How is the Community Market feeling?
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Howdy,
I’ve been working hard on trying to separate unwanted Marketplace traffic from legitimate user traffic.
Today I turned on the latest and greatest filter: have you noticed an improvement?
Thanks for the patience & support.
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M Manu__SDS_MLBTS pinned this topic
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2017 Cleveland Browns.
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@Manu__SDS_MLBTS Hi Manu - it seems like every time you do an update, it works SUPER well at first and gets rid of the bots.
But then they end up creeping back in as the day goes on.
I say this from a place where I have 0 idea what I'm talking about, so take this with a grain of salt....
but is there any way to match the bots with a username? That way their usernames can be banned and they don't sneak back in.
I'm sorry you have to deal with all of this, if only the community didn't constantly try to cheat the system
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@Manu__SDS_MLBTS Not particularly good. First the companion app was slow to respond and constantly "fetching data." Now I am restricted for selling common cards that I had purchased much earlier in the day. Not sure how your filters think I'm a bot (speculation here) with as slow as it took to make the transactions.
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I noticed a big difference this evening after updating the app. The margins between Buy Now & Sell Now prices were more like they were 2-3 years ago, especially on silver, bronze, and common cards. Also wasn't immediately being undercut the second I posted an order so it seemed like there were fewer bots on the market.
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I agree. Just updated the app and noticed a huge difference. As said above, prices seem similar now to what they were years ago. And I didn’t get undercut immediately. Thanks.
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@Manu__SDS_MLBTS thanks for checking in. There’s def been improvements. Yesterday was especially noticeable that I was able to place buy/sell orders on items and had a fair shot and seeing them through. There was a few items I ran into yesterday that had bots on them but imo their aggressiveness was toned down. After 3 or 4 new bids the bots stopped instantly outbidding and my high or low bid stood for a bit. Whatever you’re doing seems to be disrupting the predictable bot behavior that instantly responds to new bids with higher/lower bids and the instant removal of those higher/lower bids when people withdraw their bids after seeing they aren’t able to compete with bots. From my pov, it’s not so much the constant bidding that is problematic, it’s the reactions to bids made/removed that should become targeted - or flagged. Along with other info like log in location/method, console/mobile, active time, etc. speaking from experience, it’s awful being banned and left without access to the market, but strategic boundaries and filters in place, the bots are a problem that can be fought. I’m glad to see the fight is being had and that sds is in it. Thanks
