OK, so this Bait and Switch on Trade is BS!

I tried to buy some Lesser Jewelers Orbs today... There are a plethora on the trade site. 1 LJO for 1 Aug is how they are listed... tons of them.

You message the people selling with the whole "@johndoe Hi, I would like to buy your Lesser Jeweller's Orb listed for 1 aug in Standard (stash tab "~price 1 aug"; position: left 4, top 11)"


Then the response you get is "2 LJO for 1 Ex, how many you want?"

I messaged 5 peeps with ads selling 1 LJO for 1 Aug and all of them were false ads and what they wanted was Exalts.

I finally told one of them to fix their ad and the response was "Ohh its to get attention, the price is 2 LJO for 1 Ex"

My issue is not the price, my issue is marketing a lie. charge whatever you want to for the item, but be HONEST about what you are charging!

The bait and switch is BS!

Yes, seems pretty bad right now. Get it on maps all the time also.
Been playing since launch, many moons ago but the trading situation is pretty ruff now. The currency exchange has been great but ya the other stuff is a bit much.

As far as I remember, they told they're working on an ingame solution. The currency exchange is just the start.

Pretty sure they will come up with something within the early access. Trading was always a hassle. Nowadays you need to spam like 10-20 ppl for one item in PoE1, just to get at least one answer.

we need some sort of in game auction house, like they have for the currency exchange.

ur seriously crying about this? this is normal in social marketplaces.. and social market places are fun.. Now I dont do this. I'm lv 89 with over 20 divines. I wouldn't waste time on pennies. But this is the result of a good market place that allows for negotiating.. this mainly happens on small low level trades because everyone thats stuck at low level isnt that smart..

ALSO U CAN BUY THESE FROM CURRENCY EXCHANGE ONCE U GET TO ACT 1 CRUEL. So there is already a solution for your scenario.

The same crap happens with ANY more or less popular item.

Ppl just throw sonme item the dump '1ex' tab.
If recieve many offers nearly instantly - item is valuable, should increase price .
Let's say to 5ex - if happened the same - to 10ex and so on

Repeat till offers would stop coming to you - then try to reduce price a bit and check.

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Mailstrum#6871 wrote:

we need some sort of in game auction house, like they have for the currency exchange.

Couldn't agree more.

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RamenL#4657 wrote:

ur seriously crying about this? this is normal in social marketplaces.. and social market places are fun.. Now I dont do this. I'm lv 89 with over 20 divines. I wouldn't waste time on pennies. But this is the result of a good market place that allows for negotiating.. this mainly happens on small low level trades because everyone thats stuck at low level isnt that smart..

ALSO U CAN BUY THESE FROM CURRENCY EXCHANGE ONCE U GET TO ACT 1 CRUEL. So there is already a solution for your scenario.

I am not "crying" at all.. I am pissed... if you are going to take the time to use a tool to post something for sale, then post the damn price you actually want for it. It is real simple, if you go to Walmart and there is a sign 1 for $1, that is what you expect to pay.... (obviously I know this is not walmart)

The behavior is wrong, that is all

**** Ohh and I like how you tried to subtly insult me and anyone else who is lower level because "stuck at low level isnt that smart.." ..... lol It's called, I don't no life a video game and have responsibilities and other priorities ....