Merchant Guild - Member List, Q&A, Links [OPEN]

Introduction: 

Hi y'all! The market on WD is UNSTABLE. So a thought struck me, what if we started a Merchants' Guild that could keep prices stable, discourage undercutting, and support the other sellers on the TC?

I kicked this idea around to some of the folks in the Fox Coalition discord, and a few agreed to trying out a Merchants' Guild. @DarkDragonfly, @Remmie, and @OrangeNeon are all the original co-founders of this idea. This idea was inspired by @Irn's really great thread on making the pup market more stable; she is also an admin for the Guild!

Membership Rules: 

1. All WD Code of Conduct terms apply
-If admins suspect you are under the age of 16, we are obligated to report your WD profile. 

2. Please change your server nickname to your WD username and WD ID number! This just makes its easier to track everyone between both sites. 

3. Being part of the guild means you agree to price your items based on established/agreed upon market trends. Undercutting will result in consequences.

4. There will be no transphobia, homophobia, racism, whorephobia, classism, ableism, xenophobia, fatphobia, etc. We will be extremely intolerant of any intolerance. We want members to feel safe and welcome. Hateful/harmful conduct will result in consequences.

5. Avoid bashing/complaining about a specific user. It’s not appropriate and causes more harm than good. Also, it’s not possible to know the true intent of another user and gossiping about them doesn’t change that. Be mindful of your words and who you could be hurting. 

6. As a privacy concern, do not DM other members unless they have explicitly given you permission to do so. 

Consequences will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. They are as follows: 
-1st strike: private reminder
-2nd strike: server-wide mute
-3rd strike: immediate ban

Read on for important resources, Q&A, and a members list!

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Market Calculators: 

Pups: 

The web app is not being used right now because it needs to be updated! Creator of the online calculator app is @LinearBurn #3068 on Discord (they do not have a WD account)

In the meantime, our lovely modmin, Irn, has developed this really fantastic spreadsheet calculator! Instructions on how to use the calculator and the actual calculator itself can be found here!

Meat

Cave Materials

Herbs & Meds

Miscellaneous Items

Amusement

Member Contributions!:

WOW! Another fantastic person has donated their TIME and SKILL to yet another cool thing for Guild members! @Starling #17827 has designed a Merchants' Guild badge for its members to enjoy and (hopefully) put on their profile pages :)

FAQ SHIT FOR THOSE WITH TIME TO READ:

What the hell is a Merchants' Guild?

Friends, its an association/group formed to promote the economic interests of its members as well as provide a network of mutual aid. 

What are some of the guild types that could be implemented through WD?

Plenty! We have a few, but they can always be expanded to include more: 

• adult wolves
• butcher shop (meat)
• cave materials
• herbalists (herbs & medicine)
• miscellaneous collectors
• puppy palooza (puppies)
• toy tinkerers (amusement)

Sounds nice, but what are the benefits of joining a guild when I can just sell my hoard independent of "enforcement"?

There's plenty more benefits than just enforcement that go into guilds!:

• competition restriction through monopoly -- or at least getting a lot of people that sell a particular item to agree to a price/price range
• price regulation -- less undercutting; the more people who agree to a standard price, the more likely it is to start a domino effect on other people, and then it doesn't matter if some stray people undercut the market, because there would be too few "strays" undercutting to actually affect the market
• community
• customers within the guild! Got a pup auction thread that isn't gaining traction? You can share the link with your fellow guild members and you'll probably get more customers! People tend to buy from other users they already know/have a relationship with
• Exclusive invitations to events/raffles - we just did a fox raffle for our members! Free of cost, all they had to do was submit a name suggestion and a backstory as their ticket "price"
• Maybe an insignia for membership
• Discounts on services/goods from within the guild - studs, items, pups, you name it!
• Artificial supply limits -- this alleviates the supply vs. demand inequalities. If there are fewer options, people are more likely to pay the standard (set) price for the item. But if they have more options, customers are more likely to browse the TC until the get a "better" deal

Co-Founders & Admins:

@DarkDragonfly #26609 - co-founder
@OrangeNeon #32185 - co-founder
@Remmie #8429 - co-founder
@Irn #13484 - pup formula creator
@stardust #37396 
@Maplemadame #34312 
@treestargarden #23521 - founder

Members:

@Aconite #20933 
@AKPirate #29700 
@Asara #29812
@Azra (no id given)

@Canidor #9904
@Casidy #36282 
@Chesire #21388 

@doggi #27152
@duck #25167 

@Edgy #30852
@Elkie #36694

@Flair_the_red_dragon #33391

@Hot Topical #28676 

@Ikusaba #18750 
@Izzy Ca'tuil #4381 

@Kita Dracat #1712 

@Leek #28709 
@Linen #38375 

@Malachai Morrow #22013
@miaskia #31918 

@Noruu #34711 

@Oblivions #398 

@Paisley #2210
@pample #10696 

@Raine #1359 
@Rein Moriko #1340 

@Saffy #32542 
@Scarlet #14763 
@Seelie #27053 
@Silvally #4748
@spades #24717 
@Stabby #18989 
@Starling #17827 
@Syvenien #29281 

@Tiger Nay #15948 
@toffeeca #32690 

@Vyskar #32153 

@WolvesOutcast #17916 

@Zala #30710 
@zamgli #31677 

Market Flipping Projects: 

These are the markets we have successfully flipped as a Guild effort! More to come in the future!

February 26 - 28, 2021: 
[x] Healing Salves - 10SC per use to 23SC per use --> market exceeded

Apparently just bumping didn’t add this to my list so I could find it later, so I’m going to post. :).   

Ohp this looks very cool

Uhh can I somehow join this without being in the Discord?

Hey! I'd love to join this, but seems that the Discord invite link isn't working. I'm getting a "Whoops... Unable to accept invite" error message every time I try.

I’ll let one of the moderators know