IIRC, you had to hand him gold "way back when" (certainly, in the way, way back when, when I hoped to do it - but that's another story entirely). I do not doubt the OPs original assertion (that he was able to hand Hasten 325p to complete the quest on live), but I do wonder if that was a result of later changes on live (post "classic era", so to speak).
Regardless, triple checking your facts in EQClassic is always a good habit! As you've said - there's a good deal of conflicting disinformation out there. Caveat emptor.
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