RE: Are there too many?
Are there too many? I am not sure what the correct answer to that is. However, after looking at the auction list, there are 52 (if I counted correctly) per week. I also saw where someone put together an estimate of how many kittycat breeders there are currently...I think this number was right around 1900. Even if only 1000 of those auction that is an average of 19-20 people per auction. Is it less than what it used to be, I am not sure as almost every auction I have been to, that has been about the number of people in attendance. Very rarely do I see more than that; and I have been here for over 7 months now.
The reason for more sims...that reason is pretty easy to answer. Different styles, different personalities...people are unhappy with what is there so they create something new, competition. All part of any business environment. People shop where they are comfortable, and many remain loyal to that. For me I auction at 2 specific places for a couple of reasons; Their auctions are fast, I love the people, they are some of the first people I met in SL, and the acution schedule fits my RL schedule.
Less is not always better, but too many hurts the market as well. The market will stabilize and correct itself, as sims come and go. But competition is good, it creates choices in rentals, pricing, and gives each of us the ability to choose how much we want to spend, and where we want to spend it.
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