I wonder how much merchants make a day
ectos taste nasty
You know,the ones all over town. I wonder how much they rake in per day from people selling their loot.
jimme
Ye I was wondering that a while ago.
Probably more than I get from farming =]
Probably more than I get from farming =]
Bryant Again
Repair smiths in WoW probably make the most money than anyone else in any other game, like seriously.
quickmonty
Zero! Merchants pay you for the loot. The question should be "What do they do with all that loot?"
Dreikki
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Originally Posted by Bryant Again
Repair smiths in WoW probably make the most money than anyone else in any other game, like seriously.
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who's with me
Nomme Moon
Yeah, I was going to say, they're paying *you*....they don't make a penny. And considering most of their items don't sell much, I'd assume they're very much in the negatives. 
Terra Xin
Merchants are dumb traders, that's why we have 'real' money makers like Rare material traders.
kazjun
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Originally Posted by quickmonty
Zero! Merchants pay you for the loot. The question should be "What do they do with all that loot?"
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Bryant Again
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Originally Posted by Nomme Moon
Yeah, I was going to say, they're paying *you*....they don't make a penny. And considering most of their items don't sell much, I'd assume they're very much in the negatives.
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Terraban
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Originally Posted by Bryant Again
If they're able to keep a constant and full stock of ectos, black dyes and sup. vigor runes, I think they'd be able to afford handing out quite a lot of k each day.
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Then sell them back for more.
I bet they are rich.
Faer
Enough to buy a set of Obsidian and then some. Not that Obsidian armor is all that expensive anymore.
Sora267
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Originally Posted by kazjun
He's right. They BUY loot off you, so it'd be how much money they pay out per day. I'd wonder more where they got that money from. Do they salvage all the drops for crafting materials and sell to the materials trader or something?
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Brimstonez
The Life of a Merchant
*ponders to himself* If I buy one more high req Gladius, I may be able to finally finish constructing that toilet handle, so I can flush the damn thing. I wish some idiot would sell me a Voltaic Spear, so I could catch that bloody wierd looking shark that ate my dog, down in Lion's Arch. Maybe even a crap shield I could use as an umbrella to stop the mountain eagles using me as doo-doo target practice...
*ponders to himself* If I buy one more high req Gladius, I may be able to finally finish constructing that toilet handle, so I can flush the damn thing. I wish some idiot would sell me a Voltaic Spear, so I could catch that bloody wierd looking shark that ate my dog, down in Lion's Arch. Maybe even a crap shield I could use as an umbrella to stop the mountain eagles using me as doo-doo target practice...
halbatross
Would be nice to see those statistics, like how much material/dye traders make per day from buying low and selling high, which merchant gets the most business in the game world, how much gold players generate per day (and how much they spend), etc.
Oh, and of course, how much money goes down the Boardwalk drain in a weekend event.
Oh, and of course, how much money goes down the Boardwalk drain in a weekend event.
fenix
Most of the crap that gets merched, wouldn't even be wanted by the merchants. They'd just salvage it and sell to the Materials guys. So it's THOSE guys who would make the most.
fearfactory
don't you guys ever wonder who supplies the enemies with their weapons? sheesh. Simple.. Black market FTW..
draxynnic
Actually...
My guess would be that the merchants turn it around and sell it to NPCs looking to build an army. So what's merch fodder for you could be going to the White Mantle, the Shining Blade, and so on depending on who you sell it to. When building an army, getting a large number of weapons reasonably cheaply becomes a higher priority than getting the perfect weapon. It's not like you're going to be able to equip an army at 5k a pop from the weapon crafters, after all...
"Precious" weapons would be going into collections, museums, and used for ceremonial purposes. The "Show Me The Money" insignia is a little weirder, but it may produce some sort of glamour for the weapon that makes it appear to be Precious.
My guess would be that the merchants turn it around and sell it to NPCs looking to build an army. So what's merch fodder for you could be going to the White Mantle, the Shining Blade, and so on depending on who you sell it to. When building an army, getting a large number of weapons reasonably cheaply becomes a higher priority than getting the perfect weapon. It's not like you're going to be able to equip an army at 5k a pop from the weapon crafters, after all...
"Precious" weapons would be going into collections, museums, and used for ceremonial purposes. The "Show Me The Money" insignia is a little weirder, but it may produce some sort of glamour for the weapon that makes it appear to be Precious.
Hailfall
Never thought how rich they would be with all the things that 'accidently' get merched like ectos, shards, lockpicks etc.. when you click to fast...
But they must be pretty rich xD
But they must be pretty rich xD
Dallcingi
They are very rich cause they resell the items you sell them for 150% profit.
Brewmaster
The REAL question is...how much do henchmen and heroes make a day?
Redfeather1975
I was once running around an explorable area and saw some merchants with big sacks selling all their vendor trash to monsters.
Monsters have money and probably sentimental attachments to things taken off their killed friends and would pay anything for them back.
Monsters have money and probably sentimental attachments to things taken off their killed friends and would pay anything for them back.
DarkFlame
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Originally Posted by quickmonty
The question should be "What do they do with all that loot?"
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Pleikki
They pay that loot as tax to the prince ruric.
Bryant Again
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They pay that loot as tax to the prince ruric.
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RhanoctJocosa
9001g I'd say
Redfeather1975
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Originally Posted by Bryant Again
So a dead guy is collecting taxes?
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*stomps away and throws out Prophecies in anger*
BenjZee
Your fogetting when people accidently sell their golds aswell. darn i sold my req 7 uber sword of uberness....merchant rushes to kamedem spamming WTS
raven214
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The REAL question is...how much do henchmen and heroes make a day?
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cooldude33806
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Seriously, lol.... Koss must be so rich by now! And what do heros spend their riches on anyways? It sure isn't equipment...
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Gun Pierson
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Seriously, lol.... Koss must be so rich by now! And what do heros spend their riches on anyways? It sure isn't equipment...
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Mesmer in Need
I salvage 90% of the white/blue drops that i actually pick up, so they dont get alot of stuff from me, other then crap golds with a good merch value.
The Meth
Merchant economic theory:
1. Buy millions of non-max white weapons
2. ??
3. Profit
1. Buy millions of non-max white weapons
2. ??
3. Profit
Terraban
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Merchant economic theory:
1. Buy millions of non-max white weapons 2. ?? 3. Profit |
1. Buy millions of non-max white weapons.
2. Salvage
3. Sell materials at about 75% of their value to Material Traders.
4. Profit
Perkunas
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Originally Posted by kazjun
He's right. They BUY loot off you, so it'd be how much money they pay out per day. I'd wonder more where they got that money from. Do they salvage all the drops for crafting materials and sell to the materials trader or something?
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*Maybe sees way to change the supply in the supply and demand scenerio.*
thunderai
well they should resell the dye to ther proper merchant at player selling price.
draxynnic
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Originally Posted by Perkunas
I have wondered what happens to crafting materials, dyes, runes, etc. that are sold to the merchant instead of their respective traders. The traders sell what we sell to them. Does that mean if 'we' don't sell to traders, they would eventually run out? Or do the merchants do as kazjun asked?
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Eldin
Oh, the merchants use their super secret Salvage Kits they only keep to themselves, to salvage all the items into Ectos. They then chip in at the Rare Material Trader.
And what does the Rare Material Trader do? Easy! He makes a fortune re-selling them to lazy eBay goldbuyers who want easy FoW!
And what does the Rare Material Trader do? Easy! He makes a fortune re-selling them to lazy eBay goldbuyers who want easy FoW!
Nemo the Capitalist
..........they take negative gains from buying loot etc...
and the nerfs from loot drops compensate for the lost
QQ
and the nerfs from loot drops compensate for the lost
Starsky-sama
interesting question, but probably billions+...++?...+++?.
minus the amount they buy from players....++amount they make from traders(kits etc)....money pretty much recycles. (to us, to them haha...endless)
lol
minus the amount they buy from players....++amount they make from traders(kits etc)....money pretty much recycles. (to us, to them haha...endless)
lol
lietzaum
they only time the mercents make money is when the normal player is says CRAP and sells something they shouldn't have sad but true it is a way for the game to get rid of excess stuff that nobody in there right mind would keep or use