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In-game, a horse is also worth what someone is willing to pay for it, and horses that appear to be priced too high will probably not be bought.

There is a consequence to the feature that allows players to vote down a horse whose price is too high. I think that way it works that if a horse has three votes that it's price is too high, it is automatically removed from the public sale list and cannot be place for sale again. I'm a little shaky about the precise details, though.

However, as a player with a fairly large stable that frequently is pushing up against the cash cap, I will occasionally purchase horses for "outrageous" prices when sellers have a specific goal for which they are trying to raise money. It is one way that I use to give financial help to players who have been around for less than 2 months. This practice of mine is totally outside the normal game economy, however.

I think they can be placed for sale again, but I can't remember the restrictions

Some people actively use this feature on a regular basis. Some almost never use it. If I think a price is super out of line for a horse I want to buy, it’s usually actually priced way too LOW! I have bought tons of rank specials at create price from new accounts who didn’t realize the horses were actually worth 20-100k. When possible (when the account was over 2 months old) I will send the rest of the value of the horse to that player. Usually they are players that have never been active on the forum.

Messaging a player their price is too high is pretty subjective too. I think that’s why 3 people have to vote before it makes a difference. Not that that means you shouldn’t just message an owner, which I’m sure is also done on a relatively regular basis, but it’s up to the seller to make a choice to lower the price if that’s the method. If it gets voted down, they have to lower the price or choose not to sell.
I don’t think it’s really an issue either way. Like you, if the price is too high for me to justify the purchase, I usually just move on and find something else!

Price voting is a good way to manage the game 'economy' though. It is, sort of, the democratic way of letting people know they are pricing too high. It also keeps feelings from getting hurt because of the anonymity.

Duelinghawks, there have been problems in the past with people reacting badly.

removed from the public sale list and cannot be place for sale again at that price

key bit of text you nipped off there. ;)

I also have a tendency to click the wrong button when I mean to vote down a price, and end up buying the horse, which REALLY ticks me off!

ouch. My fat fingers accidentally spayed a filly I was trying to move to a different barn. I feel your pain.

You can't vote down a horse for sale in a buddy chat.

I always ask the seller if the price they have marked down is the lowest price they will take. They usually give an answer and i go from there. If I feel the price is good for what i am after I pay.