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Increase contract buy order visibility
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Mikhem
Taxisk Unlimited
#1 - 2014-12-23 10:27:13 UTC
I have noticed that if I make courier contract for planetary bases people try to deliver it for very low prices. If I make buy order for planetary bases with high price (2-3 million / base) no one will deliver them. I think reason for this is that courier contracts have their own section in contract system and their visibility is high.

I propose that contract system would have filter that shows only contract buy orders. This filter wouldn't even show item exchange contracts. It only shows contracts where items are bought in exchange of ISK payment. I think this would increase contract buy order usefulness.

Comments are welcome for my idea.

Mikhem

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Lugh Crow-Slave
#2 - 2014-12-23 10:38:06 UTC
just open up your contracts go to buy and sell then there is a magic box that lets you select type. one of the types is BUY ORDERS!!! amazing right.


try asking around or doing a search to see if something is already in the game before posting.


you are not only a fool but a lazy one

BLOPS Hauler
The 16.8km Bubble
Mikhem
Taxisk Unlimited
#3 - 2014-12-23 21:52:08 UTC
Aah yes I noticed it now too. Thank you for enlightening me with this issue. You can view just buy orders.

I still wonder then why buy orders with high unit price go unanswered when courier contracts are transported with minimal ISK reward... I have had this issue with mineral buy orders too.

Mikhem

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Rawketsled
Generic Corp Name
#4 - 2014-12-23 22:26:48 UTC
I deliberately filter out those contracts.

Visibility isn't the issue. It's just not worth the time spent hauling when I can move everything to a hub in one go and sell from there.

Besides, if the price is high enough to warrant me going out of my way; it will look like a trap, and I'll ignore it for that reason.