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Malling? What? or: How I became king of the marketplace

Discussion in 'Neopets Chit-Chat' started by Hally, Jun 30, 2009.

  1. Frozshtaliar

    Frozshtaliar Level II

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    I dont really understand how malling makes money. Do you overprice items and people buy them cause its more convenient to look them up in a mall or something?
     
  2. ricothegreat221

    ricothegreat221 Level II

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    As bad as it sounds, you rip people off. Particularly new players. Even more particularly, new kids.

    For example, if somebody wants to buy their pet toys, but doesn't know of any lists of toys, they might click the "marketplace" tab, and then start browsing around.

    A big source of revenue is with faerie quest items -- players who know about the shop wizard, but not about the quest help board, might venture into the marketplace looking for quest items. Actually, even I do that sometimes when I'm too lazy to ask for help on the neoboards (but want the cheap stat point... even if it means paying 2000 np instead of 500, it's still cheaper and easier than training).
     
  3. lazypando

    lazypando Level IV

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    pssh people love drama

    this is actually really interesting hally =P
    i never knew people moved around so much
     
  4. Hally

    Hally Level IV

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    Chapter 3 is up.
     
  5. lazypando

    lazypando Level IV

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    <3

    but hally...
    why is your gender sign pink? :D
     
  6. Rhett

    Rhett Level IV

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    Lines like that are like meth-level addiction. I know they are cliche, but there is a reason they are cliche. they work. I'm ready for the next installment already. xD


    Maybe he likes to switch it up a little? I guess hally likes a change now and then.
     
  7. Dreamerz

    Dreamerz Level III

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    OOo makes me think about the mall thing again... maybe when I have more time ^^ still looking forward to the chapters to follow :)
     
  8. Ice Nine

    Ice Nine Level IV

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    His cash is also 666 >:)
     
  9. ricothegreat221

    ricothegreat221 Level II

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    Yeah, but he didn't rig it to do that, look at it now :p.
     
  10. surreptitious

    surreptitious Level III

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    It's because he's a she. Of course.


    And Lexicon, the best part of his sig comes from me. =)
     
  11. KeKNoRRiS

    KeKNoRRiS Level III

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    *Waiting* :p