Bulk vs automated

[Nukkxx]

Several questions about sales...

From the manual:
"If you turn off your “auto-sell surplus” on a product, and instead sell a bulk amount every few weeks, this will NOT be factored into your budgetary calculations."

How do I turn it off/on ? It it by preventing the Minister to act on the product ? Or by putting the automated sales/purchase slider to zero ? Or something else ?
What happend if both 'bulk' and 'automated' sliders are activated (ie. not on zero) ?

Why are the Bulk sliders pink ?

How do I know that a bulk sale has occured and how long should I wait after activating the slider ? What is the price i fix is too low (or too high)? How do I know the market price to know how much i should accept to pay ?

Yes I know, so many questions ... I'm a real pain :-(

[GIJoe597]

Turn off Auto mated sales in;

Production > Choose an Industry > Exports tab
Right panel of Exports tab, top portion > Automated Sales. It is slider controlled. Zero means no surplus is sold.

If Bulk and Automated are activated, you sell both ways.

Not sure what you mean by sliders are pink.. They are not pink in my game.

You will know the bulk sale has occured when you see an increase in your treasury and your stock of that item is down by the amount you sold in bulk.

You can see the World Market price on any commodity panel left side, bottom. It also shows your Production Cost.

Generally you only sell in bulk when you are looking for a large infux of cash and have a commodity with a large surplus. The thinking is; I have 1 million extra Consumer Goods and my treasury is low. They are selling on world market for $500 each. I can move a large amount if I sell in Bulk for $400 each. Sure, you may take a loss, if your Production Cost is more than $400, but that large influx into your treasury can tide you over in a pinch.

[Nukkxx]

Pink sliders (Bulk)
http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/94973556571200882/5DA677932340340087834436DEEE168C3EBE4C2A/

[GIJoe597]

You do not have enough money to buy that many in Bulk. In the pic you are asking to purchase 2,980,000 units which would cost you $102,288M, your treasuary only has $10M.

[Nukkxx]

Yes I know but it stays pink even if i lower the amount of the order... (and i waited one full day to pass before taking the screeshot)
http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/94973556571418674/AF7337E0510889E7FBC2A31A1C858B21E782BFEF/

[GIJoe597]

Oh, apologies, it is about 5am here and I have not been to bed yet. We started off typing about Bulk Sales. Those sliders are not pink. The picture shows Bulk Purchases, the color is to indicate a cost. A visual aid to ensure you know you are on Purchase and not Sale.

I really should get to bed if my thinking is that far off..

[Nukkxx]

Ahhhh ! OK then ! Yes it's a good way to differentiate them ! Cool.
And have a sweet night ! :-)))