GuildWiki:Suggestions/Trade namespace

Showing pricing information in the mainspace may be controvertial but we could have a separate kind of name space which would list pricing information in the form of a trade list. This could be a free-form page with little regulations allowing people to post buy and sell requests and allow others to come and check the price. For example, say I want to know what a Voltaic Spear is going for at the current ecto rate. I can go to Trade:Voltaic Spear and see people who both want to buy and sell and see how the price varies with req.

Pros

 * 1) List actual trade prices which would be run by both buyer and sellers.
 * 2) Allow for a basis of comparing and checking prices by seeing what others are buying and selling for.
 * 3) Less need to formalize a pricing system for things like varying requirement and rarity.
 * 4) Can list both buy and sell requests making it more useful than [Guru's auction service]
 * 5) Players can even simply list price checks. Having many contributors will help ensure accuracy and prevent abuse
 * 6) In a separate namespace, we can have separate disclaimers and keep it removed from the documenting nature of mainspace
 * 7) We can list "going range" which can be updated by people. "buy requests", "sell offers", "price checks", etc.

Cons

 * 1) Old trade requests and outdated information would need to be monitored and removed
 * 2) Potential for spam, vandals and abuse.
 * 3) Can become extremely cluttered and would need careful maintenance

Related links

 * Guru auction service
 * Suggestions/Pricing guide