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Why are some items not auctionable?

It's a real pain in the ass when you're looking for something and have to wait for someone to post a thread about it that you might miss (or be ousted by a better bid while you're asleep), or when you want to sell something but are too socially awkward to make "selling this cheap thing that for some reason I can't quietly auction" threads.

...yeah, I'm definitely trapped somewhere in the latter camp right now...

Posted 12 months ago by Kestin Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • Awwwww. Don't feel awkward! <3 What are you trying to sell?

    I can't help as to why some things aren't auctionable, though. :x
    Posted 12 months ago by Shiromisa Kaya Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Common cubis, mostly. *shrug* I've always hated selling/trading things face-to-face as opposed to just listing them up on an automated market, even on sites where there's a dedicated exchange forum.
    Posted 12 months ago by Kestin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ohhh. How common are we talking? Piggies, chicks, and butterflies aren't worth basically anything, people give them away. Ditto batterflies and crabs and I think frogs (?), although sometimes you can sell them cheaply.
    Posted 12 months ago by Shiromisa Kaya Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ah, good to know. I figured that even at 1c apiece, I could eventually feed a hungry icon for the night :P

    Other odds and ends crop up too though, SWF blocks being the only other thing I can think of. And of course if I ever want to sell a spare rare (hee), I'd still have to do it through here, which would suck for me >.<
    Posted 12 months ago by Kestin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yeah, I've wondered why things like SWF blocks and game show tickets aren't auctionable, they don't seem to be worth too much. The bigger ticket items would be hard to auction because they sell slowly, and the price of setting the auction alone would be prohibitive, but hopefully they can set up some kind of automated marketplace?
    Posted 12 months ago by Shiromisa Kaya Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I tend to think that some items are meant to be fun vs being commodities.
    Posted 12 months ago by MaryLiLamb Subscriber! | Permalink