Noob merchants screwed the economy
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EDIT: Yes, I am aware that there are multiple other threads on this issue. However, all of the ones I saw were extremely misinformed, in my opinion. EDIT 2: I am also aware that the Maple Anniversary is part of this inflation. However, I feel that it is unnecessary for the greedy hogs who call themselves merchants to abuse the influx of eager scrollers that much Before you come flame me for this, at least read what I have... The problem is, the new idiots who read a merchanting guides don't KNOW anything about actual merchanting, they only know the basics. Yes, they know "buy low, sell high". However, in actuality, it's much more complicated than that. You see many noobs spamming B>SCROLLS@@@@@@@ in the FM, and when you trade them, they offer outrageously low prices. I have a gut feeling that these are the same noobs with 2-3mil higher than normal prices in their FM stores, too... These new noob merchants are ruining it for the proer merchants who actually know what they're doing, since they're buying out all the scrolls and the scrolls end up sitting there in the shops being unsold. This causes richer people to just buy the scrolls due to impatience for new supply, which in turn, raises the price of things. (You walk up to a store and see a glove attack sold for 10 mil *This is impossible, I know.. Just making my point* This makes you, in turn, feel that you can sell glove attacks for around 10mil, too, and it would be sold. This ends up raising the prices... Before you people start saying that's what merchants do, this is NOT what they do. They don't raise prices again and again. They buy low, and sell at a flat rate. They don't increase the prices of which they sell items. They watch the economy, and keep their prices a bit above average. The noob merchants are the ones selling really high, and causing the economy to skyrocket. Jihadi said: "It's not just "n00b merchants" as you put it. The reason scroll prices are going up so much is mostly due to the death of LPQ and the rise of MTS. It's that simple. Granted, I'm sure some people do take advantage of the market like that, raising prices by buying out supplies, the fact of the matter is, LPQ was a source for a LOT of scrolls. Now almost no one LPQs, much less scrolls coming into circulation. MTS takes out even more scrolls, there's usually like, 40+ pages of overpriced scrolls of any "common" kind, (60% claw, or staff, w/e), that just sit there and rot. Much much less supply, perhaps even more demand, especially with the new Maple items, and people wanting to scroll them. Be glad you're not on Kradia, 20mill + for 30% claw scrolls, like, 8-10 mill for 60%s, 3 mill + 60% spears, it's sick." This person makes a good point, too. However, the "some people" who take advantage of this are the greedy baboons who only care about their personal profit, and not the welfare of others. When I was merchanting, I made it a point to try to buy lower, and sell a tiny bit higher... I never put items for more than 1mil above regular prices in my stores, since I know what it's like to be poor... Replies
My thoughts on The REcent economy Disturbances:1)i agree with newxage, since islie's guide mechanting has been harder due to the incerase in merchanters and many ppl are tampering with prices 2) Any Scrolls relating to the new maple items have increased because of dexless/lukless/strless, 3)There has always been price inflation in ch1fm1 and stuff cause those are the really experienced merchants who spend alot of nx but make alot of mesos overall i think the noob merchants are just making it harder to make mesos and soon everything is gonna be cheap which sucks alot cuz i loved it when 10 atk work glove =120mill
jaiboa said: "well ok when i read this everything is contributing to the problem. did anyone take in the fact about the trade system too?" Yes, I have thought about that. However, the veteran merchant opinions I've seen in threads regarding it have been filled with disdain. I get the feeling that noob merchants and people who are rich and want NX are the only ones who use it...
notw said: "I can understand a little inflation here and there but prices have just jumped too far. The thing is there is nothing you can do about it unless you buy all the scrolls, kill anyone trying to gach and reset the market yourself." If you were to buy all scrolls and then sell them cheap, hoping the prices will stay that way, it wouldn't happen. People would buy the scrolls because they're cheap and just sell them higher.
jarvis18 said: " kazzo like i said be4 this has started since the beginnin of her guide BUT NOW ITS VERY SEVERE be4 i could make like 80mill a week now i cant make 8mill my second option which i've kept if i wuz hacked wuz do glove atk/jane the alchemist quest on 5 acconts for mesos this attack ob noob merchants has forced me to use my second option" I believe you. But one of the possible reasons as to why it's "very severe" now might be cuz of the Maple items. =/ New Video: Anime makes everything so dramatic.
well i want to use it to buy some stuff i need rather than to sell the crap i buy
Your face scares the economy while the noob merchnts spoil it...everythings in order foo'.
Can't forget about the merchanting contest on Nexon's site.
Ya Scrolls increased cuz of what i postedMaple items = more dexless/lukless dexless/lukless = expensive to fund so scrolls = expensive
zael212 said: "Your face scares the economy while the noob merchnts spoil it...everythings in order foo'." Thanks for the free bump?
my warrior is a low dex warrior because now its really hard to fund a dexless warrior
Darkmonkey said: "Can't forget about the merchanting contest on Nexon's site." Wow.. I didn't know about that... I think it's just another scam to benefit Nexon. They take out NX from the transaction as "tax", so the amount of NX circulating becomes less and less... However, that might be the reason for popularity of MTS.
Darkmonkey said: "Can't forget about the merchanting contest on Nexon's site." Oh, that's right! O_o That's probably another semi-big cause too. ...Wow, it does make sense. Whoever merchants on MTS most gets a prize...that may explain the explosion of these newer merchants. New Video: Anime makes everything so dramatic.
I find it ironic that you call them a "noob", when they got you pinned down to every bit of meso that you have. Deal with it
seiously i totally agree with you, they need to remove the merchant guide and let the"noobs" figure it out on they're own way.
JulienL said: " If you were to buy all scrolls and then sell them cheap, hoping the prices will stay that way, it wouldn't happen. People would buy the scrolls because they're cheap and just sell them higher." It was an over exaggeration of the measures you'd have to take. |
