# Someone trying to corner the SP farming market **URL:** \ **Category:** Market Discussions\ **Created:** [January 30, 2019, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/someone-trying-to-corner-the-sp-farming-market/136883 "2019-01-30T18:34:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Maizie\_Fields](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/maizie_fields/32/181252_2.png) [@Maizie\_Fields](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Maizie_Fields)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/someone-trying-to-corner-the-sp-farming-market/136883/21 "2019-02-14T16:20:38Z")
10% off PLEX for a few days… not a huge discount. Wonder how far **_that_** will move the needle… ---
**Author:** ![Dragos\_Highwind](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/dragos_highwind/32/170517_2.png) [@Dragos\_Highwind](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Dragos_Highwind)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/someone-trying-to-corner-the-sp-farming-market/136883/22 "2019-02-14T16:34:52Z")
I doubt Plex, Injector, or MTC are price manipulation. It’s likely the result of the Winter penalty free injection item. I can only assume that drained the hell out of stock of all these items. ---
**Author:** ![TxivYawg1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/txivyawg1/32/243803_2.png) [@TxivYawg1](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/TxivYawg1)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/someone-trying-to-corner-the-sp-farming-market/136883/23 "2019-02-16T14:23:58Z")
@Dragos_Highwind I’m pretty sure it’s pure manipulation. Someone probably have a big stash of injectors saved up and want to unload them at a premium price. Therefore, they manipulate the items (MPTC and PLEX) used for SP farming to force small SP farmers to shut down their operation (due to little to no profit at all). As a result, injector supply diminishes and price goes up. Then the manipulator slowly unload his stash at a premium price… Just like real stock market trading. Market Maker can manipulate its way up and still win due to cost averaging. Same goes for down trend. ---
**Author:** ![Zahara\_Cody](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zahara_cody/32/470812_2.png) [@Zahara\_Cody](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zahara_Cody)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2019, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/someone-trying-to-corner-the-sp-farming-market/136883/24 "2019-02-16T17:05:10Z")
Seems like a lot off effort. Who’d want to buy up mptc and plex right into a 50% off sale? ---
**Author:** ![Maizie\_Fields](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/maizie_fields/32/181252_2.png) [@Maizie\_Fields](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Maizie_Fields)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2019, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/someone-trying-to-corner-the-sp-farming-market/136883/25 "2019-02-17T14:30:13Z")
> [@Zahara\_Cody](#): > > … a 50% off sale Music to an Injector Farmer’s ears! ---
**Author:** ![Thomas\_Rawls](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/thomas_rawls/32/183593_2.png) [@Thomas\_Rawls](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Thomas_Rawls)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2019, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/someone-trying-to-corner-the-sp-farming-market/136883/26 "2019-02-18T12:14:47Z")
50% off sale? Where. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/4/1/41ec4921cbaca7a6f9ea556e7cc20018461eae5e.png) [@system](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2019, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/someone-trying-to-corner-the-sp-farming-market/136883/27 "2019-05-19T12:14:48Z")
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