trading help - Guild Wars Forums

Lord of Knights · Feb 15, 2006, 04:27 PM // 16:27

i have no idea wat b/o or c/o means on the trade forum, if sum1 could translate that would be great

thelessa · Feb 15, 2006, 04:30 PM // 16:30

b/o = buy out
c/o = current offer

Swang · Feb 15, 2006, 04:31 PM // 16:31

b/o- buy out. the price that u pay now n u have reserved that item for u so u get it for sure.

c/o-current offer. the highest offer of money at the moment.

AxeMe · Feb 15, 2006, 05:44 PM // 17:44

And the most believable c/o (current offers) come when the seller lists who made that offer. In my experience, c/o is sometimes simply used as a minimum selling price when there is no offer on the table at all. For good or for bad, it's often a way to avoid dealing with extremely low offers.

How do I know?

There have been two or three times when I've made offers below the stated c/o and had them accepted. Since both buyers and sellings realize that the c/o term is abused, some sellers identify the person making the offer. (By the way, as a former trader, that can be dangerous. Other sellers then know someone who is willing to pay the amount of the c/o for that item. I've seen cases where another seller contacted that person directly and offered the same item for less to take the sale away.)

Feb 15, 2006, 04:27 PM // 16:27	#1
Lord of Knights Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Oct 2005	trading help i have no idea wat b/o or c/o means on the trade forum, if sum1 could translate that would be great

Feb 15, 2006, 04:30 PM // 16:30	#2
thelessa Jungle Guide Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Texas Guild: Purple Puzycats Profession: R/Mo	b/o = buy out c/o = current offer

Feb 15, 2006, 04:31 PM // 16:31	#3
Swang Academy Page Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Guardians Of Flame [GoF] Profession: N/Mo	b/o- buy out. the price that u pay now n u have reserved that item for u so u get it for sure. c/o-current offer. the highest offer of money at the moment.

Feb 15, 2006, 05:44 PM // 17:44	#4
AxeMe Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta Guild: HEX Profession: W/	And the most believable c/o (current offers) come when the seller lists who made that offer. In my experience, c/o is sometimes simply used as a minimum selling price when there is no offer on the table at all. For good or for bad, it's often a way to avoid dealing with extremely low offers. How do I know? There have been two or three times when I've made offers below the stated c/o and had them accepted. Since both buyers and sellings realize that the c/o term is abused, some sellers identify the person making the offer. (By the way, as a former trader, that can be dangerous. Other sellers then know someone who is willing to pay the amount of the c/o for that item. I've seen cases where another seller contacted that person directly and offered the same item for less to take the sale away.)