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Nerochi
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2012-01-21 03:07:16 UTC  |  Edited by: Nerochi
What does one do when once previous profitable margin of a item, becomes extremely tight causing very little to no profit to be gained?

What can I do about said item? Buy all the sell orders? Continue buying/selling? What do?

edito: I feel a fool for not noticing the market discussion forum
Lady Spank
Get Out Nasty Face
#2 - 2012-01-21 03:08:46 UTC
Find a more profitable commodity.

(ಠ_ృ) ~ It Takes a Million Years to Become Diamonds So Lets Just Burn Like Coal Until the Sky's Black ~ (ಠ_ృ)
Doc Fury
Furious Enterprises
#3 - 2012-01-21 03:09:19 UTC
The only applicable choice is to ask questions like yours in the EVE Market Discussion forum area.

☼

There's a million angry citizens looking down their tubes..at me.
Akirei Scytale
Okami Syndicate
#4 - 2012-01-21 03:09:43 UTC
Lady Spank wrote:
Find a more profitable commodity.


^

pretty much common sense.

learn to read the market too, so you don't end up with massive stocks of a now useless item. or just stay as liquid as possible at all times.
Morganta
The Greater Goon
#5 - 2012-01-21 03:09:50 UTC
Nerochi wrote:
What does one do when once previous profitable margin of a item, becomes extremely tight causing very little to no profit to be gained?

What can I do about said item? Buy all the sell orders? Continue buying/selling? What do?


market discussions I would expect...

anyhow you can do any number of things, but you can get more info there
Nerochi
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#6 - 2012-01-21 03:10:11 UTC  |  Edited by: Nerochi
Doc Fury wrote:
The only applicable choice is to ask questions like yours in the EVE Market Discussion forum area.


Yea I just noticed that area, I is blind as a bat right now.

edit: missing my glasses
Serge Bastana
GWA Corp
#7 - 2012-01-21 03:31:59 UTC
Nerochi wrote:
Doc Fury wrote:
The only applicable choice is to ask questions like yours in the EVE Market Discussion forum area.


Yea I just noticed that area, I is blind as a bat right now.

edit: missing my glasses


I can only suggest you put some money in the meter and turn the light on

WoW holds your hand until end game, and gives you a cookie whether you win or lose. EVE not only takes your cookie, but laughs at you for bringing one in the first place...

Fix Lag
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2012-01-21 03:37:22 UTC
Lady Spank wrote:
Find a more profitable commodity.


Someone told me yesterday they didn't know what economics was. I died a little inside.

CCP mostly sucks at their job, but Veritas is a pretty cool dude.
Nerochi
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#9 - 2012-01-21 03:49:03 UTC
Fix Lag wrote:
Lady Spank wrote:
Find a more profitable commodity.


Someone told me yesterday they didn't know what economics was. I died a little inside.


one question is, does that item ever bounce back to being profitable?
Marcus Harikari
#10 - 2012-01-21 03:54:48 UTC
Nerochi wrote:
Fix Lag wrote:
Lady Spank wrote:
Find a more profitable commodity.


Someone told me yesterday they didn't know what economics was. I died a little inside.


one question is, does that item ever bounce back to being profitable?

impossible
Nerochi
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#11 - 2012-01-21 03:59:09 UTC
Marcus Harikari wrote:
Nerochi wrote:
Fix Lag wrote:
Lady Spank wrote:
Find a more profitable commodity.


Someone told me yesterday they didn't know what economics was. I died a little inside.


one question is, does that item ever bounce back to being profitable?

impossible


Then I question, how these items have large margins to begin with, when the item has been in stock for a large period of time, or is it because I am working the item towards a tighter margin by contently undercutting other traders even by .01 isk?
Cherry Nobyl
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#12 - 2012-01-21 04:01:12 UTC  |  Edited by: Cherry Nobyl
Nerochi wrote:
What does one do when once previous profitable margin of a item, becomes extremely tight causing very little to no profit to be gained?

What can I do about said item? Buy all the sell orders? Continue buying/selling? What do?

edito: I feel a fool for not noticing the market discussion forum


diversify in product and geography, while realizing that it's not just modules that cycle in this game.
Akirei Scytale
Okami Syndicate
#13 - 2012-01-21 04:03:40 UTC  |  Edited by: Akirei Scytale
Nerochi wrote:
Marcus Harikari wrote:
Nerochi wrote:
Fix Lag wrote:
Lady Spank wrote:
Find a more profitable commodity.


Someone told me yesterday they didn't know what economics was. I died a little inside.


one question is, does that item ever bounce back to being profitable?

impossible


Then I question, how these items have large margins to begin with, when the item has been in stock for a large period of time, or is it because I am working the item towards a tighter margin by contently undercutting other traders even by .01 isk?


stop undercutting people by change and start buying and relisting their **** when they undercut you.

just dont do this with items that have a tiny profit margin, because then you're basically wasting your time. also, don't wait for profits to improve - just switch over to something else.
Vyl Vit
#14 - 2012-01-21 04:17:05 UTC
You call in Tippia!!

Paradise is like where you are right now, only much, much better.
clamslayer
Doomheim
#15 - 2012-01-21 04:26:31 UTC
try buying high and selling low, then train for a hulk and mine.