Barter House?

[Ikken]

In Everquest (no flames please, I don't play it anymore), they had a barter option where you could put up a list of things you wanted to buy, and the price you were willing to pay for them, like a reverse auction house. Players would submit the item to the character (or in this case, an Auction House type person) and immediately receive their payment.

I think this would be an excellent addition to DDO and would help level out the exorbiant pricing in the Auction House these days.

What do you all think? Pros/Cons?

[Draiden]

Fo Sho!

Acually, I would like the AH to impliment a system where a player can post an item and accept a range of items for trade as opposed to just cold, hard cash, too. Or at least have the poster's name so that we may contact them with propositions... and maybe an area where the poster can make a note about which items he/she would accept for trade? Pretty easy to code, I'd think. (Of course, the Stormreach Auctioneers would take a hit in profits... )

[Ikken]

Well, I think that it wouldn't be hard for the Auction Fees to still be deducted just like the existing system - I post an item I want to buy for 10,000 pp, you have it - you give the guy the item, he gives you 7,000pp after taking his fees, etc.

[rimble]

I think items are way too varied here for this to work. They just need a fully functioned auction house.