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Is this a good idea?
  Yes! ^.^
  Maybe... O.o
  No! :X
  I don't care: I just want gold. ^.^
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FiraGummi rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3, 5, 4, 2, 2, 5 Total: 21 (6-36)

FiraGummi

PostPosted: Sun May 06, 2007 12:05 pm


Can I have it...? *.*
FiraGummi rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1 Total: 12 (6-36)
PostPosted: Sun May 06, 2007 12:07 pm


*rolls dice*

FiraGummi

FiraGummi rolled 6 6-sided dice: 2, 6, 6, 1, 5, 3 Total: 23 (6-36)

FiraGummi

PostPosted: Tue May 08, 2007 3:22 pm


Helloooooo...? O.o
Twiganut rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1, 2, 4, 4, 5, 4 Total: 20 (6-36)
PostPosted: Wed May 09, 2007 4:25 pm


Oh ... heh heh ^.^" ... sorry ... ive been away recently ... were planing a BIG party for another one of my guilds ... 6-month aniversary .... as for the MC ... if i dont like both items ... its going on the MP or its gonna be a prize ...sorry

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FiraGummi rolled 6 6-sided dice: 5, 4, 2, 5, 2, 5 Total: 23 (6-36)

FiraGummi

PostPosted: Thu May 10, 2007 2:10 pm


Aw poo. =( Ah well, Mokona Hats are better. ^.^
FiraGummi rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6, 2, 5, 3, 6, 5 Total: 27 (6-36)
PostPosted: Thu May 10, 2007 2:14 pm


Mokona Hats rule. >:3

FiraGummi


shadoweatsmysoul

PostPosted: Fri May 11, 2007 12:32 pm


gold gold gold gold
FiraGummi rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1, 2, 3, 5, 2, 2 Total: 15 (6-36)
PostPosted: Fri May 11, 2007 7:29 pm


*rolls dice*

FiraGummi

FiraGummi rolled 6 6-sided dice: 2, 3, 2, 2, 6, 1 Total: 16 (6-36)

FiraGummi

PostPosted: Fri May 11, 2007 7:30 pm


*pokes dice*
PostPosted: Sat May 12, 2007 9:10 am


Silent Comet
I have to disagree.

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For a quester, wouldn't it also be frustrating to know that the item you quested for and just purchased at X price had suddenly gone down in value?

Live with it. Questers dream of the day when they happen to come across a good deal in the MP for what they are questing. Back when I got my coco (aaages ago when newbs could actually afford it) I scoured the marketplace a couple times a day, hoping that someone would happen to make a mistake in the price when they put it up, or were just feeling nice that day. It's the same in real life. Say you make a big purchase then it goes on sale a week or two later. You're upset, but you live with it. No one can tell the future, you can guess at it and act accordingly, but you just have to live with what it gives you.

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There will be a sudden jump in the angelbow's price, but after that the price will remain at the union price for longer, allowing questers to have a non-moving target to aim for. Still think it's bad?

Yes. When I was questing, I didn't care if the target moved, I just prayed that it would move down.

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What we need to keep both buyers and sellers happy is a constant price!

No it doesn't. It just sets things in that Bleh area that happens to fall in the middle. It won't make the rest of the angelbow sellers happy because as time goes on, the demand will rise, but you will force them to keep their prices down. And who's to say when and how much you change the price? Too high, too low, someone is bound to be upset. And this won't keep the buyers happy because it'll force them to compete with you for snatching up the cheap ones when they come on the market.

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People have bought these things really cheap. Say someone has a hoard of 100, that they release when you AI them. The market for Angelbows would crash, and you'd lose lots of money.

No one has addressed this point yet. It's a valid one. I saw it happen with BTK's a while back.

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t needs atleast SOME regulation ... and its perfectly fair to make unions like this, it helps raise demande .. plus if we keep the price stable than it wont go UP either ( ie no 8 mil items)

You must live outside the US. Around here we call them monopolies. And no, it's not fair for a bunch of rich people to get together and decide to raise the demand for everyone else.

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Say this Union actually goes somewhere, and keeps the price stable at 30k.
What if the Union runs out?
Are you going to buy the more expensive ones, to sell at a loss?
I doubt that.
All you're doing is promoting inflation.

Valid point.
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he has a point ... but if the common price is 30k then who would sell it for 40k or 50k ... noody would but them ... unless your a complete n00b ... we trying to keep it from plummeting!

Except you're completely wrong. Have you ever been to the marketplace? People do set things out at above the average price. Look up absolutely anything in there and you'll see it.

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excuse mee ... i think i understand economics i little better than you think, esp. since im taking business ...

Quit being petulant. No one cares what classes you are taking, this is Gaia.


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I'll have to give you that ... in the long run it isnt gonna work ... but were atleast goona try and control the price even its for a little bit

Then what on earth is the point?! Prices stabilize on their own in the short term, save a bit of fluctuation. You said the problem was keeping the prices from inflating. This is a long term effect, and this union cannot 'fix' that.


I know it's a long post, I'm an EDer at heart, but I whole-heartedly disagree with this idea.

Finally someone who agrees with me =D

LemonWarlord


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PostPosted: Sat May 12, 2007 4:31 pm


LyallAurion
Mokona Hats rule. >:3


AWE MOKONA ... MOKONA KAWAII ... I heart TSUBASA mrgreen
Twiganut rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6, 6, 5, 6, 3, 5 Total: 31 (6-36)
PostPosted: Sat May 12, 2007 4:32 pm


*pokes dice* ... ARGH i keep forgetting to roll!

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Twiganut rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6, 1, 5, 5, 2, 4 Total: 23 (6-36)

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PostPosted: Sat May 12, 2007 4:34 pm


*blink blink* .. HEY a 31 ... SOO CLOSE!
PostPosted: Sun May 13, 2007 3:02 pm


Although I'm a bit low on golds, thanks to uncutters ruining EVERY friggin attempt at market manipulation I've made so far. I'm all for this idea.

Working together to keep an item at a certain price is profitable for all people involved. And its not like were trying to raise the price to some ridiculous amount. The bow normally sells for around 27-29k anyway, I don't see anything wrong with trying to keep it at just a slightly higher price.

Although I can't offer much help at the moment until I start moving all my sealed envelopes, I'll at least try and help if anyone is actually still interested in attempting this goal.

so yeah, feel free to list me as somone who supports this idea. I'd love to be part of something where we can at least try to corner the market on something.

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Twiganut rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1, 4, 6, 4, 5, 2 Total: 22 (6-36)

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PostPosted: Sun May 13, 2007 7:33 pm


*chews dice*
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