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PROFITING FROM GARDENING

# 1 question Pikko always gets is: How do I make money from gardening, Pikko??

Those that knows Pikko from posting on Allakhazam.com, in-game, in-person, or from IRC will know that this question really-weally upsets Pikko. Unfortunataruly, Pikko has come to realize that although her gardening goals differ greatly from others, that is no reason to bitaru people's heads off! It also means Pikko has to start gardning for money too because of price of Raise 3.

CHOOSING A PRODUCT

With 33 differentaru worlds come 33 differentaru economies. Although prices can generally remain the same from server to server, we all know the market swings based on certain factors at differentaru times. In order for you to profit from something, you need to find out what is hot! Here are some research tips:

  • Find out what end products are selling well, such as food or bait.
  • Research what is hard to come by overall.
  • Look up what is the most expensive crystal.
  • Pay attention to the supply. Lower supply usually means price spike.

After you find several things you'd like to grow, you must look carefully at data on Pikko Pots. If success rate is low, it's probably-wably best to grow something else. Always take into consideration the cost of seed and cost of crystal before jumping right in!

Memorize regional products and when the weekend comes around, study the Regional Map (found by typing /rmap) and see if any regions will likely be falling under Beastmen control. For example, if Fauregandi is going to be Beastmen controlled, there is a goody-woody chance that Faerie Apples (used for apple pies) will suddenly become quite expensive. If Kolshushu gets overrun Mhaura Garlic, Yagudo Cherries, and Buburimu Grapes may go up in price.

SELLING YOUR PRODUCT

Say you are very-wery lucky and harvest 5 fire ores and go to the Auction House and see much to you disappointment that there are already 9 ores for sale. Are you going to list all 5 for a little cheaper? Or are you going to list only one or two and wait a little-wittle bit? Check the sales history. If they are selling slow, chances are you will be wasting your money on auction fees. You could undercut, but what good does that really do except to the buyer? Making it so there are 14 ores will encourage the next seller to undercut.

Of course there is a chance it will go down anyway and you will lose money that way. But if everyone is scared of this the price will always go down, not up, hurting your profit in the long run.

GOING TOO FAST

Many-wany times people e-mail Pikko to say this is their first garden and they are trying for all elementaru ores because they are broke. Pikko feels sick to her stomach hearing this!! Gardening is NOT for everyone. This is why Pikko encourages everyone to try starter seeds first. There is good chance that you will harvest all crystals and rock salt so if this is your last bunch of gil, why throw it all away on something you weren't ready for?

Whatever your friends tell you, gardening is NOT guaranteed.