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DearthofWeal · 05-11-2005, 08:46 PM

Nefarien wrote:Its not that they are stupid it's because they are not greedy. If I find a spell I can't use I'll check what the merchant will give me for it and price it about 5 silver higher. I'm not greedy or I'll check the going price on the market and see what most are pricing it. If it doesnt sell then I lower it some. Exactly salerene, see what you're doing is not what I'm talking about... There will be a spell that sells to the NPC merchant for 2G, 66s....at the BROKER, there will be a 5-10 copies of it for sale for 3G. There will also be 3-4 for sale for 2G. Maybe you can say they're generous because they're selling it to the player base for less than the NPC merchant will give them. I say that's wrong... I say they've had the spell for sale for SO long without a buyer, and they've kept lowering the price. They've forgotten what the NPC merchant pays for it. I haven't forgotten. They get my 2G, they're happy, I get a nice little profit to pay for that evening's repairs, food, or thrown weapons. I fail to see how what I'm doing is "hurting anyone's fun". In fact, I fail to see how it's greedy at all. GREEDY is the Provisioner Police on AB, who will actively berate, /tell hell, and talk badly about you to customers if you price your goods below what THEY think they should sell for. THAT is greed.

Correctomundo there! I made 35gp on those Ruby Studded Wristguards because people in Longshadow/Big Bend? would get a different price at the merchant than the people in Stonestair or people would go in and continually undercut. I learned quickly it sold for 3g and some silver and snatched up every single one that could turn me a profit. It's what I did in the mornings before I had to go to work. Also did this with a few other items/adepts. It's just smart business. And on Crushbone we have the provisioner police too...

05-11-2005, 08:46 PM	#13
DearthofWeal Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 36	Nefarien wrote:Its not that they are stupid it's because they are not greedy. If I find a spell I can't use I'll check what the merchant will give me for it and price it about 5 silver higher. I'm not greedy or I'll check the going price on the market and see what most are pricing it. If it doesnt sell then I lower it some. Exactly salerene, see what you're doing is not what I'm talking about... There will be a spell that sells to the NPC merchant for 2G, 66s....at the BROKER, there will be a 5-10 copies of it for sale for 3G. There will also be 3-4 for sale for 2G. Maybe you can say they're generous because they're selling it to the player base for less than the NPC merchant will give them. I say that's wrong... I say they've had the spell for sale for SO long without a buyer, and they've kept lowering the price. They've forgotten what the NPC merchant pays for it. I haven't forgotten. They get my 2G, they're happy, I get a nice little profit to pay for that evening's repairs, food, or thrown weapons. I fail to see how what I'm doing is "hurting anyone's fun". In fact, I fail to see how it's greedy at all. GREEDY is the Provisioner Police on AB, who will actively berate, /tell hell, and talk badly about you to customers if you price your goods below what THEY think they should sell for. THAT is greed. Correctomundo there! I made 35gp on those Ruby Studded Wristguards because people in Longshadow/Big Bend? would get a different price at the merchant than the people in Stonestair or people would go in and continually undercut. I learned quickly it sold for 3g and some silver and snatched up every single one that could turn me a profit. It's what I did in the mornings before I had to go to work. Also did this with a few other items/adepts. It's just smart business. And on Crushbone we have the provisioner police too...