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March rabbit
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2013-02-19 07:01:35 UTC
Noticed today: sell orders for some items aren't much higher that buy orders. sometime difference is almost none.

Just one example: Dual Heavy Modal Pulse Laser 1: lowest sell 152990, higher buy 150185.

What could it show? Jusr curious

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Kara Books
Deal with IT.
#2 - 2013-02-19 07:48:30 UTC
March rabbit wrote:
Noticed today: sell orders for some items aren't much higher that buy orders. sometime difference is almost none.

Just one example: Dual Heavy Modal Pulse Laser 1: lowest sell 152990, higher buy 150185.

What could it show? Jusr curious


Market PVP, if I want a new guy to go away, I quiqly remove profits and devise a plan for this person to lose ISK on the item.

also watch out for buy orders with minimum quantity, like having to turn in 6-8 of the item at a time (artificial buy order that will fail if you try to fill it)
Bob Killan
Dzark Asylum
#3 - 2013-02-19 08:37:09 UTC  |  Edited by: Bob Killan
March rabbit wrote:
Noticed today: sell orders for some items aren't much higher that buy orders. sometime difference is almost none.

Just one example: Dual Heavy Modal Pulse Laser 1: lowest sell 152990, higher buy 150185.

What could it show? Jusr curious


1.867% difference only small but with the right skills and standing thats still a "profit" and if the seller was buying region wide or unloading a stockpile bought sometime when they were <150000k then the profits are bigger.

Other than that Kara said.
March rabbit
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2013-02-19 09:48:31 UTC
thanks

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Steve Ronuken
Fuzzwork Enterprises
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#5 - 2013-02-19 10:38:15 UTC
also:

I sell to the highest buy order. I've been foolish and left it on 'advanced' settings, with a duration. I am trying to sell more than the order will take.


I end up filling the buy order, then putting up the rest for sale at that price, with a sell order.

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Jori McKie
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#6 - 2013-02-19 10:44:29 UTC
There is at least one more reason, someone wants a big stockpile rather quick at a low price. The best method is to kill the margin with several big block sell orders until you are closing in the buy orders. When you have a sufficent stockpile you move your block orders and buy out the market, waiting for the buy orders to rise. Profit.

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You What
Dreddit
Test Alliance Please Ignore
#7 - 2013-02-19 10:52:09 UTC
March rabbit wrote:
Noticed today: sell orders for some items aren't much higher that buy orders. sometime difference is almost none.

Just one example: Dual Heavy Modal Pulse Laser 1: lowest sell 152990, higher buy 150185.

What could it show? Jusr curious


If they are used for invention (T2 manufacturing), people will buy them to make a T2 variant. Price of T1 item becomes irrelevant as long as it's reasonable.