@shnorp wrote:
And honestly, if I have 7 factories, I don't need to see a bunch of steal that I can make in the time it takes to buy an item.
Ironically, I can sell metal pretty fast, despite everyone's ability to make it in one minute. I'm under the impression that the folks buying it are doing so because their factories are booked up with other orders, and they found they needed some metal, either as a raw material for nails, hammers, etc. or for a building upgrade. Unlike other materials, I always discount the metal by a few Simoleons, just to stand out from all the others being sold at max price. When I sell it, it's usually to free up storage space -- it's not worth enough to manufacture it just to sell.
That said, I agree with what you said about global trade. There's definitely more at work than just shortages caused by player demand.
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