I have 12 TGPs and I use my own free trade script on 10 of them. It is just not economical for me to buy a trade script for every tgp I start, not to mention the hassle of having to pay the writer to move it when I decide I want the TGP on a different server. Why should I put $600 into a trade script for a TGP until I know it will be succesfull and big? I understand your points Punkworld but there are good reasons many guys use free trade scripts. I have implemented many features in mine that not even paid scripts have. As far as the problem of guys changing my script so I don't get any traffic, well other than legal action, I have started a lottery that the guys can win big cash just for using my script every month. Also I merged my findtrades database with the trade script, so guys using my trade script basically do not have to worry about cheaters signing up with their tgp. My script blocks them from signing up. And if the user wishes, he can set the trade script to only accept trades that have been pre-approved in the findtrades database. The end result is that I spend 30 minutes a day in my paid trade scripts checking and deleteing trades. In my TTT trade scripts it takes me 5 minutes once a week. Time is money.
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