*smiles*
Well now Cyber.............depends sometimes whom doing what when and well, there are ways to get back one's own control of their inventory *to some degree* sometimes.
Sight for example at Mythic Treasures, Aeric let me set up an alchemy vendor cuz he was getting tired doing em all and I was gm'ing my Hughes to do so, thus made sense let me do some of em give Aeric a break. When I first opened up my vendors for finally gming alchemy here at Mythic Treasures, I stuffed them vendors up full. Lo and behold, I felt I would price them a bit less than all my neighors out there ie Ody Sid even Kat's vendors as my own introductory prices temporarily just to say.. another new grandmaster alchemist is on Siege.
Guess whom bought those first kegs of mine..SID next door slapped em on his if he was out or had no time and for his prices. I then got Miranda out to *engrave* all my kegs made by Hughes of Gray...to try to ID em where they were going....some few I seen ON other vendors shops WITH my engraving some just RE ENGRAVED EM.
In the end I priced MINE same as everyone else in the hood but twas comic as my introductory pricing even Aeric said too low, I said just for fun temp, they will COME they will BUY...traffic will hit, I will be in business and I was...and then after folks knew another alchemist was ON this shard... each keg went UP in price comparable to everyone elses no more (Introductory lower prices on full kegs).
Venture to say IF I reopened em all again.......every one of my Hughes vendors be they bombs apples or kegs and bottles be busy as hell again..at the ongoing prices of everyone else's kegs but it still is a pain in the arse to spend the TIME to make up stuff if it is bought out and resold too often ya just opt to make it for those whom ya wish then privately at times. *less hassle* still get income. But for the most part I usually try to price like nearly every one else does cuz I dont make it all for others to resale for lots more gp, all the time either.
But I also am logical, just yesterday I seen a vendor with Addon deeds/shipwreck paintings for 20 gp on *that other shard lots of items, for chicken feed prices............DOH ! Did not take a rocket scientist to tell me buy ALL their elven forges smithed forges beds looms for 100gp EACH on a shard where they get 5k or more in LUNA ..and I sell em all in Moonglow for *normal prices ie less than Luna malls but way more than those that give em away* TIME is money too...saved me TIME to buy someone pricing their addons so cheaply..........in all wood types TO PUT on MY own vendors for *normal prices* and if someone buys these now from ME that owns a luna mall well I still getting 400gp to 2k Per addon OVER the price of 100gp I found them for elsewhere.............
Hard to dictate merchant logic coming and going I do not like my stuff bought and resold *depends on what it may be though* yet I too will buy stuff I see some price way too cheaply for the time involved and resale em for more..yet never as high as LUNA !
Guess I am a built in capitalist yet artesan combo ..some things just logically dictate...it is a bargain they giving it away..buy it ..resale it.
There are times I myself will even put vet rewards on vendors for *LESS* than Luna malls charge ...knowing they WILL buy em cuz no one else would want the 20th lizardman statue.............
I know they hunting for em and I need to get RID of em ..maybe I found it for 20k sold it for 150k ....they resold it for 475k ...anyone dumb enough to buy a liz statue for 475 k probably is too lazy to shop out of luna or too dumb to know *look around* get a bargain. duno.
IF something takes me lots of TIME to make like alchemy I myself dont sell it ever too cheap.......tis damn time consuming. . yet it may not be as high as some mega malls prices. I guess if they still buy mine for hardly any profit ..soo be it............ and my GM stuff as armor or carpentry though...I get damn pissed to see MY MARK esp if tailored on someone elses vendor cuz they are NOT my gm tailor or better mark............ *I AM* and I would venture to guess most feel that way too..OUR MARK is OURS but then we should price em to make sure others dont resale our mark.
I had a shop pull that on the GM mark of Queen Zen back in the day..they wanted to feature it cuz it was popular but NEVER asked my permission, I bought all my stuff back and tossed books all over their porch...........if you wish the TRUE GM MARK OF QUEEN ZEN.......my mall is HERE do not buy from those that resale my tailoring they could be sellin you WORN armor..buy from me you know it has max uses PERIOD better safe for ye gp than sorry !
IT worked they bought ONLY from the vendor that had the right to that mark for leather armor.......cuz it is all still buyer beware esp tailoring smithing..those marks belong to their creator whom will be selling the tunics weps unused ..ya see a gm or better mark sold elsewhere it may just be looted crap in need of repairs may be in tip top shape even..better to buy those items tailored smithed wares directly ... FROM the crafter not from "second hand" stores !
No real way to prevent it I guess but one can fight for their *mark* too up the prices or picket and boycott the shop or shops taking ye mark to sell for more.. I have done both picket boycott and upped my prices depends on what items were/are to begin with.
I have NO vendors up atm on Siege, people do get tired worn out if they strongly believe in restocking then they DO that and sooner or later time for a long arse break till the fever hits again to...........slap up vendors cuz merchant crafting is in their blood.
