The Price Of Zaishen Keys 5k??

dont feel no pain

dont feel no pain

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2005

Uk,Wales

Does anyone here think that the price people are selling the keys for is way over the top, like the chest is good and all but isnt acauly as good as a HM locked chest because of the added chance of crappy consumables.

And sure people say it drops eternal blades but i have yet to believe that, if of course it does drop eternal blades and other ultra rares, then rare enough stay at 5k a key, but if not its just a scam lol.

Anything think it'll die down? considering all it takes is a few pvp rounds to get keys...

Earth

Earth

Always Outnumbered

Join Date: Jul 2006

It drops Eternal Blades, there's a post somewhere in the "Post your Zaishen Chest drops HERE!" thread.

cthulhu reborn

cthulhu reborn

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

the Netherlands

W/Mo

Sorry but what's your point here?

If they are too expensive, don't buy em. If enough people do that they will go down in price.
As a general rule everything that comes out new is overpriced and will then go down over time. It's not a question but more a fact of life, even in the real world (look at DVD prices over time for example).
If all it takes is a few rounds of PvP well then do that instead of buying em.

I don't see how this is more than just common sense. You pretty much answered your own question.

ValaOfTheFens

ValaOfTheFens

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2006

Warrior Nation[WN]

Its a seller's market. Some people don't PvP and so its expected that Zaishen would cost more than a traditional key. 5k is rather cheaper than I expected them to be.

Steboy93

Steboy93

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Feb 2007

Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] | Ex-Officer [TAM]

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People will pay outrageous prices for new thing, see the 1st req9 eternal blade illegedly selling for 100k+1500e+arms(was a fishy deal and doubt it sold for this though). I think the prices will fall in weeks to come.

kobey

kobey

GW Retiree

Join Date: Nov 2005

Sg Unknown [KATE]

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its not just that ppl are selling for 5k per key

i see ppl wtb zaishen key for 5k

its not just the seller that decide the price, the buyer has a say too

onerabbit

onerabbit

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Thanks to all the guru [mods]

becuase tonnes of people are buying them, they all want the keys fast, so people will pay more than others to make sure they get the keys, not the other guy ..

so one person is wtb zaishen key 4.5k ..

and the other keys is like, well i want keys to ..il buy at 5k .. and so on..

people selling the keys know they can get higher for them aswell, so they will try and get as much as they can for them

ensoriki

ensoriki

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Canada bro.

A/D

I'd just sell keys for 3k.

If you start selling lower than others, everyone else has to lower their price to compete with you.

And thats how you kill high end.

onerabbit

onerabbit

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Thanks to all the guru [mods]

Quote:
Originally Posted by ensoriki
I'd just sell keys for 3k.

If you start selling lower than others, everyone else has to lower their price to compete with you.

And thats how you kill high end.
1 person lowing his price wont kill hi end..

your just kill your profits and everyone will buy them all of you until you run out and carry on buying from other people for ~5k.

they'd just think they got lucky.

TheGuildWarsPenguin

TheGuildWarsPenguin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Los Angeles, California

Picnic Pioneers

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Im thinking prices go up after the "secret drop" Andrew Patrick mentioned drops for someone.

dont feel no pain

dont feel no pain

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2005

Uk,Wales

Quote:
Originally Posted by onerabbit
1 person lowing his price wont kill hi end..

your just kill your profits and everyone will buy them all of you until you run out and carry on buying from other people for ~5k.

they'd just think they got lucky.
Acualy he does have a point, hell you can make someone drops thier prices just by faking a wts lol.

Dante the Warlord

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

W/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by ensoriki
I'd just sell keys for 3k.

If you start selling lower than others, everyone else has to lower their price to compete with you.

And thats how you kill high end.
soo....when r u going to be on ;-)...i think they are generally in the 4k-5k range. Think about it Flames of Balthazar are 3k each, therefore these should be 5k each since it requires 5k faction. If you think thats not fair then try obtaining 5k faction for yourself. I think then you will agree with the pricing, if not more then that...

WinterSnowblind

WinterSnowblind

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

This is the case for pretty much everthing. It's new, everyone wants it. People will pay whatever they can to get the stuff. Look back at the Black Moa pets or the tokens for the Crown in Eye of the North.

Onarik Amrak

Onarik Amrak

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2007

Astral Revenants

P/W

When people realise the chance of getting something super awesome is incredibly rare, the price will drop.

Coridan

Coridan

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

US

Old Married Gamers {OMG}

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i think the price will actually increase once someone gets a drop that has never dropped before..... factions is not as easy to farm as money is...therefore there value will be higher....alot of people can't compete in PVP with a darn and will get discouraged and quit instead of getting better...so the price will remain above 5k imo

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...3&postcount=30

Link for Andrew saying stuff that has never dropped will drop

Onarik Amrak

Onarik Amrak

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2007

Astral Revenants

P/W

Well I suppose it's as rare as the Mini Ghostly Hero.

But is it another Mini? Mini Togo? Any ideas?

darkk wound

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2006

united kingdom

E/Me

lmfao wow "the chest is good and all but isnt acauly as good as a HM locked chest " HM chests suck nothing ever good drops from them

Croco Clouds

Croco Clouds

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2007

Montreal, QC, Canada

Divine Illumination [LaZy]

E/A

Imagine what will happen to the key price if the zaishen chest drops ambrace

garethporlest18

garethporlest18

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

[HiDe]

W/

Yeah I know it sucks, I should have bought 100 or so at 2k.

Steboy93

Steboy93

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Feb 2007

Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] | Ex-Officer [TAM]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Croco Clouds
Imagine what will happen to the key price if the zaishen chest drops ambrace

Don't worry, it won't

Navaros

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2005

Mo/Me

5K is a good price for them. At 5K they start to become somewhat reasonable of a compensation for the time it takes to acquire the 5K Faction needed to get them At 2K, they aren't even close to being worth the time it takes to acquire 5K worth of Faction just for a measly 2K.

kobey

kobey

GW Retiree

Join Date: Nov 2005

Sg Unknown [KATE]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Croco Clouds
Imagine what will happen to the key price if the zaishen chest drops ambrace
armbraces are abt 100k + 40e or so

eternal blades are 100k + xxxx ectos b4 they drop from zaishen chest

i dun see how the key prices will get affected if they drop armbrace

You can't see me

You can't see me

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

USA

P/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by kobey
armbraces are abt 100k + 40e or so

eternal blades are 100k + xxxx ectos b4 they drop from zaishen chest

i dun see how the key prices will get affected if they drop armbrace
Well, say bye bye to Tormented Weapons. Then all Arenanet has to do is kill Destroyer weapons and then all weapons in the game will just continue to decline and decline until the High End forums in this site are dry as the Sahara.

manitoba1073

manitoba1073

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

ManitobaShipyards Refit and Repair Station

(SFC)Star Fleet Command,(TDE)The Daggerfall elite,(SOoM)Secret order of Magi

i wont pay more than 2k a key period but thats me.

YunSooJin

YunSooJin

Pyromaniac

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by garethporlest18
Yeah I know it sucks, I should have bought 100 or so at 2k.
Lenny you actually don't even have any money.

maraxusofk

maraxusofk

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

San Francisco, UC Berkeley

International District [id多], In Soviet Russia Altar Caps You [CCCP], LOL at [eF]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by You can't see me
Well, say bye bye to Tormented Weapons. Then all Arenanet has to do is kill Destroyer weapons and then all weapons in the game will just continue to decline and decline until the High End forums in this site are dry as the Sahara.
Ummmm no. ever heard of unconditinoals, tyrian crystallines/dwarvens 15>50, nerfed -2-2 shileds, or r7? those will continue to fetch a ton of money. it jsut mean inscribable items or mid range 100k+10-30e weapons wont be worth anything.

Seraphic Divinity

Seraphic Divinity

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Heroes Ascent

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Onarik Amrak
When people realise the chance of getting something super awesome is incredibly rare, the price will drop.
yeah seriously *end sarcasm*

Its not like THOUSANDS of eternal blades and incribable crystallines have flooded the markets


Buyer pays 500k for keys- Use chest... gets 1 rare item- sells for 100k+150e

*repeat proccesss*

ShadowsRequiem

ShadowsRequiem

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Inde is Smoking [Hawt] *ToA*

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by You can't see me
Well, say bye bye to Tormented Weapons. Then all Arenanet has to do is kill Destroyer weapons and then all weapons in the game will just continue to decline and decline until the High End forums in this site are dry as the Sahara.
Yeah its not going to drop tormented items or armbraces. Neither will it drop crafter items.

I don't think you have to worry about that. Tormented and Crafted Gwen items wont change.

Stupid Shizno

Stupid Shizno

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2006

Madison, Wisconsin, USA

[eF]

Mo/

"drops that no other chest will have" will most likley be the same as a HoH, prophasies skinned items that are inscribable.

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

Its new.
Once people realize that 70% of the drops are alcohol and suger, the prices will drop down.

kvndoom

kvndoom

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Communistwealth of Virginia

Uninstalled

W/Mo

You can farm 5k in gold a LOT faster than you can get 5k faction doing RA (the only click-and-go PVP we have). Other PVP types will net faction faster, but they involve organizing groups (except for hero battles, but not sure how those are for faction). People who pay 5k for a key are basically paying for other people's time.

Master Knightfall

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2007

5k is a trivial amount to pay for a chance at a 100k item. So, that's what the price is and should remain. I'm more than happy to take 5k for my keys as I don't care about vanity fair, but, I do like having plat to buy whatever I want when I want if I want. It's not going to drop your rare greens so you won't have to worry about those, but, I look for the prices of those to go higher and the prices for the more common rares that are dropping out of the chest increase. It's a good sink for balth faction and a good way for noobs and casuals to get some nice weapons now.

LuckyGiant

LuckyGiant

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

New Zealand

Retired :)

Can everyone please stop comparing the price of keys to the time it takes to get balth faction, the price is soley high atm because its new and people think they have the chance to obtain a rare drop.

A majority of people will lose a lot of money off keys in the next week and drive the price down, while a lucky few that got a drop got rich. Keys are a gamble.

Witchblade

Witchblade

Polar Bear Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

i just love the "guys there are rare stuff you didnt get from our chest yet"

and then people clicked a lot on it and kept clicking, clicking and clicking again

Gold Sink got a new +1 here

Theo Godscythe

Theo Godscythe

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2007

D/

5k is a bit too high for something that drops, consumables worth 500g, but then again people have sold things for way worse. Myself I'm just Ra-ing and selling until they drop the price.

Chronos the Defiler

Chronos the Defiler

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

W/

i think if they implemented the tokens > Keys thing the price would go down too, because there would be so many keys going around it wouldn't be funny

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Witchblade

Gold Sink got a new +1 here
Actaully, its not a gold sink. Its a way to transfer gold from one segement of the population to another.

Harrier's haste

Harrier's haste

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2007

ViLE

R/P

plus armbrace has already dropped quite alot imo, dropping anymore will lose it's value. Imaging: if everyone got an armbrace and it's market price is 100g, would you still wear these tormenting weapons to show off? No, it would be just like
any old weapon. And the Anet will have to make some new weapons in some new elite mission in NF.

Wish Swiftdeath

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2007

Mo/W

meh i should have sold the 40 keys i got from reward points >.< all i got was shitty consumables, a few req 13 golds and a elite monk tome - would have gained 200k instead of 20k...

aapo

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by HawkofStorms
Its new.
Once people realize that 70% of the drops are alcohol and suger, the prices will drop down.
- I got 3 Crème Brûlées and 2 gold items for 5 keys. I didn't buy them though.