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About a week ago, I sold a relatively serviceable 24-year old SG (DMI 9800, salary $2342). I listed him for $1, got the minimum $1k. He was immediately relisted and sold for $53,000. I'm not too worried about it, but I would like to figure out what I can do next time I sell a player to maximize the price.

The owner who bought and relisted the player put an initial asking price of $50k. So I'm pretty sure starting out low didn't help in my case. But does the timing of when you put the player on the market make a difference? Any other suggestions?

Thanks.

I think it is more about knowing what the market is like rather than the timing.

The guy saw you listed for $1, bought him for $1,000. Just by seeing that he immediatly turned around and sold the player for $53,000 he must have known that he could get alot more than what he paid for the player, sort of like insider trading.

I think BuzzerBeater needs to impliment a new rule about the Transfer List. I feel that once a player is transferred, that player has to be with his new team for a certain period before he can be resold. This will greatly reduce the day trading that you just saw happen.

I think BuzzerBeater needs to impliment a new rule about the Transfer List. I feel that once a player is transferred, that player has to be with his new team for a certain period before he can be resold. This will greatly reduce the day trading that you just saw happen.

but also raised the amount of players who are sold to cheap, like he just saw happen.

Because a trader would makes some bids, maybe vs another trader or a normal player who like to buy him ... And actual we got a little problem because there aren't so much interest on the players.

I think it is more about knowing what the market is like rather than the timing.

The guy saw you listed for $1, bought him for $1,000. Just by seeing that he immediatly turned around and sold the player for $53,000 he must have known that he could get alot more than what he paid for the player, sort of like insider trading.

I think BuzzerBeater needs to impliment a new rule about the Transfer List. I feel that once a player is transferred, that player has to be with his new team for a certain period before he can be resold. This will greatly reduce the day trading that you just saw happen.

yes, but in that case many players will not be sold. In this scenario the initial owner will not have sold his player, probably thinking he can't get sold, and firing him. In this case neither the initial owner, nor the daytrader gets anything. While we see now the initial owner has 1000 and the daytrader a lot more from the player.
The only GOOD solution is to make paople aware not to list their players so low!
There is no cost for listing, so list for an amount rather then for 0 or 1 or 1000 dollars. If the player doesn't get sold, you can always lower the price next time...
The main rule to keep in mind is: ask for your player what you want to get for him. So if you list him for 1 dollar, this means you are satisfied if you get 1 dollar. If someone else sells him afterards for more, you should still be satisfied. You have absolutely no interest what happens with a player after you got the amount you wanted to get for him. the new owner can keep him or sell him. Should this owner have kept him instead of selling him, the player would still be worth 50k! so by selling him for 1000 you lost 49k, it doesn't matter if the new owner keeps him , or sells him, you sold a 50k player for 1k, no matter what happens afterwards...

I won't say eliminating daytrading will kill the market, but I am sure it will hurt the market.

So the main answer to the question of the initial owner here: try to set a decent price, an amount you would like to get, when you list a player.

(The initial owner didn't seems to be upset about it, but rather asked how to improve his profits, so I realy don't point my arguments in this post towards him, but rather towards everyone)