What to do With All of My Golds?

MasterThrawn

MasterThrawn

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Gryffindor

I have many, many golds that I just cannot bring myself to get rid of. The reason being it is too much of a pain to try and sell in game, Guru takes too long, and often no one replies. I mean they are not all perfect, but many are VERY good. I can't being myself to merch them, but now what? Do I give them away, maybe I'll just give everything to guildies. Whatever - they are taking up all of my inventory space. That and all the Greens I have leftover from SF. Anyone else have a suggestion for this? I have 6 chars (one of them is a mule), and all of them are out of room.

GloryFox

GloryFox

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

Good ol' USA, where everyone else wants to be

Now Plays World of Warcraft on Whisperwind

RUMOR has it that in NightFall you can choose your salvage option when you salvage for a weapon Mod. I would hold your gold’s until Nightfall release and see if you can salvage those mods that might want. Hopfuly we will get some clairification on some RUMORs that are surfaceing soon.

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

I had the same problem. Here's what I did.

I sorted out all of the weapons I wanted to sell by profession, then I had a sale! I went to Ascalon City and started out with my extra monk weapons. My first in-game ad went like this : "MONK WEAPONS SALE - All max damage gold or green weapons, many nice mods! You're choice, 3k each! (that was about the average of what they were worth) I sold 6 of them in the space of 10 minutes. Then I went on to ele weapons, All the while keeping an eye for "WTB" spam for other items I had available. It worked so much quicker for me than trying to run multiple posts for different items.

This does help if you're not worried about getting as much as you can for something, espcially with the not-so-in-demand weapons.

MasterThrawn

MasterThrawn

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Gryffindor

Hmm - both of these are good suggestions. I guess I will wait to see what Nightfall has - but 3K would be a respectable price. I mean - as of right now I'm not too worried about gold. But if I need to buy more 15K armor... thanks for the tips!

Electric Sky

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2006

i basically did what kook suggested

Jetdoc

Jetdoc

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]

D/A

It's quite simple...

1. Anything that is really "perfect" - i.e. has a 15% damage modifier or has two perfect dual-modifiers (for shields and caster items) is worth selling either on the auction site or in game.

2. Anything that is "less than perfect" is either (1) trader material or (2) if you can't seem to do that, simply hold a massive clearance sale on the sell forum on this site. Everything has a b/o (buyout) of 2K, which should result in an immediate sale. Anything leftover after that is merchant material.

Green items should fall into #2 above - but I would simply discount them at HALF the Price Check forum thread price. They'll get snatched up in a hurry at that rate.

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

i use to just give them away even the odd 15% which wouldnt sell..problem is even giving them away takes time cause not everyone likes handouts

leprekan

leprekan

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

Posers and Wannabes [nubs]

W/E

Next time you are in a FOW pug just randomly drop items ... there is always one scavenger in a pug.

KingKryton

KingKryton

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

New Zealand

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by GloryFox
RUMOR has it that in NightFall you can choose your salvage option when you salvage for a weapon Mod. I would hold your gold’s until Nightfall release and see if you can salvage those mods that might want. Hopfuly we will get some clairification on some RUMORs that are surfaceing soon.
wish i had that yesterday when i brought a unid gold sword for 5k that was 20/20 sundering but instead got a +5 armour pommel

Knightsaber Sith

Knightsaber Sith

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2006

Few Fallen Heroes [FFH]

W/E

Sell to the Merchant!

Jas D

Jas D

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

Oklahoma, USA

None

I put the merchant's children through college. He'll take anything, trust me. He won't mind.

tomcruisejr

tomcruisejr

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2005

give them to me. forum pm me so we can set the date and time.

Christoffer

Christoffer

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2006

Centralia, Washington

Angelz of Destruction

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by GloryFox
RUMOR has it that in NightFall you can choose your salvage option when you salvage for a weapon Mod. I would hold your gold’s until Nightfall release and see if you can salvage those mods that might want. Hopfuly we will get some clairification on some RUMORs that are surfaceing soon.
Yeah, I don't see that happening.. if you can salvage certain mods off of items.. then the price of those items will drop down because people are going to only salvage the high end mods.. that is why its all random... so that rumor is false.

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

hehe WTS 20/20 sundering 5k!!!

Phaern Majes

Phaern Majes

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2005

Anywhere but up

The Panserbjorne [ROAR]

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jas D
I put the merchant's children through college. He'll take anything, trust me. He won't mind.
Except he's giving you the gold, not the other way around. His college fund for his children must be running low

Riken Chrono

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

around the corner and up the block

Hero

no dont igve to tomcruisejr

gib to me m 1337er

Age

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

I'll take few off your hand pm me to.

007 Error

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

[FFS]

Mo/

I might be interested in buying some monk gear if you have any and decide to sell the stuff anyway.

PM me in-game (or here) if you're interested.

Kidney Licker

Kidney Licker

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Europe Server

I'm pretty much in the same boat, with highest req shields but +30 health and/or almost perfect dual stats. I should merch them, but I want to wait to see what trade improvements might occur.

Has there been any word on any upcoming trade improvements? The forums seem to have gotten quiet on trade and storage improvements and I wonder if everyone hasn't just given up and its one of those things that has been swept under the carpet.

xiao1985

xiao1985

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

sigh... selling can be such a pain... i simply start a new char of that prof and then just start use the weapon...

Alleji

Alleji

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

1. Auction anything with a perfect inherent mod, i.e. 15^50, 15/always, etc. But keep in mind that 15 isn't the magical number and nobody needs a 15 while enchanted flatbow. Be reasonable

2. Salvage anything with a perfect salvageable mod, or close to perfect that might hold some value: 29HP sword pommel is tradeable, so is 19% staff wrap of enchanting, but a 19% bow grip of enchanting and 29HP hammer mod are merchant material.

3. Merch the rest.

majoho

majoho

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2006

Denmark

I know the feeling 8 of my 17 chars are mules, LOL!

Tetris L

Tetris L

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Germany

Servants of Fortuna

Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterThrawn
it is too much of a pain to try and sell in game, Guru takes too long, and often no one replies.
Has it occured to you that maybe your S/O prices are too high (both ingame and on GWG auctions)? 95% of the auctions I see ending with 0 bids are asking for ridiculous starting offers.

P!zz@

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2006

[QUOTE=Alleji]1. Auction anything with a perfect inherent mod, i.e. 15^50, 15/always, etc. But keep in mind that 15 isn't the magical number and nobody needs a 15 while enchanted flatbow. Be reasonable

[QUOTE] Actually, that bow is perfect for Vig Spirit Barragers, JI Barragers and Conjure Flame Barragers.

I usually show my golds to guildies and sell em for 5k or something.

Prospero

Prospero

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2005

Between keyboard and chair

KoTR

Hmmm.... I like to hold races to our Guild Hall in Alliance chat. I'll drop a message like 'Free X type weapon to the first X type class character to appear in our Guild Hall' Heck, I even give away unwanted Stonereapers and other extra Greens.

Nexium

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

Go to ascalon and hand them out to beginners??

Brustow

Brustow

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2006

Beer me!

Hey Look Over There [gAnK]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nexium
Go to ascalon and hand them out to beginners??
That's what I was thinking. I have done a bit of that in the past.

Or you can sell them for really cheap. If you try and sell stuff that's cheap (highlight the price in your message) then selling isn't as painful.

Trvth Jvstice

Trvth Jvstice

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

HALE

W/

I give the golds I don't or won't use to my guildies and allies and they've returned the favor. (As you sew, so shall you reap)

milias

milias

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Nov 2005

Defected back to America

Me/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterThrawn
I have many, many golds that I just cannot bring myself to get rid of. The reason being it is too much of a pain to try and sell in game, Guru takes too long, and often no one replies. I mean they are not all perfect, but many are VERY good. I can't being myself to merch them, but now what? Do I give them away, maybe I'll just give everything to guildies. Whatever - they are taking up all of my inventory space. That and all the Greens I have leftover from SF. Anyone else have a suggestion for this? I have 6 chars (one of them is a mule), and all of them are out of room.
Merchant is your best friend, bro

Perfect items still sell, but it's becoming increasingly difficult to sell non-perfect items. For those kinds of items, it's actually better to sell them to the merchant than spending an hour shouting in Drok's or LA to squeeze out a few k.

MasterThrawn

MasterThrawn

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Gryffindor

He - thanks for all the replies. I think I will hold some kind of clearance sale or something. I will also be giving away some - better than getting a couple hundred gold from the merchant - hopefully someone can use them. I know I would have killed for some of these when I was starting out...

Chris Blackstar

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2005

United States

I see how others do it, sales and such, but I am too lazy for that, I just merched all my unwanted golds and other items, if it was ag nice skin I might have kept it, but most of mine were basic skined golds, only worth the money they represent, not to mention some pericus items are worth more then gold ones.

ump

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

Unless you're pressed for gold or for space, if you don't want the hassle of selling them, wait for the auction hall feature to get implemented. I have only a few real good, but not near perfect golds that I think I someone would buy, but I don't really want to be bothered selling them, so I'm waiting for now (and possibly a long time).

tomcruisejr

tomcruisejr

Banned

Join Date: Apr 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by milias
Merchant is your best friend, bro
dont listen to him. tomcruisejr is your best friend. every gold you give, i give back this..

<3 <3 <3

Sir Skullcrasher

Sir Skullcrasher

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

15 over 50 [Rare]

W/Mo

Give them out for free? I wouldn't mind getting some to help out my characters.

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

I've done the free giveaway thing, too. With a twist.

I did a "Name that Mini-pet" game in Ascalon City or Shing Jea. Simply stated, the first person to guess which mini-pet I had in my inventory would win a weapon that went with their profession. Switch towns and/or character and repeat!

MMSDome

MMSDome

Raged Out

Join Date: Sep 2005

If you are bored and have nothing else to do, help noobs in Ascalon Missions and if you think someone really needs it and will use it give it to them.

Jas D

Jas D

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

Oklahoma, USA

None

Quote:
Originally Posted by Phaern Majes
Except he's giving you the gold, not the other way around. His college fund for his children must be running low
Not exactly true. Shhhh..

eternal pho

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

The Licious Fame Farmers {TLG}

W/E

Sell for uber cheap. ^^

PtiteDiablesse

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2005

Xen of Sigils [XoO]

R/Mo

Frankly, unless I know I can realistically get 10-15K on an item within, say, a half hour then I'll keep it and sell it in town. Otherwise, I'll just either unload it for 1-2K or merchant it. It may seem odd to eat a 10K loss on an item, but it boils down to time and whether spending my time selling an item is going to be more cost-beneficial or whether I should just merchant (or sell it waay underpriced) and use that time to farm. If I can farm 20K an hour, and spend an hour to sell a 10K item... I haven't made 10K, I've actually lost 10K.

Usually, what I'll do is go into town when I'm sick of farming and just unload all the crap I've picked up at prices well under what the items are worth. This ensures I get it out of my inventory quickly.

actionjack

actionjack

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Kali

W/E

Buy another character account for 2nd mule.... than cross your finger to wait for A.net to come out with a Auction house soon...