game economy

[Molitoth]

Last week when I was trying to buy an FBSS, there was one being auctioned for 17k. This was the only one I saw sitting in EC tunnel for 2 days.

Eventually I bought it.

Last night while trying to sell my FBSS.... there was 3 others for sale at the exact same time. Thus I had to lower my price to 14k because I did not have the patience to hold out. (I needed cash because I was broke)


It's really quite simple how this works.

The more of them to hit the market, the cheaper they get.

You could wait again until next week, and the price could jump back up to 17k... it all just depends on how many are available at the time.

[Humerox]

There's one very important factor people are forgetting.

Resellers.

There are quite a number of resellers in EC, and they essentially control the market. They have the cash to scoop up hi-end items and hold them. There are a lot of ways to play the market, especially with a limited supply of higher valued items, and a few players with a large amount of of plat.

That's not going to change anytime soon...especially with more and more players reaching 50 and twinking out. That generally is one of the largest driving factors for big price increases in particular items...that can be seen just in this thread, it's not rocket science.

The people that lose are the poor souls that are just finding the server. It was the same way on live, people just don't seem to remember. Hell, I remember player trader guilds that would corner the market on whatever they wanted to. The only thing that can be done to alleviate some of this particular problem is to increase drop rate significantly...but that raises just as much of a problem for the server as this does.

On the other hand, when Kunark comes out, it will be much more difficult to corner and control the market. Not impossible, just a lot more difficult.

[Enderenter]

Originally Posted by Humerox [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

There's one very important factor people are forgetting.

Resellers.

There are quite a number of resellers in EC, and they essentially control the market. They have the cash to scoop up hi-end items and hold them. There are a lot of ways to play the market, especially with a limited supply of higher valued items, and a few players with a large amount of of plat.

That's not going to change anytime soon...especially with more and more players reaching 50 and twinking out. That generally is one of the largest driving factors for big price increases in particular items...that can be seen just in this thread, it's not rocket science.

The people that lose are the poor souls that are just finding the server. It was the same way on live, people just don't seem to remember. Hell, I remember player trader guilds that would corner the market on whatever they wanted to. The only thing that can be done to alleviate some of this particular problem is to increase drop rate significantly...but that raises just as much of a problem for the server as this does.

On the other hand, when Kunark comes out, it will be much more difficult to corner and control the market. Not impossible, just a lot more difficult.

I've never had a problem, either here or on live, buying an item for the price I am willing to pay, nor have I had a problem selling it for at least that amount. I think ultimately if you are willing to take your time in finding the price you want to pay (and aren't a lowballer) you will find it. And it really doesn't take that long.