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# Market & Selling

The Market is the core economic system of Ponsians.\
This is where you convert mined resources into Points, and Points into $PONX rewards from the current pool window.

Understanding how Sell windows work is essential if you want to maximize your earnings.

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### **How the Market Works**

The Market operates in 2-hour windows inside a 12-hour pool cycle.

During an active window:

* Players submit resources via Sell
* Resources convert into Points
* All players compete within the same window
* At the end of the window, the pool is distributed proportionally

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Each window has its own separate reward calculation.

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### **Sell Tab**

The Sell tab shows:

* Current window pool size
* Time remaining until window closes
* Total points submitted in this window
* Your personal points in this window
* Resource-to-points conversion rates:
  * Gold = 8 Points
  * Silver = 3 Points
  * Bronze = 1 Point

To sell:

1. Enter the amount of Gold, Silver, and/or Bronze.
2. Click Sell.
3. Resources are removed from your backpack.
4. Points are added to the current window.

Points cannot be withdrawn — they only determine your share of the pool.

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### **Window Competition**

Every 2-hour window works like a competition:

* All players submit Points.
* When the window closes, the system calculates:

  ```
  Price per Point = Window Pool ÷ Total Points in Window
  ```
* Each player receives:

  ```
  Your Reward = Your Points × Price per Point
  ```

However, there is a protection cap:

> **A single player cannot receive more than 20% of the window pool.**

If your calculated reward exceeds 20%, it will be capped.

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### **Timing Rules**

Important timing details:

* Market operates in UTC (server time).
* Each 12-hour cycle starts at:
  * 07:00 UTC
  * 19:00 UTC
* The first 10 minutes of each cycle:
  * Market is closed
* Sell is disabled
* Pool maintenance happens
* After that, 6 consecutive 2-hour windows begin.

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### **After the Window Closes**

When a window ends:

1. The system calculates rewards.
2. Your $PONX is credited to Reserved $PONX.
3. After processing, it moves to your Balance.
4. You can later withdraw it via Claim (subject to limits).

Unclaimed or undistributed pool portions remain in the system according to current mechanics.