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alrightie, so in my many years of WP the one key thing when it comes to selling, is setting up your sales ad properly
What does this mean? Understanding what people like and don't like to see in ads
*How do I know what my wolf is worth?
- First off, check places like trading post. So go there, enter your wolves attributes and see what is for sale. If there are 100 DHs up for 30-50 mush each, chances are your wolf won't sell. But if you only see 20 DHswith prices going up to 1k, you can underscore the market a bit; don't lowball yourself though!
- Check recent auctions and 'taking offers' section, only recent ones as in the past few weeks, because the market is shifting constantly
What does this mean? Understanding what people like and don't like to see in ads
*How do I know what my wolf is worth?
- First off, check places like trading post. So go there, enter your wolves attributes and see what is for sale. If there are 100 DHs up for 30-50 mush each, chances are your wolf won't sell. But if you only see 20 DHswith prices going up to 1k, you can underscore the market a bit; don't lowball yourself though!
- Check recent auctions and 'taking offers' section, only recent ones as in the past few weeks, because the market is shifting constantly
- ask yourself, would you want this wolf? If your wolf has 0 rarity, 1 talent and no boost/defect, chances are no one except players who buy and retire would want this.
* Please note, I am not telling you how to exactly price things, that is up to you and your research, but I am showing some way out of bound prices as an example
Common things I see, that I do not recommend you do:
- Do not post long ads where you include everything about your wolf. I see so many ads where players include ' 13 years old, ocelot marking etc.' This is unnecessary because guess what? Players won't want to read that much. Sales ads are meant to be quick and easy reads, so if your wolf is 13, do not put it there. Wolves starting 15 years will potentially die every Monday, which means if you say the wolf is 13, I; as a customer will know that i only get 2 years with the wolf, and won't even bother to check your wolf out
- If you include 5 rarity and sell for 50 mush , chances are customers won't care. Why? because when you go to trading post, 100s of players want to sell that for 1 mush, so why would I pay you if I can get it cheaper elsewhere?
- I also see long ads where yalls include '40R, wolves ranging from 20,30,40-50R etc.' That can get lengthy ya know? Instead pick what you think is absolutely necessary, and then just add 'plus other high rarity'. This will decrease your ad by a lot
- Check what boosts and defects you are selling, if the boost or defect does nothing to the wolf, why include that in your ad? instead mention the awesome talents/rarity etc. If you have CP pentaly defects, maybe not include this? simply because its not a desireable trait, again mention the other awesome attributes instead
- if you have wolves with low rarity, talent, maybe instead highlight the parents blood instead, or if the wof is ExH/ExW mention that:)
* Please note, I am not telling you how to exactly price things, that is up to you and your research, but I am showing some way out of bound prices as an example
Common things I see, that I do not recommend you do:
- Do not post long ads where you include everything about your wolf. I see so many ads where players include ' 13 years old, ocelot marking etc.' This is unnecessary because guess what? Players won't want to read that much. Sales ads are meant to be quick and easy reads, so if your wolf is 13, do not put it there. Wolves starting 15 years will potentially die every Monday, which means if you say the wolf is 13, I; as a customer will know that i only get 2 years with the wolf, and won't even bother to check your wolf out
- If you include 5 rarity and sell for 50 mush , chances are customers won't care. Why? because when you go to trading post, 100s of players want to sell that for 1 mush, so why would I pay you if I can get it cheaper elsewhere?
- I also see long ads where yalls include '40R, wolves ranging from 20,30,40-50R etc.' That can get lengthy ya know? Instead pick what you think is absolutely necessary, and then just add 'plus other high rarity'. This will decrease your ad by a lot
- Check what boosts and defects you are selling, if the boost or defect does nothing to the wolf, why include that in your ad? instead mention the awesome talents/rarity etc. If you have CP pentaly defects, maybe not include this? simply because its not a desireable trait, again mention the other awesome attributes instead
- if you have wolves with low rarity, talent, maybe instead highlight the parents blood instead, or if the wof is ExH/ExW mention that:)
- if you have a lot of wolves for sale, try putting them in your folder. All players have at least 1 folder, and use this to direct players there. so instead of " selling 1 Dh, Es, 40R, 60R, 100T, xyz' maybe include " DH, 100T and high rarities in my sales folder!", this way you mention some highlights but you also keep ti short and direct
Market Den:
This is a whole different conversation, again check barter whether or not you are overselling, many people do this. Aks yourself, where do these items come from? If its seeds that can be found in explore, chances are players won't want to pay alot, because they can explore. but if you have angel wings, highlight this in your ad:)
The tone of players:
hm ok, I have noticed that many players often beg others to come to Market Den, or buy their wolves. I highly suggest you don't do this, try and keep a professional voice. Let us(customers) know, why we should go to you. If you say 'please buy please', I don't know about others, but this would turn me off, because this tells me your wolf isn't that great or else you would have mentioned this instead.
