The person making the trade had the "Fair trade" box checked. Uncheck it and it will work fine.
Maybe he thought you were a thief for offering extremely low age goods at 1:1 instead of 2:1?
I am not taking advantage, I am providing a service that many appreciate.
Sure, you do you. I’ve never been asked for FP and I’ll never offer. I let the trades speak for themselves and have never had any issues getting trades accepted by guild members or on the open market. But go ahead and think you’re not taking advantage by charging FP on top of trades from players who make far less FP than you.
Beg? lol creating a trade and leaving it there to be accepted or not is hardly begging. If there’s people actually begging then they’re probably not capable of making “fair” trades or can’t afford the FP demands from those who take advantage… I’m just glad that my city’s been self sustaining for quite a while now. I only built hydra, the other 2 Titian GBs can wait until I get there. I’m fine only working on one of them for now with their increased expense compared to the rest
Yup, he likes to think that he is not taking advantage of his guildmates generosity but lets let him continue to think that he is not.
Curious to know what era you reside in.
I’m currently in SAAB. To the rest of your questions, yes!
I disagree with that. I remember years ago when planting my first Arc it was routine to charge FPs for FE goods, because to get them I had to trade goods from many ages below Future, making them all "unfair" trades. I was getting far more in value than the goods I was trading away, so it was expected that FPs would be included in the transaction. No taking advantage there.
Well, I disagree with you as well. It’s not the age difference that matters. It’s the ratio. If it were an unfair trade, you wouldn’t be able to create it while the “fair trade” box is checked. Player perception is what caused people to take advantage, not game mechanics.
What "fair trade" box do you refer to? Afaik, there is none in-game.
The point you are ignoring or glossing over is that these goods are expensive, as is leveling up to SAT age. And they are still in high demand. SAT players also need to produce enough for their own GB leveling. As the SAT GB'S get higher the goods (and FP's) get very expensive. There is a market for these goods and lower era members who choose to not age up, pay for them with FP's. The goods are only a necessary part of a trade and rarely do SAT players trade SAT goods for the purpose of obtaining lower era goods, unless there is a guild need or if they are heavy traders. Many sellers that I know, do not care what ratio or era the buyer is trading with. Others do change the ratio, based on the era of goods being traded. However, most are more interested in the amount of FP's they receive. They are sold at market rates. If one does not like the rate offered, they can either ask/look elsewhere or age up to SAT and produce them on their own. Or, just wait until the market is more favorable to the buyer.
