Did you ever identify the white items?
VinnyRidira
If you have or have not do you know that you get more money for them. At a cost of 4 or 5 per id, you can make more money on the high 50+ drops.
beanerman_99
I don't understand what you are saying. ID'ing white items? You cannot ID whites. they are not rare or anything.
moko
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Originally Posted by beanerman_99
I don't understand what you are saying. ID'ing white items? You cannot ID whites. they are not rare or anything.
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if you id them, you will ID their price for the merch only, but still get a bit more out of it.
Divinus Stella
I do sometimes, it gets boring and takes a while if you have a full inventory.
Neo Nugget
Yes i've done it a few times. Not very often though.
Fender
I do it all the time. For the cost of 4g, most items jump 20g or more at the trader. Some as high as 50 or 60g more. Of course, once in a while something is only worth 2 or 3g more, but the average is probably above 20g, in my experience.
Gareth G
Of course you can ID white items. It will often increase the value by 10+ g. I've seen the increases get larger and larger the further I get into the game. Seems pretty random though. Sometimes it only raises it by 1 or 2. But I still ID all whites because I need all the gold I can get.
at 1 second per ID for say an average of 20 white items per merchant visit thats 20 seconds. It is a terrible time drain but I guess its worth it to me to spend all that time for an extra ~200 g.
at 1 second per ID for say an average of 20 white items per merchant visit thats 20 seconds. It is a terrible time drain but I guess its worth it to me to spend all that time for an extra ~200 g.
Star Gazer
well, dont waste your time ID'ing stuff on the lower level areas, as you might only get a 1g or 2g jump in price. but the higher end areas (Vabbi, FoW, UW, RoT, etc) you will get AWESOME gains in prices. What I usually do, is open up the merch sale tab, look at how much the item is worth, ID it, and see the price difference from the start 
dmndidjit
As Star Gazer said the jump in price goes up as you get to "higher" level areas, but you can still get shafted with the +1g id increase from stuff in the DOA.
A good rule of thumb is to start identifying after you get off the Noob Islands in Factions and Nightfall. In Prophecies wait until you get to the Northern Shiverpeaks. Unless you hit an incredibly bad streak, after deducting the cost of a normal ID, you will end up with more gold than selling them unidentified to the merchant.
A good rule of thumb is to start identifying after you get off the Noob Islands in Factions and Nightfall. In Prophecies wait until you get to the Northern Shiverpeaks. Unless you hit an incredibly bad streak, after deducting the cost of a normal ID, you will end up with more gold than selling them unidentified to the merchant.
prism2525
I generally always ID white stuff (or just don't collect it to save storage space.)
As the others said, you get awesome jumps in prices even for white stuff.
I used to do this all the time when I farmed vermin in cantha. 1-2k per run this way is not uncommon.
As the others said, you get awesome jumps in prices even for white stuff.
I used to do this all the time when I farmed vermin in cantha. 1-2k per run this way is not uncommon.
Kcp
< never even picks up white items to Id. Slows down your runs.
I rarely even grab purples unless it's a nice skin that can be modded to my req's.
I rarely even grab purples unless it's a nice skin that can be modded to my req's.
Levi Garett
Time is money for me. I'd rather not waste my time ID'ing to get the extra 200-300gp from a full inventory of loot. In the amount of time that it takes to ID all the whites I can be 1/4 of the way into my next farm run depending on what I'm doing.
ID whites, however, does increase the value of white items by 10-20gp on average.
ID whites, however, does increase the value of white items by 10-20gp on average.
Mr. G
I ID everything...a bad habit i suppose. Kits are cheap, its worth it (even for low level stuff)
CyberMesh0
Takes me about a minute for a full inventory. I only bother with high-end areas, but it rewards me with at least 600g more per inventory, minimum, if I identify the whites as well.
Alleji
Random fact: If you ID a sigil, it will show a merch price between 1001 and 1999 gold. (This has no effect on how much the trader will pay for it, though)
beanerman_99
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Originally Posted by Mokone
yes you can. just shows that you obviously never ID'd one.
if you id them, you will ID their price for the merch only, but still get a bit more out of it. |
Sohgin
Actually it does sort of. For sigils and runes the price that it identifies to will be the price that the trader gives you for it if that price is larger than the normal minimum price.
i.e. if for some reason the trader started giving less than 1000g for a sigil and you id it to show 1250g then he will give you 1250g.
i.e. if for some reason the trader started giving less than 1000g for a sigil and you id it to show 1250g then he will give you 1250g.
lucifer_uk
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Originally Posted by beanerman_99
Well shut my mouth and call me silly, I had zero idea that you could ID them.
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Dougal Kronik
If I pick up any whites, I always ID them for the gold gain.
Racthoh
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Originally Posted by LeviGarrett
Time is money for me. I'd rather not waste my time ID'ing to get the extra 200-300gp from a full inventory of loot. In the amount of time that it takes to ID all the whites I can be 1/4 of the way into my next farm run depending on what I'm doing.
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Hobbs
Hmm...never knew they increased in value if you IDed them just thought it showed you the price the merchant would pay. Thanks for telling me this information, might make my Famine/105 foundry runs more profitable than they already are
Tazaki
Its an old trick, some times its not worth it and at others it is. Its all conditional whether I do id them or not.
Bryant Again
Well this is news...
MirkoTeran
I always ID them if they are worth over 50g before ID-ing. Gold is gold. But I usually do it while running to my next stop.
Blackest Rose
Yes I do identify white items but only if they're near max stats.
Also armor if near salvage 39/40.
I find I don't salvage armor much nowadays so I just sell it off....
Also armor if near salvage 39/40.
I find I don't salvage armor much nowadays so I just sell it off....
lyra_song
*yawn*
I had a bag of white items costing 40-50 gold each.
After IDing...they averaged to 70-80 gold.
i think its well worth it.
I had a bag of white items costing 40-50 gold each.
After IDing...they averaged to 70-80 gold.
i think its well worth it.
Selket
I'm too lazy
PS lyra change your profession to e/mo lolololol
PS lyra change your profession to e/mo lolololol
wilq
I used to when I was poor.
Milennin
Used to do it before I found good farming builds to get rich quickly. Too lazy to ID the Whites for just a few gp more.XD
Lothlorian Sassun
If you are into making more gold then ID All your White Items from High End Areas. When I Farm a High End Area I make sure my inventory is empty except for the weapons I am using. PICK UP ALL DROPS and when in town ID EVERYTHING! A White Item can go from 50g to 100g and this is well worth the cost to ID the Item. ID KITS FTW.
floppinghog
its old news, i've been doing it for 2 years basically now. its only worth it picking up whites to fill your inventory before you warp away but blues are the best little guys to ID, you can get precious and all that.
don't forget the whites are sometimes worth salvaging instead of IDing for just gold.
don't forget the whites are sometimes worth salvaging instead of IDing for just gold.
XvArchonvX
I IDed whites for a while, but I hardly even identify most of my blues now, lol. I think Levi said it best when he said that time is money.
ChyldeOfTheLotus
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Originally Posted by Lothlorian Sassun
If you are into making more gold then ID All your White Items from High End Areas. When I Farm a High End Area I make sure my inventory is empty except for the weapons I am using. PICK UP ALL DROPS and when in town ID EVERYTHING! A White Item can go from 50g to 100g and this is well worth the cost to ID the Item. ID KITS FTW.
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Enix
Near max items from high levels often increase around 20-40 gold. In my experience, NF items dont increase nearly as much as Proph or Factions items.
As a general rule -
*ID armors level 38 or above
*Weapons no lower than 1 off max (i.e. 11-21 for swords)
*Shields 15 and above
*Anything with a price higher than 54 gold standard merchant price, but NO lower than 45
Hope this helps you poor kids. :P
As a general rule -
*ID armors level 38 or above
*Weapons no lower than 1 off max (i.e. 11-21 for swords)
*Shields 15 and above
*Anything with a price higher than 54 gold standard merchant price, but NO lower than 45
Hope this helps you poor kids. :P
Psuedo Halgoen
I've found that if I ID the items that I want to salvage, ie holy rod's etc, that I have a better chance of getting the steel that I want, rather than the iron that I don't want.
Try it
Try it
Gli
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Originally Posted by Racthoh
Sometimes the trader is a while away, something to do while you're running around the outpost.
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I sometimes do that: click Xunlai agent, open inventory, start rapid-firing the ID kit while I walk, click merchant, rapid-fire some more until the sales window pops open. Takes no more time than a regular walk and adds a couple of hundred gold.
Sir Skullcrasher
I never ID white items, I always dumped the white items to the merchants.
TGgold
I always ID runes that are only worth 25g to the trader. A gold rune you can buy for 100 at the trader normally sells for 130-218 gold if you ID it.
Example: I got a superior Spear Mastery rune. I could buy one for 100g, sell to the trader for 25. I ID it, sell it for 218g, and then buy the rune. I gained 118 gold and still got to keep my rune.
Example: I got a superior Spear Mastery rune. I could buy one for 100g, sell to the trader for 25. I ID it, sell it for 218g, and then buy the rune. I gained 118 gold and still got to keep my rune.
Eldin
With each region in the game, the increase in merchant value when IDing whites increases a bit. After a certain point in the game (for Prophecies, I'd say at Maguuma/Crystal desert), IDing whites increases their merchant value a fair bit to the point where I would say it's worth it.
Basically ID whites later on in the game, but don't bother IDing anything from lower region areas.
Basically ID whites later on in the game, but don't bother IDing anything from lower region areas.
LifeInfusion
Whites aren't worth IDing...the sheer amount of them means you waste time playing.
Sometimes, I don't even bother picking the whites.
Sometimes, I don't even bother picking the whites.