A Few Selling Tips in Eve

Added: (Wed Nov 04 2009)

Pressbox (Press Release) - So you have picked up some great items at low prices now it is time to shift them on for a profit once again the times you do this will make a big difference but also where you do this too. Some stations have an overload of certain items where others do not, Taking items that are low demand to a high demand market is a sure-fire way to make you a bundle of ISK.

Times to Sell
On weekend morning people are listing their items but also people are buying items, the sooner you get in and list your items the more ISK you will make since as the markets will become very busy later on in the day and the prices will down a fair amount due to everyone undercutting one another.

Listing items in the week is other good time to sell since competition is low and you really can make profits since your items will sell for so much. Generally you will need to wait longer for items to sell and try to be vocal to get a sale and inform people of your items.

Psychology of Your Customers
A lot of marketing in the world today is using human psychology to make people think they are getting a great deal when actually they are not.

Whenever you go to a supermarket or gas station did you notice and ever wonder why every item or offer ends with a .99 or even .49 this is because the human brain only sees the first number and automatically things they are getting a great deal. This works well in Eve Online since your buyer wants the item to be cheap and seeing this kind of price will make them think it is.

Make sure you always sell your items with.99 or .95 on the end and you will see how much faster things sell compared to just using the normal .00.

Conclusion for Selling
Sell only when you are going to make a decent profit unless you are confident you can sell a lot of a certain item only making small profits each time. You are almost working to make this ISK so try not to waste your time since time is money in Eve Online the same as it is in real life. You can just sit in one station and make billions once you get the hang of buying and selling, Use these techniques and always watch the markets since you can make a fortune on one item at certain times but other times you will make a loss. The more aware you are the more you can make.

This takes time to master but practice makes perfect right.

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