So me and a new friend were talking about the economy here on Lioden and how so many new people, as well as old people alike, really don't price lions at their real value. I feel everybody has their own standard, but what if there was a way to get a good price estimate so that new players know if they're getting cheated, or how much is a fair offer (instead of just trying to give away all their feathers for a 500 Stat, Prune, lion...) or to help others just find a good value for their cubs based off of stats, base color, eyes, and of course which and how many markings a lion has. I know that indecision has always been a problem with many players. :P

I feel if there was a guide system here on Lioden where you could get an estimate to follow could really help some players out immensely.

Important Note: I do NOT think this should be a mandatory thing. The price evaluator would not force a player to price a lion at that set price, only offer guidance. A player still has the free will to price a lion at whatever value they wish.

You might even have to pay a little bit of SB to get the estimate.
Personally, I feel like this should be either a free system or like the scrying stone, only around 5 SB.
Players should not have to feel penalized for using something that is suppose to help them.

Now, here are some thoughts as to what the price evaluator could judge based on:

1 Stat = 1 SB
NCL Base Coat(Goldens, Fawns, Creams etc) = 10 SBs
Custom Base Coat(Mahogany, Onyx, Maltese etc) = 25 SBs
Event/Raffle Base Coat(Prune, Slate, Fiery etc) = 50 SBs
NCL Color Eyes(Yellow, White, Black etc) = 1 SB
Custom Color Eyes(Blue, Green, Pink etc) = 5 SBs
GB Color Eyes(Hetero, Red) = 10 SBs
1 NCL Marking (Golden, Cream etc) = 10 SBs
1 Custom Marking (Onyx, Mahogany etc) = 25 SBs
1 Special Marking(Vitiligo, Panther etc) = 50 SBs

I also feel that this system could give back NCL colors their worth. I've always hated that I can have a seriously gorgeous Golden Lioness w/ 10 special Markings and I still can't get a single person to make an offer on them. Giving them a price worth based on stats, coat and markings could possibly show players that they should still be viable options in sales.

And of course if you have your own system that you feel is better, do post it in the comments! :D Also any other revisions or reasons for support are things I'd love to hear. ^^

Secondary Thoughts:

-- Maybe you could decide if you want it to judge based on SB or GB? If a lion is not worth GB in anyway then it would say so.

-- My first thought was this tool could go is in the Snake family, as they seem to already have existing features along the same lines. It also could fit well in the Monkey Shop near the previewer, or the Sales Tree.

-- Maybe it would not give an exact estimate to make room for profit gain. So if your cub is valued at about 350, It would give the estimate of 300-400 SB?

Thanks for reading!