people only seem to complain when they want to buy something
yes, it is bloody annoying when you see something you would like at a decent(?) price only to have two resellers bidding against you and each other...
on the other hand, it is a warm feeling when you see the same two resellers bidding against each other on an item you are selling
irl people trawl auctions looking for items/cars/property at a good price so they can take away and sell at a quick profit
I'm afraid to say that resellers don't dictate prices (ok, maybe short term), it's the buyers that do
If
nobody would buy their 'over-priced' wares then they wouldn't do it
next time you go to a used car-lot ask him what he paid and where he bought it, pretty sure he wont tell you, but most of his stock is from auctions and trade-ins and he paid a lot lower than he is charging you
nothing, and I mean nothing, in Entropia has a real value of anything more than tt, it is only our perceived value, it's what the general poulation seems to think it is worth and how much they are willing to pay.
if
MA said "sorry folks, but we're closing up in 3 weeks time and you all need to cash out ASAP" then everything would be worth exactly tt+0 in seconds
next time anybody really
needs something then I suggest they follow the resellers example and camp out at auction for 18 hours a day until they see a bargain
I'm no great fan of resellers but it's just business to them, they are making money the best way they know how, they always will no matter what
MA do to the auction fee's, the extra costs are just passed on in the resale price
as has been said before by many people: if you don't like the price then don't buy it
love them or hate them, they are a fact of life in Entropia and rl
