Is malling still worth it?

Submitted by Supershopper on Mon, 18/04/2011 - 1:56pm
I read at alot of places that malling isnt worth it anymore and that the profits arent near what it used to be. Im new to malling so I dont know, im only shop size 137. I do know that the only things i've sold over the past 2 weeks were only because the prices of those items went up... and most of my hits are just people seraching through the shop wizard and buying the items I get from dailies which I price at lowest on the shop wizard. All my other hits are from the category "other" o.O I price my items 50-150 np higher then the shop wizard. My question is, am I doing something wrong? Am I in a bad mall? Or is malling alltogether not really worth it anymore?
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[quote=saudor]the 1 million NP or so that can be saved from the minimum main market size dropping from 625 to 620 isnt gonna make things that much easier.. just sayinng lol ----------------------------- [color=purple]Are you protected?[/color] http://www.neopets.com/~punchback_bob CG information & more[/quote] wow only 1mil? still 1mil to me is gold :D i wouldnt mind saving 1mil but probably with a shop size over 600+ 1mil is pretty easy to get but a lot of hard work stocking up your shop.
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raquza | Sun, 24/04/2011 - 7:35pm |

hmmm
zachary_quinto | Wed, 11/05/2011 - 7:08pm |

Is it shallow to say 'Main Market = Status Symbol'? Really, is anything 'worth it' on Neo? If it's fun to you, do it! If not, find something else you think is fun! And if nothing is fun? Well, you shouldn't be playing! Neopets - Serious Business *lol*
zixianna | Wed, 11/05/2011 - 7:20pm |

Market-wise (profits, sales, etc.) - it's not worth it :P The large amount you put into it, for the little output that it gives. But what we love is added account "coolness" and the fact that you "earn while you sleep" sounds good. _______________________________________________ Bugsy's GUIDE to Effective SHOPKEEPING and MALLING: Version 3: Learn More About Hut Positioning http://www.neopets.com/~bugsy_lenny
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bugsybogis | Wed, 11/05/2011 - 10:22pm |

I love malling I wouldnt be playing pets if I didnt have my shop to run :D I am selling Maps,Paintbrushes,Stamps,Coins,Training,Collectables & Morphing Potions in my shop. To get to my shop please press on the link below http://www.neopets.com/browseshop.phtml?owner=buy_swap_or_sell Oh yes and how could I forget the habitarium
I have 51 Pages of Wearable Items 4 Sale in my shop, you never know what Bargains you may find. I restock around 7 times a day. To get to my shop please press on the link below http://www.neopets.com/browseshop.phtml?owner=buy_swap_or_sell
Sales | Wed, 11/05/2011 - 11:05pm |

My point of view: Ask yourself the question - Why did you start malling? And ask yourself are you still getting that from malling now? If yes, then malling is still worth it! Here's mine: Why did you start malling? 1. For fun! 2. For profits? Yes! I'm still having fun! And Yes! I'm still making profits!! Then yes, malling is still worth it for ME!
angel_shortcake | Thu, 12/05/2011 - 3:48am |

A nice idea would be that shops don't show up in the marketplace/huts if their account has been inactive for an arbitrary period of time (i.e. 6 months). But if that player logs onto their account, their shop automatically gets put back in. That way the marketplace is full of active shops, has lower requirements and nobody loses the millions of invested neopoints (even if they never play again) =)
jacko_vdz | Fri, 13/05/2011 - 3:53am |

[quote=jacko_vdz]A nice idea would be that shops don't show up in the marketplace/huts if their account has been inactive for an arbitrary period of time (i.e. 6 months). But if that player logs onto their account, their shop automatically gets put back in. That way the marketplace is full of active shops, has lower requirements and nobody loses the millions of invested neopoints (even if they never play again) =)[/quote] Just as Dimitri pointed out, it will cause more chaos than benefits. _______________________________________________ Bugsy's GUIDE to Effective SHOPKEEPING and MALLING: Version 3: Learn More About Hut Positioning http://www.neopets.com/~bugsy_lenny
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bugsybogis | Fri, 13/05/2011 - 8:25am |

Thus I still like the idea :) We need to shake things up every now and then! Unfortunately, it's hard to monitor 'when was the last time the user put something in their shop, changed a price, etc'. That would require too much more tracking and effort. How many MM shops got shut down in the Purge anyway? Did that shake things up at all?
zixianna | Fri, 13/05/2011 - 9:28am |

[quote=zixianna] How many MM shops got shut down in the Purge anyway? Did that shake things up at all?[/quote] The Purge? Sorry, I'm relatively new to malling so I'm not familiar with the history ^^ But yeah, for me, I'm like Sales, if I didn't have a shop to run, I probably would have stopped playing neopets all together...
sarobando | Sat, 27/08/2011 - 5:32pm |

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