Don't forget pepperspray when visiting the EC tunnel

[Ashimar]

Cause greedy players will try to rape you with prices.
I know enough people bitch about prices being high, but theres
a difference between that and these outrageous prices which
is basically ripping the consumer off.

"WTS"

700k for Cloak Of Rants And Flames
Robe of the isvha for 25k by Argh Matey
Djarn's ring for 17k
Mithril Vambraces for 6k
4k for Crafted Breastplate
Acid etched war sword... the one that procs Ykesha
and can be used by most classes. saw it for a cool 7k
Why any class other than a tank would want a weapon that
procs Ykesha is beyond me.

feel free to add some more or attempt to troll me.

[Aadill]

Merchants sell what they wanna.

[Ashimar]

http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr173/nimdabew/Captain%20Obvious/funny-pictures-captain-obvious-cat.jpg

[Zereh]

I agree, prices are stupid. But then again I just don't bother to participate in the pp hustle that seems to turn so many on.

But I do want to add a lawlz for those who keep trying insist that EVERYONE on the server easily has 100k sitting around so why care that stuff is stupid expensive. They also try to imply that if someone doesn't have that kind of pp, we're somehow playing wrong.

[quellren]

The funny thing about looted equipment is that there's no MSRP, so it's worth whatever someone will pay.

If you think it's too much, just chuckle to yourself and move along. Starting a thread about it is just attention-whoring.

[Tycko]

I agree with OP, and I don't know of a better forum than the RANTS forum for this thread.

Just have to ignore the trolls since they are rampant in this forum.

[Aadill]

Despite my regular comment I do actually agree that those prices you listed seem high. I think part of it is that those prices are expected to be undercut or haggled down, anyway. It's no different than a car dealership in the regard that eventually you might end up paying less than the sticker price but you really haven't phased the salesman or cut into his profits - it just makes you feel good.

See those prices? Haggle em. If they don't budge, laugh your way off into the sunset.

[Aadill]

Despite my regular comment

Despite my original comment*

[Daldolma]

Jade Prod is what confuses me the most. 6 of those enter the server every single day. There aren't that many people on here. In a couple weeks, there will be more prods than players that even want 'em. Yet people still try to squeeze 8k out of them, not realizing they're costing themselves more in the long run as the prices drop.

[Kassel]

The right price is what someone is willing to pay. Shop Smart, Shop S-Mart

[Ihealyou]

We need a jade prod cartel which can limit the supply on the market and keep prices high

[Dantes]

Nope, farm the shit out of those jade prods and drop those prices.

[Autotune]

all i know is, LMFAO whoever tagged Young Foodstamps

[quido]

My problem with these people is that they're resellers and make a conscious effort to hoard items and drive up prices. The same retards you see trying to sell Idols of the Thorned for 15k are buying them from nonhoarders for 12k the instant they find one for sale from a nonhoarder. And it comes down to how patient you are and how much time you are willing to devote to save 2k or 3k or 5k or whatever. It took me over a week (checking EC for a few hours each day) to find an Idol of the Thorned for less than 15k (got it from a guildie for 12) but I guess I was lucky because I wasn't in a hurry to get it; normally I'd just pay the 15k. I happen to know several people who have begrudgingly paid 15k for this item not because they agree with the price but because there was no one else selling them.

If you have a problem with these resellers marking you up 20-30%, boycott them. Unfortunately, there will always be enough people willing to take a sour deal and screw over everyone else.

[Ektar]

the cloak of rants and flames is underpriced if anything.

[Doors]

I mean its a free market so you'll see shit like that. If you really want something though don't be impatient and cave to retarded prices. Just wait it out, eventually you'll find an item for cheaper from someone else. Just takes time.

And lol at the crafted BP 4k. I don't even believe that I bought one for 400 the other week.

[azeth]

Shop Smart, Shop S-Mart

http://i.imgur.com/bJ4Jb.jpg (http://imgur.com/bJ4Jb)

[Dantes]

Just say no. Better yet, say fuck no.

[KilyenaMage]

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And lol at the crafted BP 4k. I don't even believe that I bought one for 400 the other week.

Nope that's accurate.

The same guy (I'm guessing we're talking about the same person here) charges 2-4k for the various class BPs.

Ro Breastplate also costs 4k from him.

[wrxBRAH]

Everything is inflated now. I'll let you guess why and it certainly isnt supply and demand. Theres a market for platinum outside this game and if you dont believe me you can look it up. Selling accounts should've never became a business.

Now everyone is expected to have 100k

[wrxBRAH]

you also forget in classic if someone bought an account they had to hide that because it was illegal to do so.

[wrxBRAH]

Who cares what they want to charge, pay what it's worth.

Pretty sure I saw someone advertising a Crafted BP for 1k not even a week ago.

I asked someone how much they wanted for a Platinum Dragon Totem, they wanted 800. Literally the day before I had seen one for sale at 400. People are always going to be ripping people off and trying to get more than something is worth, it's always been that way.

What we really need is a pricing data like Allakhazam had/has. If we had some sort of check and balance to make sure people weren't just posting 10000000p for a 500p item or 1p over and over to fuck with the price, I think it'd do the server a lot of good.

we do i believe http://auction.goonquest.com/auction?letter=p

It was never illegal to buy the "time invested" which is what and how people got around that.

Of course anyone who sold that time invested could always get the account back, which happened to someone I knew. Never liked the guy and I actually told the guy who stole his char back that I thought the shit was funny. We both had a good laugh about it. And then he hit me with KEI.

Honestly I never remember anyone selling their account openly pre luclin.

[deakolt]

problem with goonquest is that it records what people are advertising, not what things get sold for

[Safon]

Everything is inflated now. I'll let you guess why and it certainly isnt supply and demand. Theres a market for platinum outside this game and if you dont believe me you can look it up. Selling accounts should've never became a business.

Now everyone is expected to have 100k

Wildly inaccurate

[JenJen]

i like when you decline an offer/price and you get a torrent of know-it-all style abuse, even if you were polite. it really makes me think twice and generally i will then buy said item immediately.

[Phallax]

Ive said it before. Items dont drop with pricetags, theyre worth what ever someone will pay for them.

Jeremy, I traded an Idol for Torpor! I think I got the better end of the deal~