.TH Command BID
.SY "bid"
(There are two market systems available in Empire.  A compile
option determines which particular system a game will use.
The \*Qbid\*U command is used only with the TRADE CENTER market.)
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The \*Qbid\*U command is used to set bid prices on commodities
you wish to buy from foreign customers in your trade centers.
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The syntax for \*Qbid\*U is:
.EX bid <COMM> <tradecenter-SECT> <PRICE> [THRESH]
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The first parameter is the designator for the commodity you wish
to buy.  The second parameter is the realm, region, or sector
coordinate of the trade center(s) you wish to work with.  The 
third parameter is the price you're willing to pay.  The fourth 
parameter is an optional quantity threshold above which the sector 
will not overstock itself (you might want to set thresholds on
spendy items to prevent sellers from flooding you with more than
you can use while gouging money from you in the process).
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.EX bid o 62,2 2.50 300
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See also : market, open, close, ask, load, unload
