GuildWiki:Suggestions/Trade namespace

Showing pricing information in the mainspace may be controversial 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. It can also be filtered out of Special:Recentchanges
 * 7) We can list "going range" which can be updated by people. "buy requests", "sell offers", "price checks", etc.
 * 8) Will allow a person to directly find trade information on the item they desire by clicking a link on the item's page.
 * 9) Players who have already bought or sold an item they posted a WTB or WTS for will probably remove it themselves to keep from continuing to get PMs about it.

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 * 1) Old trade requests and outdated information would need to be monitored and removed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
 * 4) May flood Special:Recentchanges and prevent abuse/vandalism in both that name space and others from being caught.
 * 5) May not draw enough traffic to maintain itself.
 * 6) Players who wish to sell many items may have to post on several pages.
 * 7) Players who want to buy and sell would need to include their IGNs.

Related links

 * Samples of what it might look like
 * Guru auction service
 * Suggestions/Pricing guide