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What is this I have discovered! The strange Drakes...
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Lextron Saken
State Protectorate
Caldari State
#1 - 2013-08-21 16:21:54 UTC  |  Edited by: Lextron Saken
So it felt to me a normal EVE day in the normal universe. I decided to go to The Forge and check market prices of some items, I went to look at the ships and I decided to check the Drake prices. I was confused and my mind went all strange when I saw this...

http://i.imgur.com/XutW7Ds.jpg attack of the 4's!

What can explain selling all those Drakes at the same price as each other then. I want to know why they are all at the same prices because this is what I can put in one word, strange. Big smile

This appears to show how much Lol the market can get sometimes doesn't it? i just thought to share this strange thing with all of you i never encountered before.
ErrorRon
Turbo-Encabulator LLC
#2 - 2013-08-21 16:24:49 UTC
No profit, don't care.

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Kappy Ukap
K For Kill
#3 - 2013-08-21 16:29:15 UTC  |  Edited by: Kappy Ukap
Maybe someone hated the 0.01 ISK game and decided to sell all their Drakes at 44,444,444. Or maybe the HML nerf has taken on the Drake market Ugh
Ricard Chastot
Snake Eye Production
#4 - 2013-08-21 16:34:43 UTC
Lextron Saken wrote:
What can explain selling all those Drakes at the same price as each other then. I want to know why they are all at the same prices because this is what I can put in one word, strange. Big smile


Probably the same person selling them? It's only 12.

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Doc Fury
Furious Enterprises
#5 - 2013-08-21 16:36:56 UTC

--> Market Discussions

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Lextron Saken
State Protectorate
Caldari State
#6 - 2013-08-21 16:38:01 UTC
Doc Fury wrote:

--> Market Discussions



I'm not having any trade discussions or want to buy anything. I thought this is more of a lol thread really of how strange the market gets Big smile
Whitehound
#7 - 2013-08-21 16:40:27 UTC  |  Edited by: Whitehound
It is not unusual for one player to cover several points of sale.

It is not strange at all. It is simply new to you, because you are a noob.

Loss is meaningful. Therefore is the loss of meaning likewise meaningful. It is the source of all trolling.
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#8 - 2013-08-21 16:40:33 UTC
Lextron Saken wrote:
I thought this is more of a lol thread really of how strange the market gets Big smile
…and that makes it unsuitable for Market Discussion, how exactly?

Anyway, it looks like someone is trying to figure out how to manipulate regional averages or some such.
Lextron Proteus
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#9 - 2013-08-21 16:41:07 UTC
The market appears to like the number 4. Sadly not 42 Sad

Maybe someone decided to sell all of their Drakes at that ISK?

lol for the strange thing you found anyway Lol
Doc Fury
Furious Enterprises
#10 - 2013-08-21 16:41:33 UTC
Lextron Saken wrote:
Doc Fury wrote:

--> Market Discussions



I'm not having any trade discussions or want to buy anything. I thought this is more of a lol thread really of how strange the market gets Big smile


You asked a question about something you saw in the market. Guess where those questions (and discussions) go?

There's also a separate form area for buying stuff.

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Lextron Proteus
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#11 - 2013-08-21 16:42:13 UTC  |  Edited by: Lextron Proteus
Tippia wrote:
Lextron Saken wrote:
I thought this is more of a lol thread really of how strange the market gets Big smile
…and that makes it unsuitable for Market Discussion, how exactly?

Anyway, it looks like someone is trying to figure out how to manipulate regional averages or some such.


TBH market discussion is more of looking for trade and deals. This thread is more for the how did this happen! I read general discussion for the fun and lol threads which this one is.
Ricard Chastot
Snake Eye Production
#12 - 2013-08-21 16:45:09 UTC
Lextron Proteus wrote:
Tippia wrote:
Lextron Saken wrote:
I thought this is more of a lol thread really of how strange the market gets Big smile
…and that makes it unsuitable for Market Discussion, how exactly?

Anyway, it looks like someone is trying to figure out how to manipulate regional averages or some such.


TBH market discussion is more of looking for trade and deals. This thread is more for the how did this happen! I read general discussion for the fun and lol threads which this one is.


It's pretty obvious that you don't read MD.

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Lextron Proteus
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#13 - 2013-08-21 16:49:13 UTC
Ricard Chastot wrote:
Lextron Proteus wrote:
Tippia wrote:
Lextron Saken wrote:
I thought this is more of a lol thread really of how strange the market gets Big smile
…and that makes it unsuitable for Market Discussion, how exactly?

Anyway, it looks like someone is trying to figure out how to manipulate regional averages or some such.


TBH market discussion is more of looking for trade and deals. This thread is more for the how did this happen! I read general discussion for the fun and lol threads which this one is.


It's pretty obvious that you don't read MD.


The OP isn't asking a question specifically, it's more of he is sharing something with us which quite much belongs in General discussion.

Now back to the Drakes...
Ricard Chastot
Snake Eye Production
#14 - 2013-08-21 16:55:13 UTC  |  Edited by: Ricard Chastot
Lextron Proteus wrote:
Ricard Chastot wrote:
Lextron Proteus wrote:
Tippia wrote:
Lextron Saken wrote:
I thought this is more of a lol thread really of how strange the market gets Big smile
…and that makes it unsuitable for Market Discussion, how exactly?

Anyway, it looks like someone is trying to figure out how to manipulate regional averages or some such.


TBH market discussion is more of looking for trade and deals. This thread is more for the how did this happen! I read general discussion for the fun and lol threads which this one is.


It's pretty obvious that you don't read MD.


The OP isn't asking a question specifically, it's more of he is sharing something with us which quite much belongs in General discussion.

Now back to the Drakes...


Wow, you and the OP seem to agree on everything. What a coincidence! Lol

EDIT to add: It's *almost* like you know exactly what he's thinking! Impressive.

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Commander Spurty
#15 - 2013-08-21 17:05:14 UTC
Oh crap,

The cats gotten loose!

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And wood ships,

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War Kitten
Panda McLegion
#16 - 2013-08-21 17:15:00 UTC
It's a fleet of Goons all selling their drakes....

fofofofofofofofofofo

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Mark Rain
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#17 - 2013-08-21 18:10:34 UTC
Overpriced by 5%....seller thinks he's a comedian.
Eram Fidard
Doomheim
#18 - 2013-08-21 21:05:05 UTC
why only one drake in each system?

Seems like a waste of logistics for an actual trader...unless the drakes were purchased there from buy orders.

Or maybe it's the leftover stock of some prolific caldari carebear, or *gasp* some haul from a recruitment scam.

The OP is right in that there's no immediately obvious, good reason for there to be drakes across several systems like that, but only one in each.

Mmmm, speculation.

Maybe the caches of someone who wanted to slightly avoid wardecs? Or the product of some misinformed manufacturer who had minerals in all the wrong places?

I think Occam's Razor leads us to the 'trader who bought cheap drakes on a regional buy order' scenario.

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E-2C Hawkeye
HOW to PEG SAFETY
#19 - 2013-08-21 21:07:44 UTC
Doc Fury wrote:

--> Market Discussions



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Nerath Naaris
Pink Winged Unicorns for Peace Love and Anarchy
#20 - 2013-08-21 21:50:00 UTC  |  Edited by: Nerath Naaris
Eram Fidard wrote:
why only one drake in each system?

Seems like a waste of logistics for an actual trader...unless the drakes were purchased there from buy orders.

Or maybe it's the leftover stock of some prolific caldari carebear, or *gasp* some haul from a recruitment scam.

The OP is right in that there's no immediately obvious, good reason for there to be drakes across several systems like that, but only one in each.

Mmmm, speculation.

Maybe the caches of someone who wanted to slightly avoid wardecs? Or the product of some misinformed manufacturer who had minerals in all the wrong places?

I think Occam's Razor leads us to the 'trader who bought cheap drakes on a regional buy order' scenario.



Perhaps that trader just wanted to express some creativity!?

I am myself not above of some fun with numbers when the opportunity arises. I too like to set my prices ending with just a single number, especially xxx666 but really any fun combination suffices, like xxx1234,56 or xxx5678,9 or in reverse xxx987,65 or xxx765,43.... the possibilites are virtually endless. Who says playing the market must be boring?

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