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purchase orders: the converse of auctions

I would like the ability to post a Purchase Order.

i would post that I want 50 onions and I'm willing to pay 200 currants and someone could browse the purchase orders and fulfill any quantity of the 50.

Another could post that they want 500 general vapour for 3000 currants, and sellers could fulfill it over a few days.

Having both buyer and seller postings would make the market a lot more accurate and sane, much like how stock markets work in the real world.  Spiral Knights already has this for their Energy market, but I think they have not yet extended it to the commodities markets.

Posted 14 months ago by Darth Barbie Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • I like this idea!
    Posted 14 months ago by pfapfap Subscriber! | Permalink
  • interesting idea, oh, huh, the beginings of a commodities market, then a futures market then a stock market.

    I'd tap that, yes
    Posted 14 months ago by Crispa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Like this very much! :)
    Posted 14 months ago by Nadia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Support nice idea!
    Posted 14 months ago by Palindrome Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Before we add a whole new feature, I'd like the simple ability to see all the current auctions for a specific item.

    Right now, you can only see the 20 that are the lowest-cost per item.  If someone posts 25 auctions for 10 beans at 2 currants each, no one else will see any full stacks of bean auctions until at least 6 of the 10-item auctions have been purchased.
    Posted 14 months ago by WindBorn Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Can I just say that "Darth Barbie" is one fantastic Glitch name!!!
    Posted 14 months ago by ArtOfHands RoboGirl Subscriber! | Permalink
  • good idea.
    Posted 14 months ago by Ifni Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I like this idea too; I've had a lot of fun with the market in EVE Online ;-)
    Posted 14 months ago by Snokatt Subscriber! | Permalink
  • While I can't provide a link to it at this moment due to the game being down, there is a group called Trade that can be used for precisely this sort of request until the devs add this functionality to the game. Feel free to join and post requests.
    Posted 14 months ago by Hrulgin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1.

    I would also like to see the Vendors not have an infinite supply of tools, veggies, etc.
    Posted 14 months ago by Meezley Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This should be posted/moved to the Ideas forum.
    Posted 14 months ago by Jojin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Please, yes. And while we're at it, the mail system needs to be overhauled to support orders like this. I have literally hundreds of attachments in my mailbox which I'm loath to touch since it takes 10sec+ to erase each one.
    Posted 14 months ago by Aoi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Seriously: biggest need in Glitch, IMO.  To the degree that I'm hatin' on Party Packs because they are not this.
    Posted 14 months ago by Yarrow Subscriber! | Permalink
  • You could try using this handy thing: http://glitch.li-ping.com/help_auction_sniper.html
    Posted 14 months ago by snarkle Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @snarkle, totally not ideal: only some people will use it - and the most important aspect of Purchase Orders would be that they be public.  I want to know what other Glitches need so that it can direct my otherwise aimless crafting.
    Posted 14 months ago by Yarrow Subscriber! | Permalink
  • yes, this would be a good addition to market system.
    Posted 14 months ago by Nirosu Subscriber! | Permalink