Lower the Marketplace Tax

[Bjord]

It's insane how much profit you lose when you sell purely for gold, 5% is a bit too strict for a market that has many, many heirloom items and points circulating. At the moment, all it does is eat up your gold and makes you think twice about pure gold trades. I just sold a +3 for 1.44 mil and I had to pay 72k. Sure left a bitter after taste.

In my fair opinion, it should be lowered to 2%. This is reasonable, and it leaves room for profit.

Either that, or split the tax between both parties. 2.5% fee for both.

Discuss.

[Jarlek]

Take all the marketplace tax and out it in "Meow's Fund for Struggling Kittens", which he can use to give to random new accounts to help new players.

Or he can go bananas and use it all on catnip. Whatever he prefers.

[Bjord]

I'd like serious responses, stay on-topic or don't post at all.

[IR_Kuoin]

Indeed, tax is stoopid!

[dodnet]

No pollresults? What is this madness?

[Bjord]

No pollresults? What is this madness?

You'll see next week.

[Tears of Destiny]

It's crap like this that makes men throw tea...

[Bjord]

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[Duckzern]

The tax is fine how it is, you should just calculate the tax into the money you want. And if you can't because people are selling it much cheaper it's just bad luck. Of course this is only my opinion.

Business.

Capitalism

[Bjord]

The tax is fine how it is, you should just calculate the tax into the money you want. And if you can't because people are selling it much cheaper it's just bad luck. Of course this is only my opinion.

Business.

Capitalism

You sound like someone who never bothered to make profit. And gold sinks(because the "tax" money doesn't go anywhere, it disappears forever, therefore you cannot call it a "tax") are meant to ensure that the amount of money doesn't go out of control, not to discourage people from trading with gold entirely.

Capitalism is the theory of completely self-driven economy, where the drive to "make profit" fuels the profiteer's motivation. So capitalism has no place in this marketplace, because everyone dislikes losing a lot of money due to 5% tax, and this leads to a crippled supply of offers requesting only gold. Maybe I should start dealing purely in heirloom points with gold to sweeten the deals.

[Gurnisson]

Buy a large booth for 50-80 k. Rich people don't tax!

[Leshma]

Who's the fool who paid 1.44 mil for +3 item?

Edit: Also Milanese Plate +3 for 1.25 mil

[Leshma]

I have a question to ask.

If I buy large booth, does that mean I won't pay clan bank tax?

[Duckzern]

You sound like someone who never bothered to make profit. And gold sinks(because the "tax" money doesn't go anywhere, it disappears forever, therefore you cannot call it a "tax") are meant to ensure that the amount of money doesn't go out of control, not to discourage people from trading with gold entirely.

Capitalism is the theory of completely self-driven economy, where the drive to "make profit" fuels the profiteer's motivation. So capitalism has no place in this marketplace, because everyone dislikes losing a lot of money due to 5% tax, and this leads to a crippled supply of offers requesting only gold. Maybe I should start dealing purely in heirloom points with gold to sweeten the deals.

I have used the marketplace a few times and I can't see how 5% ruins my profit(or would scare anyone away). Personally I find the 5% reasonable.


Blah, blah taking what I write way too serious to look smart.

[Leshma]

Few hours ago there were two loompoints on sale, one for 440k and another for 450k. That's 890k gold for 2 LPs.

Currently there's one for 460k. That's 1.35 mil for 3 LPs.

Bjord should be grateful that he found impatient person. If that dude was smart, he could buy 3 LPs, loom an item of choice (Zita Bascinet with Faceplate looks way better than Klappvisier) and save himself 90k gold or more...