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So, some of you have mastered the little people event to maximize coins. Care to shed a little light? I want to be ready when it comes around again! Also, if anyone has a link to the thread where this was discussed some time ago I would greatly appreciate it!
As far as I know, little ppl usually buy (about half amount of) what you have most (or second most) in your barn and silo. So there are players stocking large amount of b&e so that they can sell to little ppl. It's also a good way to get rid of wheat.
However, my barn is usually topped with shovel/axe/saw, so the little ppl ask for those almost every time. One wrong click means I will lose half of my precious shovels (and it did happen once). So I never bother with little ppl event. I don't need coins anyway. :rolleyes:
Last time I bought all the B&E in the paper.... Barn size is essential!
I think the least you can do is to make and store one of each of the possible products, so they only ask for what you have most, not what you don't have.
The idea is that you understand the way they function and use it for your own ends :cool:
They used to ask only for items you either:
- have none of
- have the most of
- have the second most of.
Lately it has been noted that they don't keep strictly to these rules any more :confused:, but as long as they mostly do it, the usual tactics should work.
So what you do is, you choose two items per barn and per silo you want to sell to them. Make sure the price they offer is well over the max price, as this isn't the case with all items. Choose something rather expensive but easy to find in the DD, like bacon and eggs. Then you stock a LOT of these products and at least 1 alibi item of all the others. And then you wait for them to come. They will ask for about half or one third of the amount you have, so the more you have, the more you can sell to them. Restock immediately from the DD once you sold something.
And don't forget to get rid of the surplus items well before the event ends. :)
happy farming
Greebie
I would also like to add another thing to increase your profits. Little peeps ask for 1st & 2nd most stocked item in your barn & SILO. So plant as many trees and/or bushes as you can that would bring the most profit. But the only downside is that you'll need tons of saws & axes after they wilt so be prepared to do that. You could save saws & axes by collecting from trees & bushes only when you need them. And reserve left over saws & axes to chop down those trees/bushes you used for the event. This method will increase your profits greatly along with buying & reselling barn items to the little monsters (just kidding, the little peeps). Last time i didn't do the planting trees thing but it could've raised so much more coin.
Great ideas guys, thanks. Now to figure out which products/fruits are most profitable...
For some weird reason the game seems to think Bacon and Eggs are worth a lot. As for fruits I have found blackberry bushes and cacao trees to be the best profit/plant (due to my level I havent unlocked any higher than coffee/cacao).
While coffee is an higher level bush the coin/unit is lower, so for that reason if your goal is profit go for blackberries :). Tree-wise perhaps lemon or olives would be better but I havent reached these yet so I dont know their pricing.
It all depends on your level & you have to consider how fast they grow. Lemon trees (level 66 in think) give more coins but also take longer to grow while olive trees give fewer coins but they take less time to grow. So I usually plant olive trees. But if you're short on axes & saws i wouldn't focus on just trees or just bushes, I'd divide it up & plant half trees half bushes. I know not everyone can plant lemon & olive trees yet so you jus have to pick a tree or bush that is available for you. I would also take the time it takes to grow into consideration. Example (like I stated before): lemons give more coins but take longer to grow while olives give less coins but take less time to grow. So during this event i would choose olive trees to plant since i would be able to collect from them more often. I haven't done the math to figure out which would be more profitable for an event like this since it only goes on for a certain amount of time (so you can only collect & sell them at a higher price for a limited time). So I might be wrong on which gives the most profits.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neen