Gold is the currency that was used on the site for ten plus years. People offer in it, because most people are more familiar with it and not everyone has swapped over to using platinum. It's just easier for people visually. For example, I know how much 1t is in gold. However, it takes me a moment or two to translate 100k platinum in my mind.
GC is obtainable via gcash giftcards that can be bought in the cash shop. Since the giftcards are an actual item, you can technically go into the marketplace and buy Gaia Cash. This means you can also trade it with other users.
People do bids all the time ^^ You'll want to go into the Art Auctions forum and make a thread there. It'll definitely give you more bang for your buck too since all the art whales go there for art.
Here's a link to a shop in the art auctions forum.I would definitely recommend reserving posts for your entire first page of your art shop. You might need those posts for something and it makes your thread look cleaner. If you're making an art auction, I'd recommend only reserving three or four posts. You won't need the whole first page.
A bribe shop is for people who aren't sure how to price their art/are too lazy to figure out a set price rate. Customers will come in, look at samples of your art, then offer you the amount that they think your art is worth. Keep in mind, art auctions are where art whales bid. If you make a regular shop, you aren't going to get anything near to where you would by art bidders.
I'd recommend looking through numerous art auctions and art shops. That'll get you a feel for how users buy/sell art here on Gaia. It'll also give you a feel for how much art is going for these days.
If you aren't sure about the trade process for the entire transaction, here's a staff made thread about it. Basically, the customer sends you a trade, but doesn't complete it. Then you send that person a watermarked version of the art. After that, the customer fully accepts the trade. Once that is done, you send them the art without the watermark on it.
If you don't have samples of your art, you can always make a few freebies for people here on Gaia. You can find a lot of willing victims in the art freebies forum. If you stream art, you can usually get some chat company from there too.
I love buying art, so let me know if you make a shop, are willing to take commissions, or have other questions
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