I finally broke down and bought a 512m2 parcel over the weekend in a quiet sim with good Total Frame Time. Most of the sim had a decent-looking city on it. I had noticed there didn't seem to be much going on, and the few store fronts I saw were empty. I didn't think too much about it, though, until last night when I tp'd to my plot and found the whole city gone! My new neighbor for the moment is Governor Linden ("Maintenance" group). It's 28,944m and has an auction number, but has not shown up on the auction page yet. I'm really nervous about what is going to show up there next.
I guess I'd better download Windlight and see if I get some photos of the ocean while I can still see it. How long does it usually take for property to be redeveloped in this type of situation?
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Lunette Fouroux
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02-27-2008 07:49
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ConductorX Nieuport
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02-27-2008 07:52
It really doesn't pay to worry about things you can't control. Hoping for the best is just as wasteful use of time and resouces.
Doing something about it like shopping for a more stable area would be of more value. IMHO "CX" _____________________
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Cunundrum Alcott
A Sardonic Pessimist
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02-27-2008 07:54
Doing something about it like shopping for a more stable area would be of more value.
[/QUOTE] Ditto! _____________________
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Raymond Figtree
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02-27-2008 08:11
"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."
Siddhartha Guatama Buddha (563 - 483 BC) _____________________
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Kaimi Kyomoon
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02-27-2008 09:07
It really doesn't pay to worry about things you can't control. Hoping for the best is just as wasteful use of time and resouces. Doing something about it like shopping for a more stable area would be of more value. IMHO "CX" Well I don't think hoping for the best is a total waste of time. It feels better than worrying and in fact you might get great new neighbors who will make your neighborhood better than ever. Then any time you spent looking for a new place would turn out to have been wasted. Must admit my experience is limited and I have always been extremely luck - but that does show it can happen. _____________________
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Strauss Ulderport
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02-27-2008 10:04
I finally broke down and bought a 512m2 parcel over the weekend in a quiet sim with good Total Frame Time. Most of the sim had a decent-looking city on it. I had noticed there didn't seem to be much going on, and the few store fronts I saw were empty. I didn't think too much about it, though, until last night when I tp'd to my plot and found the whole city gone! My new neighbor for the moment is Governor Linden ("Maintenance" group). It's 28,944m and has an auction number, but has not shown up on the auction page yet. I'm really nervous about what is going to show up there next. I guess I'd better download Windlight and see if I get some photos of the ocean while I can still see it. How long does it usually take for property to be redeveloped in this type of situation? I would take a wait and see approach, as the person above said it may turn out to be just as good or better then before. Will never know if you bail out of fear now. On a side note could someone explain to a SL n00b like myself what exactly happened? The person abandoned his land? _____________________
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Soji Slade
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02-27-2008 10:07
It really doesn't pay to worry about things you can't control. Hoping for the best is just as wasteful use of time and resouces. Doing something about it like shopping for a more stable area would be of more value. IMHO "CX" What is a more stable area, though? There was a city. It suddenly disappeared. I would not expect a giant build to suddenly revert to LL. _____________________
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Nika Talaj
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02-27-2008 10:12
On a side note could someone explain to a SL n00b like myself what exactly happened? The person abandoned his land? The person may never have hit the "Abandon Land" button -- they may simply have failed to pay their tier or premium fees. . |
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Trout Recreant
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02-27-2008 10:20
"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment." Siddhartha Guatama Buddha (563 - 483 BC) Don't dwell in the past? Geesh Raymond! The guy's been dead for almost 1500 years!! Stop dwelling in the past! That reminds me - I'm going to make a character named Siddhartha Guantanamo Buddha. He's a fat, bald military corrections officer in Cuba, and spends all his time telling suspected terrorists how to achieve inner peace. His rap name is Gitmo Bu _____________________
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Strauss Ulderport
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02-27-2008 10:25
One way or another, yes. You cannot "sell" your land back to the Lindens. The person may never have hit the "Abandon Land" button -- they may simply have failed to pay their tier or premium fees. . So when someone abandons land it auto goes back to the lindens and auto into a auction? How do they calculate a price for the auction since it seems to fluctuate a fair amount almost weekly? Smart way to create a money sink by LL I have to admit... _____________________
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ConductorX Nieuport
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02-27-2008 10:32
Well I don't think hoping for the best is a total waste of time. It feels better than worrying and in fact you might get great new neighbors who will make your neighborhood better than ever. Then any time you spent looking for a new place would turn out to have been wasted. Must admit my experience is limited and I have always been extremely luck - but that does show it can happen. Good deal then.. I am going to hope all day to win the Powerball Lottery tonight.... (whispers heard in the background) What do you mean I have to buy a ticket?? _____________________
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Kaimi Kyomoon
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02-27-2008 10:35
Don't dwell in the past? Geesh Raymond! The guy's been dead for almost 1500 years!! Stop dwelling in the past! That reminds me - I'm going to make a character named Siddhartha Guantanamo Buddha. He's a fat, bald military corrections officer in Cuba, and spends all his time telling suspected terrorists how to achieve inner peace. His rap name is Gitmo Bu Excuse me but the Lord Buddha is not dead to some of us. And his advice might still seem timely anyway. I do think your fat bald military corrections officer idea is very entertaining, though. _____________________
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Oryx Tempel
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02-27-2008 10:36
"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment." Siddhartha Guatama Buddha (563 - 483 BC) Ditto! _____________________
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Kaimi Kyomoon
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02-27-2008 10:37
Good deal then.. I am going to hope all day to win the Powerball Lottery tonight.... (whispers heard in the background) What do you mean I have to buy a ticket?? God to ConductorX: Work with me here; buy a ticket. _____________________
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Annabelle Babii
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02-27-2008 10:43
So when someone abandons land it auto goes back to the lindens and auto into a auction? How do they calculate a price for the auction since it seems to fluctuate a fair amount almost weekly? Smart way to create a money sink by LL I have to admit... They don't calculate a price. Auctions are self-regulating. The market determines the final price. |
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Strauss Ulderport
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02-27-2008 11:31
They don't calculate a price. Auctions are self-regulating. The market determines the final price. So, in theory, on a fluke if only one person happens to bid on a specific plot of land for 1L they get it for that price, no mininum? _____________________
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ConductorX Nieuport
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02-27-2008 11:40
So, in theory, on a fluke if only one person happens to bid on a specific plot of land for 1L they get it for that price, no mininum? Yes, exactly. I bought some land the other day for 1$L per m. (very small parcel but that is what I paid.) _____________________
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Cunundrum Alcott
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02-27-2008 11:41
Yes, exactly. I bought some land the other day for 1$L per m. (very small parcel but that is what I paid.) You paid $1L/sm for mainland? *caughbullshitcaugh* _____________________
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Valentino Tendaze
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02-27-2008 12:45
So, in theory, on a fluke if only one person happens to bid on a specific plot of land for 1L they get it for that price, no mininum? After that, it's up to the market. You paid $1L/sm for mainland? *caughbullshitcaugh* (I should also say that I think when I bought an abandoned 16 the same way some months ago, IIRC I was charged L$4/m2, but, hey, L$64 for 16... *shrugs*) . _____________________
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Beezle Warburton
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02-27-2008 12:53
You paid $1L/sm for mainland? *caughbullshitcaugh* LL sells smaller plots of at $1L/sm. Cope. |
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Sunni Jewell
Who said so?
Join date: 22 Mar 2007
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02-27-2008 13:04
Don't dwell in the past? Geesh Raymond! The guy's been dead for almost 1500 years!! Stop dwelling in the past! That reminds me - I'm going to make a character named Siddhartha Guantanamo Buddha. He's a fat, bald military corrections officer in Cuba, and spends all his time telling suspected terrorists how to achieve inner peace. His rap name is Gitmo Bu LMAO! Seriously, dude, where do you get this stuff from? You're hilarious...I love your posts. _____________________
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Avion Raymaker
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Join date: 18 Jun 2007
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02-27-2008 13:10
I finally broke down and bought a 512m2 parcel over the weekend in a quiet sim with good Total Frame Time. Most of the sim had a decent-looking city on it. I had noticed there didn't seem to be much going on, and the few store fronts I saw were empty. I didn't think too much about it, though, until last night when I tp'd to my plot and found the whole city gone! My new neighbor for the moment is Governor Linden ("Maintenance" group). It's 28,944m and has an auction number, but has not shown up on the auction page yet. I'm really nervous about what is going to show up there next. I guess I'd better download Windlight and see if I get some photos of the ocean while I can still see it. How long does it usually take for property to be redeveloped in this type of situation? Lunette, Anything could happen here, but at least these days it's less likely to turn into ad farm hell. Worst case, if something really awful shows up, just put your land up for sale for what you paid for it, or higher. The new owners will probably want it. The nice thing about only having a 512 is that you're pretty "liquid." There are thousands of 512s out there and you surely won't lose much in the transition if you have to sell a little lower. |
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ConductorX Nieuport
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02-27-2008 13:35
You paid $1L/sm for mainland? *caughbullshitcaugh* I bought a 16m plot from Patch Linden.. I have the email to prove it. He gave me ten days to purchase or else. I hope your "caugh" gets better. "CX" _____________________
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