Transfer listing question

[bronconick]

I don't know if anyone knows the actual outcome of the new transfer rules, but I was thinking because of the lack of daytrading now, or at least the heavy difficulty of doing it, of listing guys closer to what I think they'll sell for, instead of listing them a little low, and hoping to spark a small bidding war.

For instance, I sold a Formidable scoring/passable passing forward for $1.87 million, and started him at about $1.2 million. I'm thinking now, with daytrading nearly castrated, to start another Formidable/passable around $1.4 million.

Thoughts?

[Mr. Wednesday]

Are you worried that a dt won't come in and cover you if you don't attract interest?

If anything, you might have a greater chance of attracting a bidding war now, unless the market is flooded with the kind of player you want to put up.

[bronconick]

I just figured daytraders caused a decent part of the bidding wars before now, especially on players started lower. So, because of that, I'm not sure if there are more bidding wars now, less, or what. I'm appealing to experience. http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[NAIWF]

I agree with Mr. Wednesday. Daytraders don't impulse bid like normal players do. If for example $1.3 million was their ceiling to turn a profit, and you start at $1.4, you've priced yourself out of their range already. You may get one person to pay that amount, but the likely way to get more money is to start a little bit low since a handful of common players might be trying to find that perfect guy.

There have been plenty of times when two or three people get into a battle of machismo and seriously end up overpaying for a player who started off with a low bid price. I'd think more often than not, that a daytrader isn't part of those battles.

[Mr. Wednesday]

Daytraders would certainly watch players started lower, because they thrive on market inefficiency and want to buy such players cheaply. However, if they get involved in bidding wars, I doubt they'll be daytrading for long, because they won't be able to flip the players for a profit.