GB prices have been always a sensitive subject to Liodenners. But we do need to talk about it from time to time. It has been changing over the years, rising and sinking, sometimes naturally, sometimes artificially.

Right now, I want to talk about a problem regarding these prices and suggest solutions to it. Please note that my solution may not be an effective one so please, do suggest your own ideas on how to solve this.

With the addition of the GB Sales in the Trading Center, we can now find the GBs so much easier. We dont have to scout the TC and keep doing searches for them anymore. It made life easier.

But there has been a problem with it ever since it was implemented.

The blatant and shameless manipulation of average GB prices by adding an unimaginably high priced GB into the sales openly, right under the noses of the staff.

Although nobody will buy it, it does affect the average GB prices, bumping it up and affecting future sales, since average GB prices are the base of the suggested price when submitting GB for sale.

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Now, there was someone who came up with a -first thought- neat idea. Only, that people still be able to manipulate the prices by simply repeatedly purchasing GBs at high prices between accounts.

So it is not a good solution.

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But wait... how do I ge the idea, that people are intentionally manipulating the GB prices?

Well, let me show you, mates!

Look at these neat screenshots I have taken of the GB sales:





Did you notice something?
Let me help you....



Reasons:
1. Nobody... I repeat... nobody will buy a GB for 2000 or 2500(!!!) a piece. Nobody. But it still affects everything. And they know this.
2. 2000SB for 1 GB has been up ever since the GB sales feature came out. Even when they were 1000SB a piece.
3. It is always the same people (note the same color individuals) putting up these prices, trying to shamelessly affect the market and raise prices. Some of these are clearly made with the sole purpose to manipulate the market, since they have absolutely nothing on their account than this GB.

If this is not manipulation of prices, then I dont know what to call it.

And thanks to them, the GB average has skyrocketed...



And so the suggested price when putting up a GB, affecting the people's choices on the market, making it a dangerous manipulation.

GB's average price they go for isnt even close to the average prices or the suggested price range shown here and prices have been constantly growing ever since this feature was implemented. Another proof, that manipulation works.

The average price and the suggested price range for GB sales is a huge big bloated manipulated false number. Very misleading.

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So what do I suggest?

Nothing much.
Simply this:


And especially this:


With these two gone, people would not be able to manipulate other people's choices in a great manner.

Other suggestions:
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Being unable to resell GB we bought through the GB Sales feature in there. GBs bought there could be still resold in the TC. This is to prevent people to resell cheaply bought GBs to make a profit in other people's expense.
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THIS! We need this too!
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Thanks for reading.