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playingames

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Beetletun Residential

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02 Feb 2008 at 20:31 - 1

hi, everyone, i am bored again and decided to do a thread. i am sure that everyone have sold or brought items from other player before. so, i am wondering what ur best bought/sold item(s) base on the value of the item. in other words, what item u got the best deal for; for example let say item X is worth in the range of 50-75k but u either sold it for 100k or bought it for like 15k, or like the sword that i saw someone who asked for a pc on the pc thread, which, if i remember, correctly, is a long sword, unconditional for dirt cheap, something like 170k. so pretty much show ur haggling skills or luck. plz be nice and truthful, and plz no flame anyone that post here. if u have a screen shot to proof ur nice purchased/sold item that be great but no need, so i am just counting on everyone be truthful about there transaction.

the only requirement is the item was not bought/sold on guru but in game. reason why i say that is because IMO item in game are usually either overprice /underprice. while price on item on this website is pretty much on point of their true values.

so, here my personal best purchase: req 8 broadsword 15^50 uninscriable max dmg, bought before nightfall came out for 70k, which the price i got pc'ed on the pc forum for like 100K +ecto(forgot exactly plus how many ecto think it was 20ish) that was back when ecto was around 7-9k, i think

so tell/show us urs

Crom The Pale

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Nov 2006

Ageis Ascending

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02 Feb 2008 at 21:07 - 2

Here is the chain of events, not one word of a lie...

Saw a purple Crystaline sword R12 max pop out of the chest in FoW and asked the guy if he was willing to sell it. He said the skin was ugly so he would. I said how much he said an ecto and a shard would help with his armor so I bought the sword.

Kept the sword for a good long while, then found a guy spaming WTS purple max sword with pre searing skin in Ascalon city. He was selling a R10 Crystaline for 5K, so i bought it ans sold my old purple crystaline for 100K in Lions arch.

Oh its not over yet

My friend had a crystaline R10 14^50 drop for him so he offers to sell it to me for 70K. Before I said yes I went to Lion's Arch and posted WTS purple cryst sword and recieved an offer of 75K almost at once. So I made both trades.

Oh and if anyone has a R10 inscribed Crystaline they wish to trade for an Onyx and Diamond.....

bodyboarder

retired

Join Date: Jun 2006

02 Feb 2008 at 21:27 - 3

Have a few but one stood out for me...was playing through rasiu palace when i saw someone using a crystalline i asked if they were selling they said they werent sure so i had a look at it after the game it was purp r10 14% stance max dmg...i asked how much and they said 1k not knowing how much it was worth....i resold 1 month later for 100k+20e

Have a few others might tell later one

makosi

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

"Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff.

Requirement Begins With R [notQ]

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02 Feb 2008 at 21:31 - 4

Bought a req.9 +5 energy Broadsword from a spambot in Kamadan ID1 for 30k and sold it for 75k

Bought a req.9 +5 energy Chaos Axe for 23k from a spambot and sold it for 70k.

Nothing compared to what other's have done. I would feel guilty about what I did if it were normal players on the recieving end instead of botters.

Chief Odoacer

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2007

Reaper At War [RAW]

P/W

02 Feb 2008 at 22:25 - 5

Bought a req 9 15^50 gold max stormbow non-inscript, back when they were worth something for 10k. Re-sold for 100k + 15 ecto 2 days later.

Bought mini water djinn for 45k, resold for 100k + 20 ecto.

obsidian ectoplasm

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2008

02 Feb 2008 at 22:45 - 6

Bought a req9 caster colossal scimitar for 8K

sold for 33k ( I obviously not in the trade bizz)

-Ectoplasm

ectos taste nasty

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2008

02 Feb 2008 at 22:49 - 7

bought everlasting beetle tonic for 20k

Hailo

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

Angel of Death

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02 Feb 2008 at 22:50 - 8

ok here it goes, this is a quite a long chain,

i started playing as FoW and Greens were introduced into the game, I bought a non maxed shadow bow 14-27 purple with dingy mods for 750 gold, sold it for 10k then bought a gold req10 +14%stance wingblade sword for 3k traded it for a grognar's blade and at the time they were about 60k, i turned around and sold this for 100k, note that i had been playing for maybe 3 days and was level 7 and had not yet left the ascalon area, I bought a purple +14%^50 fellblade req9 for 10k and resold for 70k, then I played through the game a little more and got to LA and bought a HoD sword for 5k and resold for 100k because it was the time when they were taken out of the game, then I found some guy selling an ultra rare bow for 30k and bought a req 8 +15^50 stormbow from him and resold it for 900k which was there going price at the time by this time I was like level 14-15 so i got myself run to droks and got maxed armor and dyed it white

makosi

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

"Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff.

Requirement Begins With R [notQ]

Me/

02 Feb 2008 at 22:56 - 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hailo

ok here it goes, this is a quite a long chain,

i started playing as FoW and Greens were introduced into the game, I bought a non maxed shadow bow 14-27 purple with dingy mods for 750 gold, sold it for 10k then bought a gold req10 +14%stance wingblade sword for 3k traded it for a grognar's blade and at the time they were about 60k, i turned around and sold this for 100k, note that i had been playing for maybe 3 days and was level 7 and had not yet left the ascalon area, I bought a purple +14%^50 fellblade req9 for 10k and resold for 70k, then I played through the game a little more and got to LA and bought a HoD sword for 5k and resold for 100k because it was the time when they were taken out of the game, then I found some guy selling an ultra rare bow for 30k and bought a req 8 +15^50 stormbow from him and resold it for 900k which was there going price at the time by this time I was like level 14-15 so i got myself run to droks and got maxed armor and dyed it white

I smell a lot of bovine excrement.

Excuse my skepticism but I find your claims hard to believe. You started around the time when greens were introduced and the HoD crafter was changed (2005) yet you got a run to Droks and dyed your armour white when white was only introduced in 2007 or something.

I Is Special

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2006

NJ

To Gain Extra Mobility We Play [NUDE]

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02 Feb 2008 at 23:02 - 10

I was in RA one day and this guy said in local chat "Hey, how much is a Water Djinn Mini pet worth?" and i responded, in local chat with "i'll take it off your hands for 5k".. i wasnt being serious- i just wanted to say something. A little later i get a pm from the guy saying he would sell it to me for 5k, and i promptly agreed. I even told him that it was worth about 100k at the time, and he said he didnt care, he just wanted to trade it.

Later that night i sold it for 100k 22e

I Is Special

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2006

NJ

To Gain Extra Mobility We Play [NUDE]

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02 Feb 2008 at 23:03 - 11

Quote:

Originally Posted by makosi

I smell a lot of bovine excrement.

Excuse my skepticism but I find your claims hard to believe. You started around the time when greens were introduced and the HoD crafter was changed (2005) yet you got a run to Droks and dyed your armour white when white was only introduced in 2007 or something.

You could dye your armor white with silver dyes and different combos back in the day. you didnt need white dye.

Diddy bow

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2006

Jawsome!!!!!!!!!!!

looking for one :p

A/D

02 Feb 2008 at 23:08 - 12

Got an Axe for 90K Sold it for 80Ecto

undeadgun

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

US

Its Rainning Fame Hallelujah[伞回伞], also as guild leader

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02 Feb 2008 at 23:24 - 13

Day 2 of 2nd year mini pet release, bought a mini Aatxe for 75k in LA dis 4, sold 2 mins later in Ascalon id1 for 110e, i <3 new minis

LeoX

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

United Kingdom

Guildless Since 2005???

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02 Feb 2008 at 23:29 - 14

Well, i was selling an Elite Dervish Tome 7k, to then purchase an Elite Rit Tome.
I get a PM, someone offers me a req 9 Gloom Shield. I respond "Wtf? Are you kiddin?"
The person just says again "are you willing to trade for a Gloom Shield?".
So i just said okay, they said "you can even keep the +30 mod on it". Just the mod is worth more than the tome lol.
I said thank you very much, and they just said they'd rather have something useful than the shield which had just dropped.
I think the person was just having a charitable day, and it was my lucky day! Although i lost Survivor about 30 mins before on my Rit, LOL.
Still have the shield, and using it

ShadowsRequiem

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Inde is Smoking [Hawt] *ToA*

W/E

02 Feb 2008 at 23:31 - 15

Bought 44/-2 req 9 zodiac shield when factions came out for 10k buy i tnow sold it for 100k+10e
Bought req 9 15^50 Celestial sword in lions arch for 15k I was then whispered after I bought it from the guy who said HA HA I Bought that for only 10k! It was funny as hell ^^ telling him I could sell for 100k easy XD.

Bought amber aegis for 80k have gotten offers of over 100k+50e no I didnt sell it though :P

LeoX

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

United Kingdom

Guildless Since 2005???

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02 Feb 2008 at 23:34 - 16

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShadowsRequiem

Bought req 9 15^50 Celestial sword in lions arch for 15k I was then whispered after I bought it from the guy who said HA HA I Bought that for only 10k! It was funny as hell ^^ telling him I could sell for 100k easy XD.

Lmao, damn i bet that shut him up.

Qwertyfied

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Ireland

DVDF

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02 Feb 2008 at 23:36 - 17

About a week ago i got a req.10 Eternal Blade for 100e, sold later that night for 170e. Got some nice mini's pretty cheap, but not selling them.

ShadowsRequiem

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Inde is Smoking [Hawt] *ToA*

W/E

02 Feb 2008 at 23:37 - 18

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeoX

Lmao, damn i bet that shut him up.

Yes it was so worth it just to hear that lol

Roman

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

The Illuminati

Mo/

02 Feb 2008 at 23:56 - 19

Bought +5 energy Chaos Axe for 16k, sold for 100k +20ecto's.

StormDragonZ

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2008

New York

W/R

03 Feb 2008 at 00:01 - 20

Bought Mini Prince Rurik Undedicated for 13k.

Dante the Warlord

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

W/R

03 Feb 2008 at 00:08 - 21

Quote:

Originally Posted by ectos taste nasty

bought everlasting beetle tonic for 20k

Wow...you made like 1750 armbraces worth of profit! NICE! The best i ever got was buying a mini gwen for 100k then selling for 100k+41e, got scammed my self later though...so it averaged out

artay

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

Australia

The Agony Scene

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03 Feb 2008 at 00:24 - 22

Bought and sold the rockmoulder back when it was 20/20 for some profit. This was a week before it was fixed, heh poor guy.

Raku Clayman

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

Marquette MI

Elite Lan Gamer

E/Me

03 Feb 2008 at 00:46 - 23

At one time, before Factions came out, HOD Swords were really hot items because they were the only +5 energy weapons and a key component of a 55 monks equipment. Originally, they could only be created by a weapons crafter in the Henge of Denravi and GW nerfed them, so, the only way to get one was from other players. I paid 225K in the morning and sold it 20 minutes later for 450K.

Btw, I still have my first one.

Thorondor Port

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

British Columbia

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03 Feb 2008 at 01:00 - 24

Does anyone actually read anyone else's post?
If so, why do you want to know how leet these members are at power trading.

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

03 Feb 2008 at 01:15 - 25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dante the Warlord

Wow...you made like 1750 armbraces worth of profit! NICE! The best i ever got was buying a mini gwen for 100k then selling for 100k+41e, got scammed my self later though...so it averaged out

Yeah and if you believe that I have req7 15^50 Crystalline

Lady S Shiva

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

CA

LOD???

W/Mo

03 Feb 2008 at 01:15 - 26

bought r7 15%^50 sword for 40k, sold for 1 mil next day
bought r10 eternal blade for 100k+900 ecto, sold for 100k+300 ecto+20 armb
bought r9 voltaic spear 100k+30e, still have it

MercenaryKnight

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2006

Wolf of Shadows [WoS]

P/

03 Feb 2008 at 01:25 - 27

I bought an undedicated mini yeto and naga raincaller for 100k+50e each, sold both 100k+85e within a day or 2.

+70e profit from 2 trades is fine with me heh. Needed them for me and my girlfriend's fow armor.

Queenie

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

03 Feb 2008 at 01:27 - 28

Rename this thread to 'Your best buy low and sell high thread' imo.

Skyy High

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2006

R/

03 Feb 2008 at 01:39 - 29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Queen Christie

Rename this thread to 'Your best buy low and sell high thread' imo.

I...think that was pretty much implied by the title, yes. Wanna cookie?

Best buy for me: A guy had just logged on for the first time in a long while, and had been asking questions in local about some changes. I was friendly and all, we talked for a bit, and then he notices a Birthday Present in his inventory. He opens it up, and it turns out to be a mini Gwen. He asks me if that's worth a lot (this is right around when the 2nd minis were introduced), and I say it's like 100k+50e or something. I forget what prices were back then, but they were silly like that. So, he's like, what would you pay for it? My cash was a bit low, so I said I could only spare 100k, and he said that was fine with him. So...yay mini Gwen for 100k.

Of course, the HoM came out, and I customized all my minis and deleted most of 'em unfortunately. Luckily, I kept the Gwen; sold it for like 50k when the customization was replaced by dedication. Probably could have gotten more, but meh, it was fast.

Turtle222

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2007

:D:D

D/W

03 Feb 2008 at 01:44 - 30

I think the best i've ever had was buying Gwen for 83K. sold her later...the guy seemed in a bit of a hurry.

Nevin

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2005

03 Feb 2008 at 01:47 - 31

Shiro's Blades for 100k when Factions first came out, also a stack of 15 amber for 85k around the same time.

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

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03 Feb 2008 at 06:07 - 32

Best sell: Temple Guardian 15k.
Best buy: Shiro Tagachi 35k.

I don't trade much... I wish the Xunlai Market was real...

??? L??wLi????????? ???

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2007

Dela-where?

Demonic Rage [dr]

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03 Feb 2008 at 06:18 - 33

bought a mini gwen in pre for 100k post gold.. few months last sold it for 100k+180

chowmein69

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2007

03 Feb 2008 at 06:22 - 34

bought zaishen keys and reselling them made 20k in one day

arcanemacabre

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Feb 2006

North Kryta Province

Angel Sharks [As]

03 Feb 2008 at 06:32 - 35

Meh, I don't particularly like buying something way lower than it is typically worth on the open market, or selling anything that is... you get the idea. It certainly isn't scamming, but it is taking advantage of knowledge I have that others may not. Not to say that I don't buy low and sell high, I just don't do it at ridiculous differences from the market norm. For instance, if a mod goes for 10k, I will generally pay no more than 8-9k, and sell for no less than 11-12k, if possible within a reasonable timeframe.

I think the most I ever made from trading a single item was a Mallyx's Edge I bought for 25k, then sold for 30k. I wasn't looking to make money, I just decided I didn't want it after having bought it. Other than that, all the money I make is off my own drops, rather than stuff I buy off others. And no, I don't farm.

knoll

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

Washington State.

[ToA]

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03 Feb 2008 at 07:21 - 36

I have many by just spamming in LA, but the good old days are gone.
Anyways, I remember buying a +30 -2(s) req 10 eternal for like 10k and sold it for quite a bit more >.>

Also got a tall shield pretty cheap back in the day.

http://guildwarsguru.com/forum/showt...ht=Tall+shield

RhanoctJocosa

Legendary Korean

Join Date: Aug 2006

The Benecia Renovatio [RenO]

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03 Feb 2008 at 08:24 - 37

Bought a r9 orante shield +30/-5 20% non-inscr for 40k off the gwg auction and sold for 100k+100e

bodyboarder

retired

Join Date: Jun 2006

03 Feb 2008 at 08:55 - 38

Hmm might post some more of mine....

Bought Unded Mini Gwen for 100k Sold for 100k+25e day later
Bought Ded Oni for 100k+42e Sold for 80e
Bought Unded Yeti for 100k+90e Sold for 100k+100e
Bought Ded Yeti for 100k+30e Sold for 100k+35e

Thats bout it for the mini's...hmmm now weapons

Bought r8 15^50 broadsword for 50k Sold for 100k+30e
Bought r7 15% vs hexed Brute 100k Sold for 100k+20e ( awhile ago )
Bought r8 15^50 oni blade for 80k Sold for 100k+10e
Bought r11 Inscrip Crystalline for 100k+40e Sold for 100k+75e
Bought r11 Stygian Reaver for 100k+15e Sold for 100k+50e

Meh i prob done more will post if i think of any

Dronte

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Sep 2006

03 Feb 2008 at 09:07 - 39

Quote:

Originally Posted by RhanoctJocosa

Bought a r9 orante shield +30/-5 20% non-inscr for 40k off the gwg auction and sold for 100k+100e

Oh my fcking god. You bought that one for 40k? Really lucky man. Anyways I'd have kept that :P

I had way too much trades, and my memory is crap

. I can remember one big deal tho:
A while back, when Runic Blades were worth something, I saw someone selling a r12 Runic Blade in HA (WTS r12 Runic Blade 100k fast sell). Thought its a kind of a spam, went there, checked, it was real, and bought it. 2 mins later I traded it for a Tormented Strength Shield +20e. Sold the Shield in ~4 mins for 100k+40e (normal price that time).
Nice 60e profit in approx 5-10 mins. Lovely. Most of the time I didnt get big deals like that, I'm kinda unlucky :/. My trades were usually 5-15e profit max.

Just came into my mind: I bought a Mini Gwen is ascalon id1 for 100k+5e, resold in 2 mins for a buyer for 100k+40e.

Good times

Kris Kasp

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Dec 2007

Magnum Force

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03 Feb 2008 at 09:51 - 40

I'm not really selling all that much, mostly give my stuff to a friend who's good at it.
But I did buy a mini destroyer once for 2k, and I sold it for 60k right after.