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[koobe]

wow~~~That surprises me!!! may i ask you more question? i want to know how long do u AB every day??? when it's midnight in Neopet, does it often restock in shops???
thanks

I generally AB while I sleep using the scheduler and thats always changing, so lets say like 5 hours. Beginning around 7am NST. The spooky shop is filled with heaps of junk so it does take some time for a good item to appear.

[Badger]

Thanks for this useful guide, Scot. + rep

Question: How dangerous is stamps?

[koobe]

Question: How dangerous is stamps?

Dangerous considering the profit you can make if you AB a good one. I wouldn't risk it on a account you don't want to lose.

[policepro]

well i ran the Ab for many hours with lists
and always got nothing
but i always entered the "normal shops"
how come? maybe it depends on luck......

I have the same problem. I never got anything good with a list but I have got a nice amount of items using the random shop feature.

I think it might be luck, but I'm not sure.

[sealonfire]

well i ran the Ab for many hours with lists
and always got nothing
but i always entered the "normal shops"
how come? maybe it depends on luck......

It depends on which shop you AB with. Some shops restock slower than others.

If you're losing out to other people though, it may be a problem of latency. In that case, set your profit margin lower (like 2500) so that you'll get something every restock.

[zandra]

i am using ocr+prehaggle at 0.6 but my buytimes are always 2xxx ms. will lowering the ocr+prehaggle lower the buytimes?

[Scot]

i am using ocr+prehaggle at 0.6 but my buytimes are always 2xxx ms. will lowering the ocr+prehaggle lower the buytimes?

yes

[rizler]

very nice the buy times section and how to choose what shop to AB in during different times of days helped the most
as always i find all charts confusing xD

[zandra]

yes

just dont feel very safe if i lower it. which factor will affect icing more. ocr+prehaggle delay or the buytime itself?

[sealonfire]

<br />i am using ocr+prehaggle at 0.6 but my buytimes are always 2xxx ms. will lowering the ocr+prehaggle lower the buytimes?<br />

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I think the problem lies with your latency more? My ocr + prehaggle is slightly higher than yours and my buytimes are 18XX-20XX ms. And my ping is usually ~200. IMO adjusting ocr + prehaggle won't affect much for your case.

[Scot]

just dont feel very safe if i lower it. which factor will affect icing more. ocr+prehaggle delay or the buytime itself?

Well then you have to live with what you have because you can't expect to get different results by doing the same thing over and over.

I mean it doesn't have to be a dramatic gradual change. -50 ms a week until you are down to 1500ms would be a more subtle approach.

[holaCarlos]

So, what do you recommend when it comes to the Haggle algorithm settings?
I see you've put it as "Smart" and 0.1% in your screenshot, but will changing that make any drastic differences?

[Scot]

So, what do you recommend when it comes to the Haggle algorithm settings?
I see you've put it as "Smart" and 0.1% in your screenshot, but will changing that make any drastic differences?

What reason would you have to change it to anything else?

[holaCarlos]

What reason would you have to change it to anything else?

Because the default settings were 'Fixed' at '5.2'.

[Scot]

Because the default settings were 'Fixed' at '5.2'.

So you change it to "smart", 0.1. The reason why has already been explained in detail on the first page.

[holaCarlos]

So you change it to "smart", 0.1. The reason why has already been explained in detail on the first page.

Aha, sorry I missed that. Thanks!

[Docshroomed]

Well done, thanks!

[gfgrice]

Just saw the chart of restock frequence vs profit.

How safe is it to AB in #58? Never tried it before

[necospes]

Very nice guide! What do you think about Igloo and the Attic?

[kittycat]

Just saw the chart of restock frequence vs profit.

How safe is it to AB in #58? Never tried it before

It's not.

[crtitcmeerca]

And thank you for the chart as well, it really helps to have a clear understanding of the shop restocks. Thank you thank you thank you!!

[moopie]

Thank you very much for this guide. +rep

[TOOOSHITA]

ook, so I literally copied that screenshot you took of the wait times, etc. and it's been a good hour n a half n Ive gotten nothing D: Anything I could be doing wrong? Im doing the plushie shop, by the way, and I already tried the fresh foods shop.

[koobe]

ook, so I literally copied that screenshot you took of the wait times, etc. and it's been a good hour n a half n Ive gotten nothing D: Anything I could be doing wrong? Im doing the plushie shop, by the way, and I already tried the fresh foods shop.

Try buying something worthless first using the manual list option. This way you can get an idea of your buytimes, then reduce your settings so you can achieve Scot's times.

[TOOOSHITA]

Try buying something worthless first using the manual list option. This way you can get an idea of your buytimes, then reduce your settings so you can achieve Scot's times.

ahh ok, thanks