Igloo AB Vs Main Shop AB

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  1. gaspanior

    gaspanior Level I

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    Ok so after reading threads I am wanting to know which AB is better. I know both have ways of making profits but are there pros to either one? Freeze rate, missed item rates, etc?
     
  2. dee123123

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    Igloo would give much lower freeze rate, but Main Shop would provide much more profitable items.
     
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    The igloo, yes it does have a rumor of low freeze rates because it isn't actually a "shop". It doesn't have an ID to it. Main shops, depending on where you AB, and if you get too greedy {running an AB for too long} you WILL most likely be frozened so don't let greed get in the way. For the igloo AB, you can only get ten items per day {sometimes you won't max 10 items so don't get too happy yet} while you can go over ten items when you RS and still not be RS banned. Also the igloo for me, has had crappy stocks lately, so you won't get much in a day some times and it's all random and what not, so yes profit wise, main shops are WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY more profitable than igloo especially the more aged your account is, main shops are totally to your advantage. Your account doesn't have to be "aged" to see certain items for igloo. Even if you have a newbie account, if you have the money you can buy any items that it stocks, just like a 30 month + would.
     
  4. gaspanior

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    I just got the igloo AB last night. I have to say I'm kind of impressed. My list is going to take some work since I can't get to the 15k list yet but I've already started deleting items and so on and so forth. I think I may stick with it because Main Shop ABs worry me. I often forget to close things out when I leave my comp for extended periods of time so I would probably get frozen quickly. Thanks for the info :)
     
  5. mjnskivt

    mjnskivt Level III

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    Just be careful because leaving the igloo aber on can get you in trouble too. If you leave it on for a long time after you get your ten items, that's a red flag to TNT. Or even if you don't yet have 10 items but have been refreshing for 12 hours TNT will get suspicious. The igloo is much safer than main shop abing, but you still can be frozen for using it.
    Trust me, I know from experience :D
     
  6. gaspanior

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    I also have a question about selling the ABd goods. I waited a day to sell the things I got last night. Is that a good time period, should I sell quicker, later, what?
     
  7. Zer0

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    If its Igloo ABed, selling immediately is perfectly fine. :)
    Main Shop ABed stuff can also be sold immediately if they're low profit (less than 1 mil)
     
  8. Heya_old

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    igloo abing in my mind is better. Main shop is too high freeze rate, but can pay off... If you have the righ program (aka, zeros multi-account iglooer :D) you can make 3 mil per week easily... Main shop can bring in more in less time though, and less work, as you don't have to transfer every item.
     
  9. aleister_baum

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    3 Million a week multi threading an Igloo ABer? I am simultaneously running to IABers on two accounts no proxies, I get 20 items a day, I have a 20K+ list and I am making on average? 800k a day... if I had the multi threading one... I would project my earnings to almost 1.2 a day.

    How long have I been doing this? I run them all day... earning up to 100-150 restocks a day... and I have been doing this a month. Nothing, no warning. I just send the items and transfer the np, no self freezes, no waiting, no proxies.
     
  10. Snowmanny

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    igloo = less freeze rate.

    but using main shop aber = way more profit.

    if using a main shop aber cautiously and not using it like 10 hours a day you probably wont get iced. i used to use one for like 5-6 hours a day, making about 1mill a day for like 2 months and never got iced.

    also, stay away from magic shop and royal potionery.

    abing any item worth over 4mill is like insta-ice
     
  11. gaspanior

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    When ABs first came out years ago I did it in chocolate. I left it on for 10 hours straight which was overly overly stupid I found out but I made a uber profit off of it. I got iced the next day but lesson learned. Now I'm wondering if Chocolate is a good idea. I know people say Pharm is good as is maybe toy? I am wanting a low level store when I can actually get it. And my next question (sorry I'm full of them and don't want to make 500 boards) is which AB is better. Ricky's or AU? They say Ricky's is a little slower making it look like a real player but AU you can AB in 3 shops at once. What do you think? I'm loving my IAB once I finish my list getting rid of all the crap. But I need more money for BD sets and training money.
     
  12. Heya_old

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    well, my list sucks, and once zero fixes his multti ccount iglooer, i'm going to use a 20k+ list, but on adverage yeah. i've always been very casios cause i had a good main and side account, so i didn't want them iced, but now that tnt iced them for crap i didn't do, i'm going to be less casious and work on my programming :D
     
  13. gaspanior

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    What I'm doing is making my own list for usage. I am taking every item and going to the shop wiz and seeing how much it goes for. Do you really use 2 accounts with no proxies? Is that safe? I may start doing that once I get my list done.
     
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    omg nice work

    Please do not spam - Commy
     
  15. Rhett

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    I'm using Igloo because I don't have the will power to not abuse a main shop ABer. Never used a MSABer without being frozen some time within the near future. :/
    With Igloo, I very nice list that gets be about 200k for every day I use it. ^_^ Not including when I get lucky and get three pinatas in about two hours. (Which can happen, so keep you hopes up. lol)
     
  16. Lightning

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    Well, TNT doesn't really look into the Igloo as much as a real shop so the Igloo ABer would provide a much safer AB session. But, the Igloo does not have as many profitable items unlike to Main Shop ABer. There, TNT does check your refreshing, buying speeds, etc. So, the Main Shop ABer would give you more profitable items that comes with a risk.

    Profit: Main Shop Auto Buyer > Igloo Auto Buyer
    Safety: Igloo Auto Buyer > Main Shop Auto Buyer