The thing that I was taught, was when your Allie is bought, use that $ to buy another ACTIVE Allie. Advertise on WC for an Allie sale, but don't spam. Chances are they won't be bought right away, because when people need allies they simply go to the Allie board or talk to friends/clan mates. With your stats don't buy allies below 1B. It's not really worth it. I've been recently dropping my Allies because they've gone inactive. So I'm on an Allie hunt myself. But the bigger the Allie, the more bonus you'll get and faster to capping your Allie plunder bonus. The best advice is to keep your eyes open on WC, or the Allie board. Active allies will always be the best choice, as they will more often be bought away from you. This isn't a bad thing. If someone wants to buy your Allie, let'em, buy'em back if you got the $ and either have a buying war, or use what money you get to buying one that's within your funds. The Allie board is horrible for having inactive players...but with enough time you can find one that's got good stats and high activity. If you have allies that are inactive, honestly..just drop them. Their worthless. No one wants an inactive Allie unless their stats are already where they want them.
Remember ~~ the really good guides aren't stickied ^_^. Forums are a terrible place to learn how to play... best way to learn how to play is to run away from them!
Best way is to join a good clan though... Stuff like ally trading is usually kept for good clans ^_^.
Sweet, thanks guys for the input! I tried looking for Hav0cs post but couldn't find it anywhere. Can you bump it?
Look for Ally Market Prices on the first page. Great place to look for price where you find growing players. Players who are traded tend to settle at certain price points. Havoc's post lists all those price points.
Note though that prices change over time... And by the way, The return of allies is 101.5% of the original hire price, meaning a 1.5% profit.
one thing i try to do is keep rehiring an ally that is growing very fast. my alt account has an ally that has been making 2-3 upgrades per day and im making huge profits from each rehire. eventually i plan to let go though.