Pricing Wajas

Pricing wajas isn't formulaic, and every user has their own opinion of how much an individual waja is worth. However, here are a few basic guidelines to keep in mind when pricing your wajas for sale.

Major Influences on Price

Appearance

Arguably the single most important (and subjective) aspect of a waja. This one is hard to gauge, as everyone has their own opinion of what is pretty and what isn't. You'll mostly have to use your own judgement on this one. Decide for yourself if you think the waja is pretty, and if you think others would find the waja pretty.

Marking Strength

Wajas with all 100% opacity markings are usually considered worth more than wajas with faded markings. However, a nice looking faded waja (commonly just called a fade) can be considered unique and worth just as much as a pretty waja with all 100 markings.

Number of Markings

Wajas that come from more valuable token lineage (such as gold and diamond tokens) tend to be worth more than wajas with only one or two markings. Likewise, wajas with several expensive dye markings tend to be worth more than wajas who were covered in a few cheap Dye Shop dyes.

Wajas with no markings at all (often called "markingless" wajas) are considered to be worth less than most wajas with markings due to their plainness, but they are also always in demand because they make a good base for dye projects.

Wajas with any number of markings can sell though, as some people like busy designs and others prefer simple designs. The number of markings will not usually impact the price in a large way, although some people do like to be able to find unrelated mates to breed with, and the more markings a waja has the harder this can be.

Generation

For a few people generation is just a number, but for the majority of players it is a significant determining factor in a waja's value, with lower generations generally being far more valuable than higher generations

• Generation 1 wajas are generally worth the most of all, as they are created with Tokens that are bought with CWP (which costs real world money). Even second hand customs are usually sold for 8 CWP+. Higher value tokens, few pups or customs that are very pretty or have expensive dyes, are often worth more.

• Generation 2 wajas are the next most valuable, with prices usually ranging from 1-8mill. You may find that overbred or less appealing Gen 2 are priced at less than 1mill, and limited or wajas with wide appeal frequently sell for higher prices. It is common to see Gen 2 wajas priced at 1-2 CWP or the WC equivalent.

• Generation 3 wajas of high quality can generally go for between 500k WC and 1 mil WC, although prices can be as low as 100k.

• Generation 4 and above wajas of high quality generally go for between 100k and 500k. These are often more accessible to newer players, due to their lower prices.

• Extremely high generation wajas (such as Gen 400+ wajas) begin to become valuable again, as not very many wajas with that high of a generation exist on the site.

• 'Divines are more rare than other breeds, due to their lack of dominance and the limited availability of their tokens. Their tokens are also twice the price of other breed tokens, on the one day of the year that they are sold. for these reasons, Divines are often priced higher than other breeds. For example, a nice looking generation 2 Divine can often go easily for 8 million WC or more, whereas a Gen 2 Normal with the same markings might go for half as much.

Rarity and Uniqueness

Rarity comes in many forms. A waja can be rare because its parents will only be bred a very limited number of times (though note that there's no guarantee other than the owner's word that they won't continue to breed the wajas, unless they actually retire the parents). A waja can also be rare because its parents belong to a frozen account or are retired or released and therefore can't be bred ever again, although this usually affects gen 2s and not higher generations. Another way a waja can be rare is if its parents have been dyed or had their breed changed since it was bred, again making it impossible to breed another exactly like it.

Uniqueness also plays a hand in a waja's worth. Wajas with extremely common designs tend to be less in demand and less valuable. This is also true of wajas whose parents have been overbred and which have lots of siblings for sale. Waja's whose design seems creative and unique, on the other hand, tend to be more in demand and sought after and can thus be priced higher.

Breed

More popular and rarer breeds tend to be priced higher than less popular and more common breeds. For example, Plushies are unpopular and Aerials are extremely common, so those two breeds tend to not sell for as much as others. Divines, having the most expensive Token price and lowest breed dominance, tend to be significantly more expensive and rarer than other breeds.

Breeds that have just recently been released tend to be worth significantly more for a while after their release, due to the sudden popularity and novelty of something new.

Inbreeding and IN%

Some users don't care about inbreeding, but most users consider it to be extremely detrimental to a waja's worth and many won't even consider buying a waja that is inbred at all.

Other Attributes That May Affect Price

Stats

Wajas with high Litter Quantity (LQ), Mutation Gene (MU), and Male Gene (MG) are sometimes considered slightly more valuable than wajas with lower stats.

ID Number

Wajas with a 4 digit ID number or lower tend to be worth significantly more than an identical waja with a higher ID number.

Mining Level

A waja with an impressively high mining level may be somewhat more valuable than an identical waja without the mining level.

Contest Training

Wajas which have been trained to compete in the site contests (particularly those who have had training and stats increased) may be more valuable than identical wajas with no training.

Other Pricing and Sales Tips

• It may be helpful to use the Waja Search to look for wajas with similar markings, generation, etc. to the waja you're trying to sell and see what other people are pricing those at. This can give you an idea of roughly what your waja may be worth.

• You can also browse the Waja Sales board of the forums to see how other people are pricing similar wajas.

• If you wish, you can ask for advice with pricing specific wajas on the "Design/Price Advice" board.

• Advertising plays a major role, as there are thousands of Wajas on the search and simply pricing a waja will not guarantee that it will be seen.

• If your wajas are selling extremely quickly at a certain price, you might consider raising it a little. Conversely, if your wajas are sitting for weeks or months without the least bit of interest, you might consider lowering your prices a bit or advertising them on the "Waja Sales" board. You can also go on the "Wanted Ads" board and look for people who are seeking wajas similar to the ones you're selling. If your wajas still simply do not sell, you can post on the Design/Price boards and ask for advice or if anyone knows why they aren't selling, but be prepared to hear things that you don't like about them and remember that you did ask and it might be why.

• Be warned: wajas that are priced at around 100,000 WC or lower are often bought specifically to be released to the Obsessed Waja Fan. If you don't want your waja to end up in the OWF cave, it's best to price at or higher than 100,000 WC.

• Don't keep breeding the same pair if their pups aren't selling. 20 pups of the same design are unlikely to sell any better than a single litter. You are better off trying different pairings and offering variety.

• Newer breeds generally sell better for months or even years after their release.

• Some breeds are more popular than others, try to stick with popular breeds when starting out, until you get a real feel for the market and what sells.