I Like this idea but i see some flaws.
1. Overseas Sellers. This regulating of the market makes all prices equal so when you order you will go to who ever is online at the time so you can have your pokemon within a hour. this is grate if you live in america where most of the buyer bace lives. but if you live in australia. there is no way of being on at thise prime times evry day without becoming nocturnal.
Gia and CJ have changed their prices and have seen a visible improvement in their overall sales. Gia's in Greece and CJ is in the UK. I talked about this earlier as well.
Niches. I said that in order to survive and make a decent share of the market, a seller needs a respective role, whether it be speed, knowledge, customer service, or as a new one, availability times. As the buyer base is lower for Australians, so is the seller base. At the moment I can only think of one person who makes sales from Australia and that's
@CannuJul. If they want to, a new seller can easily worm his way into the late night Australia market, or if he's Australian, the market. By upping the price, you actually might see
more Australian sellers, because now there's more people who are willing and able to sell.
so what insentive would there be for a buyer to buy from thise overseas market and wait a day or two for there order when thay can get it in an hour form an american.
I mean, if both seller and buyer are Australian, this curbs that very quickly. Honestly, there is little incentive for those buying from an Australian seller, because of the timeframe that the site usually operates on. It's not necesarily purposeful, but circumstancial discrimination. By adding a decent reason for Australians to stay, maybe they can make more sales with other Australians. At the moment, the site just isn't large enough to handle oddities as time zones.
Yes this will help you krelbit but thinck of oter sellers who will lose there markets. for the only way thay can make any money is from selling at a lower price then the american counertparts.
Or they can provide distinct different services to exclude themselves from their competitors. I use my personal speed in genning as such a differentiator.
2. your useing ameircan minamum wage. The minimum Wage in Australia is between 16 aud for 13 yar olds to 5000 plus for older people. so there is less insentive to sell. so we are doing it for fun. I know my self i sell pokemon just so i can buy more from other sellers. I breed mons for people.
16 AUD comes up to about 12 USD, and taxes will probably deduct even further, making it just about equal to my price points. If you're depending on this site for a sole source of income, it's just not stable enough to support someone. Just because you get a decent chunk of change however, doesn't mean you still can't make more. Who says you can't have fun while making money, and if the money
can look somewhat decent, why not take advantage of it and join the market as an actual seller?
And before you say this is an American site. I Know Allready. but that shouldent stop other overseas sellers from doing well. so mabey there should be this regulationg the market but if possable can there be an exception for people who cant follow it becuse otherwise thay will fail.
Let's get this clear. I have nothing against overseas sellers, and work with them quite regularly to patch up our time-zone differences to provide the best amount of customer support to sellers as this site possibly can.
I am not on a vendetta to regulate ANYTHING. I'm leaving this post here, as evidence, to maybe open some eyes. I implore people to raise their prices, but it's not like I'm crusading around, telling people to "UP YOUR PRICES OR SUFFER THE WRATH OF KHAN." This is meant as a way for the community's sellers to get a decent amount of change for our time, because the sales rate has been a lot higher in the past.
We get that markets depreciate and lead towards a more efficient and downward sloping equilibrium. However, the supply has recently taken a hit, and without any stimulation to move up, the site is just going to cave in on itself. If there are those who can't or don't want to follow these pricing
suggestions (that's all they are, suggestions), then speaking in the long run, they are a hazard to the economy of the site, but that's their
choice. Maybe, we hope that they'll see this, and change the prices on their
own free will.
Do you see the title of this board? It's rules and
suggestions. I, and anyone else who has changed their prices as a result of this, am not trying to impose a price floor on you. It's on your own free will to quantify your time, and decide if you want to continue selling at said prices or not.
Have a nice day.