Splinterlands - How to effectively flip cards in the marketplace using Splinteralert (ESP/ENG)

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This short guide is an introduction on how to flip cards with the wonderful website: https://splinteralert.com/ . Splinteralert is a very powerful tool to find cards on discount and snatch them before other players. A small DISCLAIMER before I start, I did not create the website and have nothing to do with its creator. I'm writing this post because I believe it is a great extra tool to have for people that focus on making money in the marketplace. I have been using it for a while and have profited greatly from it. Also, note that the website is still in beta and the creator is very active with new functionalities being planned for the near future. Even in beta, it works like a charm. With that out of the way, lets start.

The website

What does Splinteralert actually do? The concept is very simple, the website works as a market scrapper. It will continuously scan the market for cards being sold at a discount. You can choose certain parameters to fit better your needs, the parameters that you can currencly choose are:

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  • Minimum change [%]: The scrapper will only show the cards that are posted in the marketplace with a minimum discount. For example, If you set the parameter to 5% it will show cards being sold at atleast 5% discount or more:

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  • Price range [$]: Pretty self explanatory, choose the price range between 2 numbers that you would like to be operating in , only card between the two values will be shown. Example: Cards between 1$-25$, 50$-100$, etc...

  • The BCX functionality is not active yet, so right now you can only buy 1 BCX cards.

This in itself is a great tool. However, what makes this an absolute GEM is that you can sign in to the website with your hive keychain pressing the log in button at the upper left corner. And here is where the magic happens, you can buy directly from Splinteralert without having to go in the Splinterlands marketplace and look for the card yourself. Very handy! Just by pressing on the card that shows up, you will be promped with a verification, accept and voila! The card is yours to have.

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Before going on a buying frenzy, here are some tips I have learned from using the website during this time:

  • Remember that if you plan on buying a card to sell it shortly after, the market fee is a 5%. That means that you should focus on cards that have a higher discount that 5%, optimally 10% or more. This only applies to very short term flips of course. If you plan to hold on to a card expecting the value to rise, this point may not be as important.
  • The absolute highest discounted cards are usually very hard - impossible to get. Why is that? That is because of the bidding system in https://peakmonsters.com/. If the highest bid is higher than the selling price, the card will automatically go the bidder. The cards will be shown in Splinteralert but will be sold out almost immediately. Making is very hard to snatch those juicy juicy cards. Don't give up though, I have made great snatches these past weeks.
  • Very expensive cards are often posted at a very high discount. Take into account that expensive cards, with the exception of some cases (Yes, I'm looking at you Yodin & Kitty), are very illiquid. Meaning that you might be stuck with that card for a long time, be wary of what you buy.

The creator is active on the discord and putting a big effort into implementing new functionalities into the website, there is a link to the discord on the website itself. Happy flipping!

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En esta corta guía os voy a explicar como flippear cartas con la maravillosa página web: https://splinteralert.com/. Splinteralert es una herramienta muy fantástica para encontrar cartas que se postean otros jugadores a un precio más bajo de mercado y comprarlas antes que otros jugadores. Un pequeño DISCLAIMER antes de empezar, yo no he creado esta página web y no tengo nada que ver con su creador. Estoy escribiendo esta blog porque creo que es una gran herramienta extra para aquellos que están más enfocados a ganar dinero en el mercado. He estado utilizando Splinteralert desde que salió y conseguido sacar una cantidad decente de dinero. Hay que tener en cuenta que Splinteralert todavía está en beta, aunque el creador es muy activo y hay muchas meoras planificadas para el futuro cercano. Incluso estando en beta, funciona de maravilla. Con esto dicho, podemos empezar.

Los básicos

¿Qué hace realmente Splinteralert? El concepto es muy simple, el sitio web funciona como un "web scrapper" centrado en el mercado. Vigila continuamente el mercado en busca de cartas que se postean con descuento. Se pueden elegir ciertos parámetros para adaptarse a lo que uno quiere comprar y vender, los parámetros que puede elegir actualmente son:

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  • Cambio mínimo [%]: Splinteralert solo mostrará las cartas que se están publicando en el mercado con almenos el descuento elegido. Por ejemplo, si eliges un 5%, mostrará las cartas que se venden con al menos un 5% de descuento o más:

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  • Rango de precios [$]: Bastante intuitivo, se puede elejir el rango de precio entre 2 números y solo se mostrarán las cartas entre estos dos valores. Ejemplo: Cartas entre 1 $ -25 $, 50 $ -100 $, etc ...

  • La funcionalidad de comprar dependiendo el BCX aun no la ha implementado el autor, aunque se espera que funcione dentro de poco.

Todo esto es por si mismo muy utl. Pero, lo que hace a esta página web una verdadera JOYA es que te puedes logear a Splinteralert con tu hive keychain pulsando el botón log in en la esquina superior izquierda. Aquí es donde ocurre la magia, puedes comprar cartas directamente desde Splinteralert sin tener que meterte al mercado de Splinterlands. Esto es lo que hace que puedas comprar las cartas más rápido que los demás. ¡Muy útil! Simplemente pulsando la carta que salga en el buscador, te saldra un aviso, pulsas aceptar y voila! La carta es tuya.

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Antes de que os pongais a comprar cartas a destajo, quiero compartir algunas cosas que he aprendido por el camino utilizando Splinteralert:

  • Es bueno acordarse de que el fee del mercado es un 5%, ¿Esto que significa? Que por cada carta que vendas en el mercado, Splinterlands se queda el 5% de DEC. Si vendes una carta por 100DEC, splinterlands se queda 5 DEC. Esto significa que para flipear cartas a muy corto plazo, es mejor centrarse en cartas que tengan ALMENOS un 10% de descuento para asegurarse que uno puede sacar beneficio. Si tu plan es quedarte con la carta porque crees que va a subir de precio, este punto puede que no sea tan importante.
  • Las cartas con mayor descuento son muy dificiles o casi imposibles de comprar. ¿Por qué ocurre esto? Esto se debe al sistema de "bidding" en https://peakmonsters.com/. Si la puja más alta en la web se mayor que el precio de venta, las cartas van automaticamente al que puja. Esto hace muy díficil poder comprar las cartas que se venden a los descuentos más altos. Principalmente, porque peakmonsters hace la transaccion más rapido.
  • Hay muchas ocasiones que las cartas más caras se vende con un discount muy grande. Hay que pensar que el mercado de las cartas caras es muy poco liquido, si se compra una carta cara hay que aceptar el hecho de que uno pueda que no la venda en un tiempo.

El creador de Splinteralert está muy activo en discord y está continuamente pidiendo feedback e implementando nuevas funcionalidades. Hay un link al discord en la página web.

Happy flipping!



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