How much to tip for a port?

[Erica]

If you are a new level 10, you should be able to afford 10 plat for a port or you aren't looting mobs and/or selling anything that drops. A stack of bone chips are 10 plat. A high quality bear pelt is like 30 plat which you can get off a level 4 or 5 bear. Basic loot adds up to an ok amount. Caster spells are over priced at lower levels so that might be the only excuse. Once you hit 20, you should easily be able to afford 25 plat. Mid 30s you can probably already afford 50 plat.

If the person porting is actively looking to port people and you run to them, then I think 50 plat is fine even at level 60.

If the person is actively porting and has to go out a little out of their way to get to you, or run somewhere not too far for an EJ, then you should tip 100.

If the person is currently not porting, you should double whatever price you fall under. If you make them go really far, triple it. Don't send a porter a tell who is in EC to come pick you up in CoM or Sebilis and then hand them 20 plat.

Finally, if the person porting has to go out of their way at all you can always tell them how much you are going to donate first. Maybe you just happen to not have much on you, or are legitimately broke rather than a cheapo.

If the person wanted me to pick them up in CoM and said right away they can only give me 20 plat... if I was not doing anything I might be nice and go port them for it. But the amount I get wouldn't annoy me when I got there since I knew ahead of time.