Broker Relations

[Anderson_Geten]

@Arrendis

If that were true, Missions wouldn’t be so scripted that bots can run them. Nor would exploration sites.

Unrelated.

@Logan_Zauber

An easier way to combat botters would be to delay relist prices by one day and to hide current prices by 5 minutes even though the hidden prices apply in the favor of the person making the order. (A buy order might fill cheaper than expected or a sell order might profit more than expected… providing one makes a ranged market order or a fixed order)

IMO a better way would be, to set both the max and min value to sell an item. Minimum value being not visible on the market list.

example on sell order :

• I set an order to 1M and min value to 900k. I pay broker fee based on 1M.
• someone cuts me with 0.01 isk with minimum value 950k. He pays broker fee based on 999.99999 k.
• when someone buy the item, it’s actually sold for 950k, from my order. The person only pays 950k (even though he entered 999.99999k) and the tax is taken on the 950k sell price.
• if someone sets an order to 2M but min value 500k, then his order is taken first, at a price of 900k. Taxes are based on 900k, but broker fee is based on the 2M.

example on buy order :

• I place a BO with min 1M and max 2M. The broker fee is paid on the 2M value.
• someone else places a BO with 1M +0.01 isk and max 1M5. HE pays broker fee based on the 1M5.
• someone sell an item. He receives 1M5, and I get the item. He pays taxes based on 1M5.