sell the surplus anywhere from 100-180 depending how fast I want them to go.

I definitely understand your frustration with the overload in the DD but click on those full priced egg ads and often there are goodies in the other slots. It will get better now that the event is over as well. I've noticed most events have a signifigant impact on what items are advertised and sold. Everyone has their own playing style and that's half the fun of the game! If you're not happy with what you're seeing in the DD, find the "add friends" thread and add a bunch of people. You can flip through their shops instead of the DD and you'll probably find more variety.

Have fun farming! ;)

The products that I sell in my RSS are worth whatever I can get for them. Your oppinion matters not! If I have the time and space to be able to wait for them to eventually sell, they Will sell. Why is this a problem for you. Worry about Your farm and let everyone else worry about theirs.

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Originally Posted by Tiggerr129

I agree. I think the original poster is trying to put the laws of the real market place onto a virtual world. All it takes for someone selling eggs to keep pricing them at max price is for them to keep selling at max price. And they do.

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Yup. The free market doesn't apply in Hay Day. We have price controls, and also guaranteed sales no matter the price...eventually. Can't blame people for taking that into account in their strategies.

I usually have one slot in my RSS with almost full price eggs in it. 175/10. High enough so they stay there awhile, not so high Greg ever has to buy them. Several times a day, someone buys them.

I do this for two reasons. One, I don't yet have a sushi machine so I always have extra eggs. Putting some in my RSS clears necessary space in my barn. Two, I use it to hang my ad on.

During the recent event, people were grabbing my eggs so fast I raised the price to 180, just so my ad would stay up longer.

I think it's narrow minded trying to say people don't know how to play or don't understand how they SHOULD play. There's no wrong or right way to play, depending on what your stategy and goals are, the way you play will differ from people with different goals than yourself. If anything, I think it's the OP who has the least understanding of the game and it clearly being schooled by the rest. Hopefully the many people who has an issue with eggs reads this thread and get more perspective. Or they can always be productive and come up with creative ideas for more egg uses in my ideas thread (link in my signature) hehehe :rolleyes:

Need..buy...have.

Need...OMG too expensive! Wait for chickens to lay more eggs.

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Originally Posted by Stevejoe11

I don't even bother with chickens at all, it's a waste of time so I just but eggs at 5 or 10ea

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You don't bother with the ol cluckers at all? you just go out and buy eggs? Then complain at the prices on the market?
listen I'll let you into a little secret....produce some wheat and corn and feed the little chickens and guess what?
they will give you some eggs for free in return!

Seems to to me it's you who doesn't understand the concept of the game and how it should be played!

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Originally Posted by MisterTEZ

You don't bother with the ol cluckers at all? you just go out and buy eggs? Then complain at the prices on the market?

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Lol - OMG that's actually genius! I kind of wish I hadn't bothered with chickens either now, since they're such a faff to collect the eggs and feed -they're too small!

(iphone player...)

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Not sure if I'm considered "high level", but at level 57 I can't keep eggs in stock, so I (like many others) buy from the first ad I see whether at max price or not (and mostly don't know since I don't really look at the prices). I now have a very comfortable coin stock, so coins are not an issue anymore. I check my lower level neighbors first, but many don't play much anymore, so I buy from the DD at max price.

When I DO buy too much from the DD, or slow down on making the items that require eggs, I will sell at the default price, regardless of what price I bought them at.

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Originally Posted by HogFan

The products that I sell in my RSS are worth whatever I can get for them.

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Now that is market forces in a nutshell.

Eggs, eggs, and more eggs. We will always be overloaded with eggs for a variety of reasons that have been posted in response to similar complaints so many times it makes my head hurt. An overabundance of advertised eggs has been complained about to death, yet the need for and sale of eggs will always remain, so resistance is futile.