Wentworth's Fine Consignments: Difference between revisions

From Homecoming Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
imported>Sister Leortha (historical)
(Add mention of cross-server, add mention of influence transfers.)
imported>Sekoia (historical)
(reduced article extensively, linking to Consignment House to cover CH info; rewrote the Info Rep talk to match what's currently in game (it was badly outdated and inaccurate))
Line 3: Line 3:
== Overview ==
== Overview ==


Where heroes go to buy and sell [[Enhancements]], [[Recipes]], all types of [[Salvage]], and [[Inspirations]]. There are four locations: [[Atlas Park]], [[Kings Row]], [[Steel Canyon]] and [[Talos Island]].
'''Wentworth's Fine Consignments''' is the [[Consignment House]] for heroes. For more information on what Consignment Houses are and how to use them, see [[Consignment House]].


(The comparable villain facility is the Blackmarket, with very similar functions.)
There is a Wentworth's located in [[Atlas Park]], [[Kings Row]], [[Steel Canyon]], and [[Talos Island]].
 
The consignment house is cross server.  Items for sale on any server, US or EU [http://uk.boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=AnnounceUK&Number=848200&bodyprev=#Post848200], can be purchased on any other server.


== NPCs ==
== NPCs ==


=== Introductory NPC ===
=== Wentworth Information Representative ===
 
Enter the Consignment House in Talos Island and an NPC in the center will give this helpful speech if you click on them.
 
 
----
Greetings, <Hero Name>. Welcome to Wentworth's Fine Consignments.
 
If this is your first time in our consignment house, let me explain how it works. At Wentworth's we use a 'secret bid' auction. To make a long story short, you set the price for your item, but the Buyer does not see it. The Buyer bids what he wishes to pay and if he meets, or exceeds, your requested price he will receive the item. You may even receive more than you asked for! In order to help the Buyer with a bid, there is a history of how much that item has sold for in the past, up to 10 purchases.
 
You only have 10 Transaction Slots so whether you are selling or buying, you may only participate in 10 transactions at any given time. In the beginning, you have a limited number of Transaction Slots; however, you will gain more through experience or rewards. The amount of slots you have is based on your Security Level.
 
You may sell (or buy) Salvage (which is sold in stacks), all Enhancements, Recipes and Inspirations.
 
Now this consignment house is not free and we do have two types of fees. There is a Listing Fee, which is 10% of the price you sell your item for. It is refunded once the item is sold. There is also a Transaction Fee of 5% of the final sale price, which is deducted at the time of purchase. You will use your Influence to pay for these transactions.
 
You may only put an item up for sale for 24 hours. If it does not sell within that time frame it moves to your Transaction Inventory for 30 days. Please be aware that you will lose your posting fee if your item does not sell. Also, you may put up a 'looking to buy' order for 7 days. If no one responds in 7 days, the order is cancelled.
 
Oh, and there was that customer incentive program I wanted to mention. Badges. No matter, I'm sure I have given you too much information already and you will figure it out soon enough.
----
 
 
=== Wentworth's Employee ===
 
Click on this NPC to see a list of all possible items for sale, and to sell your own items.
 
== Fixed Price Items ==
 
While the vast majority of items available in Wentworth's are sold by players, Wentworth's itself also sells a Consignment House Teleporter inspiration at a fixed price of 10k, which is always available, and which will take you to any of the four Wentworth's locations.  Reportedly villains have a similar Black Market Teleporter.


==Sales Tax==
The Wentworth Information Representative provides the following helpful speech if you speak with her.
When dealing with the Consignment Houses, there are unfortunately two taxes involved, both paid by the Seller of an item.


The first is always charged, a listing fee. This fee is taken from the sellers available [[influence]] at the time of listing, and if the seller doesn't have enough, the item won't be allowed to be listed.
<blockquote>Greetings, <Hero Name>. Welcome to Wentworth's Fine Consignments.


The second fee is only charged when the item (or items, in the case of item stacks) is sold. The fee will be subtracted from the amount of influence that the buyer payed the seller, and thus, only affects the amount of incoming money, not what the seller has on hand. There is a special case where this isn't true though, if the amount paid for the item is less than the sales tax, what ever is left over will be once again charged the seller, and not the buyer. Of course, if they seller where to remove the item before it is bid on and sold, this fee will never be charged.
If this is your first time in our consignment house, let me explain how it works. At Wentworth's we use a 'secret bid' auction. To make a long story short, you set the price for your item, but the Buyer does not see it. The Buyer bids what he wishes to pay and if he meets, or exceeds, your requested price he will receive the item. You may even receive more than you asked for! In order to help the Buyer with a bid, there is a history of how much that item has sold for in the past.


{| align="center"
You have a imited number of Transaction Slots so whether you are selling or buying, you may only participate in a few transactions at any given time. In the beginning, you have a small number of Transaction Slots; however, you will gain more through experience. The amount of slots you have is based on your Security Level.
|- valign="top"
|
{| class="wikitable"
! Cost Range !! Fee
|-
|1 - 119 || $5
|-
|120 - 139 || $6
|-
|140 - 159 || $7
|-
|160 - 179 || $8
|-
|180 - 199 || $9
|-
|200 - 219 || $10
|-
|220 - 239 || $11
|-
|240 - 259 || $12
|-
|260 - 279 || $13
|-
|280 - 299 || $14
|-
|300 - 399 || $15-$19
|-
|400 - 499 || $20-$24
|-
|500 - 599 || $25-$29
|-
|600 - 699 || $30-$34
|}
|
{| class="wikitable"
! Cost Range !! Fee
|-
|700 - 799 || $35-$39
|-
|800 - 899 || $40-$44
|-
|900 - 999 || $45-$49
|-
|1,000 - 1,099 || $50-$54
|-
|1,100 - 1,999 || $55-$99
|-
|2,000 - 2,999 || $100-$149
|-
|3,000 - 3,999 || $150-$199
|-
|4,000 - 4,999 || $200-$249
|-
|5,000 - 5,999 || $250-$299
|-
|6,000 - 6,999 || $300-$349
|-
|7,000 - 7,999 || $350-$399
|-
|8,000 - 8,999 || $400-$449
|-
|9,000 - 9,999 || $450-$499
|-
|10,000 - 19,999 || $500-$999
|}
|
{| class="wikitable"
! Cost Range !! Fee
|-
|20,000 - 29,999 || $1,000-$1,499
|-
|30,000 - 39,999 || $1,500-$1,999
|-
|40,000 - 49,999 || $2,000-$2,499
|-
|50,000 - 59,999 || $2,500-$2,999
|-
|60,000 - 69,999 || $3,000-$3,499
|-
|70,000 - 79,999 || $3,500-$3,999
|-
|80,000 - 89,999 || $4,000-$4,499
|-
|90,000 - 99,999 || $4,500-$4,999
|-
|100,000 - 199,999 || $5,000-$9,999
|-
|200,000 - 299,999 || $10,000-$14,999
|-
|300,000 - 399,999 || $15000-$19,999
|-
|400,000 - 499,999 || $20,000-$24,999
|-
|500,000 - 1,000,000 || $25,000-$50,000
|}
|}
It should be noted, that novice sellers should beware, due to these taxes, it is quite possible to loose money from selling things, first in the initial listing charge, and again when the selling charge goes through.


== Influence Transfers ==
You may sell (or buy) Salvage, all Enhancements, Recipes, and Inspirations.  
Though not an intended use of the consignment house, it is possible via the consignment house to transfer influence between characters on the same account, cross server.


See [[Influence Transfer]] for details.
Now this consignment house is not free and we do have two types of fees. There is a Listing Fee, which is 5% of the price you sell your item for. The minimum listing fee is 5 influence. You get this fee back if you sell your item. There is also a Transaction Fee of 10% of the final sale price, which is deducted at the time of purchase. The 5% you paid when you listed the item is subtracted from the Transaction Fee. You will use your Influence to pay for these transactions.


== Badges ==
Please be aware that you will lose your listing fee if your item does not sell. Also, you may put up a 'looking to buy' order. Your items will stay up for sale indefinitely, as long as you are active in the community. If you disappear for 60 days or more, your items will be lost.


{{BadgeBox|Badge auction seller hero.png|Broker|Sell 50 [[recipe]]s at the consignment house.}}
As a thank you for using our service, there are special badges associated with being a power seller! Some of these badges actually increase your transaction inventory size. Thank you for coming to Wentworth's and have a nice day!</blockquote>
{{BadgeBox|Badge auction seller villain.png|Inspiring|Sell 50 inspirations at the consignment house.}} 
{{BadgeBox|Badge auction seller hero.png|Scrounger|Sell 50 salvage at the consignment house.}} 
{{BadgeBox|Badge auction seller villain.png|Enhancer|Sell 50 enhancements at the consignment house.}} 
{{BadgeBox|Badge auction seller 01.png|Vendor|You've sold 10 items on the Consignment House.}} 
{{BadgeBox|Badge auction seller 02.png|Salesman|You've sold 50 items on the Consignment House.}} 
{{BadgeBox|Badge auction seller 03.png|Tradesman|You've sold 100 items on the Consignment House.}} 
{{BadgeBox|Badge auction seller 04.png|Merchant|You've sold 250 items on the Consignment House.}} 
{{BadgeBox|Badge auction seller 05.png|Peddler|You've sold 500 items on the Consignment House.}} 
{{BadgeBox|Badge auction seller 06.png|Retailer|You've sold 1000 items on the Consignment House.}} 
{{BadgeBox|Badge auction seller 07.png|Dealer|You've sold 2000 items on the Consignment House.}} 
{{BadgeBox|Badge auction seller 08.png|Auctioneer|You've sold 3000 items on the Consignment House.}} 
{{BadgeBox|Badge auction seller 09.png|Businessman|You've sold 4000 items on the Consignment House.}} 
{{BadgeBox|Badge auction seller 10.png|Marketer|You've sold 5000 items on the Consignment House. (Heroes)}} 
{{BadgeBox|Badge auction seller 10.png|Black Marketeer|You've sold 5000 items on the Consignment House. (Villains)}} 
{{BadgeBox|Badge auction seller 11.png|Shopkeeper|You've sold 6000 items on the Consignment House.}} 
{{BadgeBox|Badge auction seller 12.png|Power Seller|You've sold 7000 items on the Consignment House.}}

Revision as of 21:02, 2 May 2007

Overview

Wentworth's Fine Consignments is the Consignment House for heroes. For more information on what Consignment Houses are and how to use them, see Consignment House.

There is a Wentworth's located in Atlas Park, Kings Row, Steel Canyon, and Talos Island.

NPCs

Wentworth Information Representative

The Wentworth Information Representative provides the following helpful speech if you speak with her.

Greetings, <Hero Name>. Welcome to Wentworth's Fine Consignments.

If this is your first time in our consignment house, let me explain how it works. At Wentworth's we use a 'secret bid' auction. To make a long story short, you set the price for your item, but the Buyer does not see it. The Buyer bids what he wishes to pay and if he meets, or exceeds, your requested price he will receive the item. You may even receive more than you asked for! In order to help the Buyer with a bid, there is a history of how much that item has sold for in the past.

You have a imited number of Transaction Slots so whether you are selling or buying, you may only participate in a few transactions at any given time. In the beginning, you have a small number of Transaction Slots; however, you will gain more through experience. The amount of slots you have is based on your Security Level.

You may sell (or buy) Salvage, all Enhancements, Recipes, and Inspirations.

Now this consignment house is not free and we do have two types of fees. There is a Listing Fee, which is 5% of the price you sell your item for. The minimum listing fee is 5 influence. You get this fee back if you sell your item. There is also a Transaction Fee of 10% of the final sale price, which is deducted at the time of purchase. The 5% you paid when you listed the item is subtracted from the Transaction Fee. You will use your Influence to pay for these transactions.

Please be aware that you will lose your listing fee if your item does not sell. Also, you may put up a 'looking to buy' order. Your items will stay up for sale indefinitely, as long as you are active in the community. If you disappear for 60 days or more, your items will be lost.

As a thank you for using our service, there are special badges associated with being a power seller! Some of these badges actually increase your transaction inventory size. Thank you for coming to Wentworth's and have a nice day!

Retrieved from "http://wiki.homecomingservers.com/w/index.php?title=Wentworth%27s_Fine_Consignments&oldid=150561"