How to trade like an expert. Chapter 1

Hey folks. Its Le Jestre over here. I am ahere to share with everyone on how to trade or sell your vanguard cards like hotcakes and clear them from your album fast.

1st and foremost lets the define the jargon that are used in vanguard trading.
POC - Place Of Convenience.

Backdealing
Backdealing is the act of backing out in a contract or an agreement after it was mutually agreed between the two parties.

Example of backdealing.
A: Bro how much you selling your Deck?
B: $150.
A: Deal. POC and time?
B: Meet at the bermuda Triangle at 1pm.
A: Ok.
B: Just to confirm, we are dealing at bermuda triangle at 1pm for a deck which cost $150
A: Dratz... Please cancel the deal I don't need the deck anymore. I buy from another guy at $120.

In this context, A is backdealing B as he backs out from the agreement that is formed after setting the time and POC.

Other Scenarios that are considered as backdeal.
A: Dratz... Bro I not enough cash to buy ar.. Can cancel the deal?A: ...(Ignore you and your messages)
Scenarios that are NOT considered backdeal
A: Dratz... Bro I can't make it at bermuda triangle at 1pm. Can we postpone deal to tmr at bikini bottom instead at 10am?

In this context, A is NOT backdealing B. Instead, A is forming and overwriting the existing agreement that is made between both parties and thus, rescheduling the deal.

Aeroplaning
Aeroplaning is the act of not showing up at the POC after the deal have been mutually agreed on.

Aeroplaner
Our Standard type of Stealth Planes where will turn off their phones and will not turn up no matter what. Often uncontactable and untraceable during the time of transaction. When contacted will say that "I got something on that day. PS can deal next week?".

List of Excuses and Aeroplaner would use.
1. I got something on that day. PS can deal next week?
2. Pai Sei... I forgot that we are dealing today. Can deal tomorrow instead.
3. I was at the venue waiting for you. I wait for you 1 hour, you didn't turn up.
4. I thought we cancel the deal liao?
5. I dind recieve your messages that say you come already.

HighBalling
High Balling is the act of selling an overpriced good that is ridiculously above its true intrinsic value or price.
Eg. Gauntlet Buster Dragon - $10(original value)
WTS CHEAP
Gauntlet Buster Dragon - $18

LowBalling
Low Balling is the act of buying a good at an extremely cheap price that is way below its true intrinsic value or price.
Eg. Gauntlet Buster Dragon - $10(original value)
WTB URGENT
Gauntlet Buster Dragon - $4

Now ya know the what is backdealing, aeroplaning, lowballing and highballing; Lets move on to the techniques on how to sell your cards ASAP.

How to post?
Rule no.1
Post a clear picture of all the things that you want to sell. Nobody would want to bother to waste their time reading your long post, line by line. Its really annoying. Ppl are tend to click on images to see what ya want to sell than to scroll and read one by one.

Rule no.2
Use Attractive keywords that will attract attention and make ppl click on your post.
Use Keywords like;
CLEARANCE SALES,
WTS URGENT
SELLING ALL CHEAP
ALL MUST GO

Rule no.3
Spam in all the marketplaces that you know. And "up" all your posts every 1hour.

Rule no.4
Make your POC flexible. Most people can't travel ya can purchase a monthly train concession to make it more convenient for you.

Rule no.5
NEVER EVER put a price tag or put how much ya selling the cards. Reason being is simple, ya want some room for negotiation and best ya would want the buyer to quote ya an offer 1st and then counter offer.

Rule no.6
NEVER EVER BACKDEAL and AEROPLANE. People will want to deal with a person who have a clean record which allows you to build the trust and secure deals more easily with the buyer.

When to Post?
Post on PEAK HOURS where high volume of ppl with access and see your post.

What time is peak hour?
5am ~ 6:30am (high volume)
People are on the way to school/work and would start accessing the marketplace at this time while they are in the train or on the way. Recommended to post and sell at this hour. Best is to post a WTS post before going to sleep.

9am~10:30am (medium-low volume)
People are having their break time and recess during this time. Some ppl will still access the marketplace at this hour during break time.

2pm~3pm (medium volume)
People are dismissed and ended their classes at this time and would access the marketplace while on the way home or to the nearest cardshop.

7:30pm- 10pm (very high volume)
People are mostly at home and sill start searching for deals and selling cards to deal on the next day. Recommended to spam WTS post find nice deals to buy at this hour. Best is to also post 15~30mins before the start of the peak hour. Do remember to "up" your post frequently at this period.

I guess thats all you need to know for now. Do stay tune for more and we will reveal more secrets of trading.

Signing Off,
Le Jestre

Highlights in Le-Vanguard MarketPlace & Updates

Hi guys, here is some highlights of what is going on in our marketplace.

Ya saw it... We decide to suspend some members in our marketplace and also trolled them in return. That's what ya get for backdealing over here.

Speaking of backdealing, We actually do have rules in the marketplace where most of you all fail to read and comply.

Rules and Regulation
Hey traders, Here is some of our updated rules and regulation that you have to abide.
1. Bidding/ Auction.
In this group, bidding and auction is allowed. However the post must meet our conditions for us to allow it.

- Make sure that your bid has these criteria: Starting bid, Closing date, Autowin price, minimum increment. Without any of these, We will hide or delete your post without any warning.

-At any given time, there can only be 3 Auction / Bid in this group at any given time. Therefore if there is 3 bids, you may not post any more bids and auction on this place until it expires or its closed.

-Bidding and auction period should not exceed a period of 48 hours duration after it is posted and will expire immediately. This is to give chance to other people who wants to bid and auction their cards and to prevent flooding of the page.

2. Backdealer, Galahaders, Aeroplaners.
In this group backdealers will be blacklisted for minimum of 3 months until there is a clean record and new feedback from dealers.

3. Verbal Abuse and Profanity.
Insulting of members or admins with the use of Vulgarities is strictly not allowed in this group. Members who are caught doing this will be kicked and removed without any warnings.

4. Spamming and repetitive postings.
Spamming is not allowed in this group. Each member is only allowed to post up to twice a day. Duration between each posts should not be lesser than 8 hours. This is to prevent flooding of the marketplace by the same user and to give equal chance for all members to post and trade.

Meanwhile, Happy dealing.

So back to my post. Why i make all these rules for, Is to give every trader an equal chance to trade and put those Aeroplaners and Backdealers to Justice. I guess I have made clear about it.

Next we are going to talk about the type of traders and players we have in the Vanguard Scene of Singapore.

1.Aeroplaner
Our Standard type of Stealth Planes where will turn off their phones and will not turn up no matter what. Often uncontactable and untraceable during the time of transaction. When contacted will say that "I got something on that day. PS can deal next week?".

2. Mr. Invisible
This is the type of people that will Aeroplane or Pang Seh and will not turn up for your agreed transaction no matter how far or near the POC is and will pretend and say "I wait at there but you didn't turn up". They are the type that will push the blame to the dealer instead of themselves.

3.Rich Jimmy
This guy is someone who is very rich and can afford to play Best tier deck. Often dio scammed and not very strong in skills. Play the deck just because they can. In other words noobs that are rich. Note that they are often very arrogant and often misplace and lost their deck. Often act as the spark for the case of Deck Thefts

4.Trollahad
Make false deals and also make false offer on posts. Watchout for this bunch of trolls they often cheat your feeling and will 100% pang seh and aeroplane you. Will not turn up and will pretend and say he never post or commented.

5.Forget me Not
Often forgets and genuinely forget to turn up for transactions and deals. People like this, i suggest ya contact closely and remind them of the deal. Also have a high tendency of leaving their deck behind after a match and also another target for deck thefts.

Here is only the part 1 of the list.... Stay tune for part 2.