Please implement a listing fee!

[Xystic]

Not exactly the same. It costs nothing to list the item, so it wont harm people with no money, but it would deter people from relisting items and give them the incentive to let the auctions run their course.

I'm going to have to draw this out for you if you can't seem to see the flaw in your logic.

First lets make a cheesy equation and detail out the variables.

Variables

[A] = To a fee of any type
[B] = To the sold value of your item, if its not sold the value = 0
[C] = The sum of the two values

In an intial fee listing system, the fees are obviously applied first. Meaning [A] will come before [B].

[A]+[B] = [C]

In your system, a "Relisting Fee', the [A] variable is applied after [B].

[B]+[A] = [C]

So now, lets give the variables values, specifically for when we aren't able to sell our items and need to relist.

Therefore:

[A] = -1 gil
[B] = 0 gil

Initial Listing Fee:

[A]+[B] = [C]
[-1]+[0]=[-1]

Relisting Fee:

[B]+[A] = [C]
[0]+[-1] =[-1]

In both equations, we draw the same value for [C]. We aren't seeing a difference. We swap [A] and [B] around but we get the same END VALUE.

Therefore, we can ask the same questions for a relisting fee and they will be the same answers as an initial listing fee.

Who can't afford the initial listing fees/relisting fees?

The people with less money.

Who gets cornered in markets that have initial fees/relisting fees?

The people with less money.

Who can afford initial fees/relisting fees?

The people with more money.

Please rethink about what you said.

[Sparky]

I didn't read past the first line due to the patronizing way you addressed me. I'm sure it's terribly interesting - I might read it some time.