The best bargain you ever got

Zomgyogi

Zomgyogi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2007

In a park

R9 15^50 stormbow for 35k sold later for 100k+25e
Unid r9 chaos axe for 25k, turned out to be 15^50 sold for 100k+30e
back when ectos were like 8-10k

Many Kuunas bought for ~100k and sold for 100k+25-40e

russiansteven

russiansteven

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2008

In a chair

R/Mo

I bought a miniature roaring ether for 2k and a mini unded jade! It really made my day =)

t3dw4rd0

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2006

Liars Cheats and Thieves [Liar]

D/

Quote:
Originally Posted by WrathAttack View Post
hmm.... I bought a BMP Weapon from this guy for 100k and the best part is i didnt have to Buy bonus mission pack....but for some reason i couldnt equip it, I guess i have to lvl up more. *giggles* nubs these days......
>.>
<.<
>.>
I'm going to lol, because I assume this is a joke.
lol

Xunlai Guru Agent

Xunlai Guru Agent

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

Bought a caster Fellblade req8 for 100k +20 Zaishen keys and sold it for 100k + 250e.

Im in SPAMADAN

Im in SPAMADAN

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2008

2k09 - golden gvg days

[uMbO]

W/E

bought a ever macabre for 100k..sold for 100k+50e

btw nice find... xunlai!

ValaOfTheFens

ValaOfTheFens

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2006

Warrior Nation[WN]

I got 3 gemsets at 12k each. The guy was gonna do 10k each but I'd have felt too bad.

Rexion

Rexion

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2007

[Luck]

E/

I sold the deed to Lions Arch to the White Mantel.

easiest 5k I've ever gotten.

sportacus

sportacus

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2008

Burninating the countryside

D/

Last week I got 10k for claws of the broodmother.

Luminarus

Luminarus

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2007

Sydney, Australia

Haze of Light [pure]

R/

Sold a collector weapon for 35k back in factions, and bought r8 15>50 zodiac daggers for 30k.

That made me make my assassin, and she still luvs those daggers.

Joe Fierce

Joe Fierce

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2007

Disconnect the fascination

LF High End PvE Guild that's not filled with elitists.

R/

sold two ghost in the boxes right after the release of factions to someone in the inti dist of kaineng, 100k/ea

and no, i wasn't spamming to sell them, i was spamming them and killing them off cause i was bored, when someone sprang forth and said they'd give me 100k for one, i didn't question it, guess he missed out on the first halloween ever.

erikjo

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2007

exct

N/

Bought a gwen mini for 40k back when they were 100k+40 ectos, i was selling it in kamadan and some guy traded me a zhed mini for it

Recently I bought an eternal blade for 130 ectos also!

Naniisan

Naniisan

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2008

Memento Vivere [MV]

Mo/

I traded a mini djinn for a beast of arrgh which I sold for 300k..

hawaiian143

hawaiian143

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2008

Mo/

A guy gave me a Mandragor Imp mini as an entry fee (125g) for a Chest Run in FoW back when they were still 40k before Hall of Monuments was ever around.

Sir Chunkalot

Sir Chunkalot

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2006

E/Mo

buying a req 8 15^50 mursaat hammer for 18k when i was home sick from school, reselling for like 800k i think, it was a while back. Also getting a req 9 inscribed crystalline for 180 ecto and reselling for 100k+390 ecto. And also that req 8 swamp club i got for free when a buddy of mine quit, sold for 100k+250e. good deals imo, i have several witnesses if you dont believe

hawaiian143

hawaiian143

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2008

Mo/

more recent say in that last week got a free Rragar's Dungeon Run chest drops a Q12 Dryad bow sold for 100k+20e...then 2 days later got a 3 free Kathandrax run on the 2nd run got a Q13 Emerald Blade. =D

SPURLUXE

SPURLUXE

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

Japan

mini vizu for free from Japanese GW promotion campaign.
silverwing recurve bow req12 for 3k.

crazybanshee

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Look out!

E/

I don't get very good deals, but I did just get an unded mallyx for 100k+20e, which is a little bit of a good deal.

namhvo

namhvo

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

Norway

[ToA]

W/

Sold my beetle for 1250e+40 ambraces a while ago.

I dont have ss, but I remembered Tramp was offering 1250e+ a few ambraces as well

upier

upier

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Done.

[JUNK]

The best bargain ever was becoming friends with the guys that are now my guildies.
Most of the things we don't need we give to each other (I've given away tons of booze (festive drops and farming a number of survivors at Killy ...), weapons and received tons of stuff in return) - unless it's a bit more on the expensive side (or the guy just REALLY needs money ) - for which there is always a discount in store for us.

free_fall

free_fall

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

Someone wanted a death staff so I offered him a Morgriff's for 2k. He put some crappy gold wooden buckler in the trade window instead of cash. When I told him I didn't need that, he put in a Forest Minotaur mini, which I did take.

I felt kind of bad afterwards and PM'd him to take the mini back and he could keep the staff for free but he wouldn't respond and then logged off.

Oh, picked up another req 9 Saurian scythe for only 12k, crappy mods tho.

Pleikki

Pleikki

WTB q8 15^50 Weapons!

Join Date: Nov 2006

???oo ???ugs ???lan [?????????]

Quote:
Originally Posted by namhvo View Post
Sold my beetle for 1250e+40 ambraces a while ago.

I dont have ss, but I remembered Tramp was offering 1250e+ a few ambraces as well
Ow nice ;d Its impossible sell beetles near that anymore

namhvo

namhvo

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

Norway

[ToA]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Pleikki View Post
Ow nice ;d Its impossible sell beetles near that anymore
First batch

Other bargains that I can remember:
- Bought Q8 +5 Chaos Axe for 100k, still have it somewhere

- Traded Unded Mad King (120e) for Q9 Eternal (280e)

- Bought Q8 Bladed Shield -2 stance/+30 for 30e on guru auction

- Bought Q9 Healing Frog Scepter for 100k+25e when they first started to drop, sold 440e+ Q8 GPB

Since this is the "best bargains" I wont mention my mistakes :P

Pleikki

Pleikki

WTB q8 15^50 Weapons!

Join Date: Nov 2006

???oo ???ugs ???lan [?????????]

hehe tell us your mistakes .. ow that r8 +5ene chaos is worth quite a bit now..

Batsugun

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Oct 2008

USSR

OOTU

W/N

Got paid 10K for running to the 3 dessert mission outpost in Proph.
The usual price was 400g per destination.

ashes

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2007

Beertown ;P

RoP

E/Mo

Bought q8 enameled shield for 20k and sold it for 100+121e

Rothan Celt

Rothan Celt

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2008

Aura

Mo/R

got a Req 10 VS for only 100k+15 ectos i sure was mean to that frustrated wammo claiming i only had 15 ectos :E

Brawn Over Brains

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2008

England

X Devils Rejects X

W/Mo

I managed to somehow get a Gwen from someone for free.
Not really a deal.. but meh.

Horseman Of War

Horseman Of War

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

The Cult of Doom

P/

Toward the end of the farm-your-face-off SF chaos plane farming days (when ectos were 3.5) I decided to buy a torment spear (still dont use it, just sits in inventory) specifically for HoM.

Bought one off guildie for 100k+5e

Same guildie, same day, also GAVE me an unded Ceratadon for my HoM.

Probably the best Ive made out in Trade Wars in 3 years...

Only other great deal I had once (around spring 2007) was a perf r8 tyrian shadowblade I picked up for 75k and sold for 100+x ectos cant remember exact amount.

rap13oy

rap13oy

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

Massachusetts

Killas On Pay Roll

W/

Paid 600e for unded mini beetle months ago, now worth more than double.

wind fire and ice

wind fire and ice

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Oct 2008

There

[ToA]

R9 VS from toa international dist from a ranger guy selling in all chat,traded for 3k+a crappy green bow.

This is back when they were 100k+80eish btw.

Also bought -many- minis for 1/4 of there worth or less in ascalon/LA,noob farming is soo profitable.

MiraBlackhand

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2008

Central Colorado

Laid Back Crew [Laid]

A/

Bought an r9 Pyroclastic axe for 10k today...
Have my current r8 15^50 Tyrian Chaos Axe that I bought for 35k
$20 for 120 Ectos and Shards from a friend of mine *way* back in the day (when they were 16k ectos and 8-10k shards - we ran UW and FoW together daily and he didn't like Obby armor for his profession, so he sold me all the ectos / shards he got for $20 so I could get 2 sets)

I still say that is the best $20 I have ever spent.

jadebullet

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Nov 2008

Agents of Grenths Embrace

W/R

I bought an everlasting for 3k. The guy was selling the normal, and traded me the everlasting by mistake. then he logged off lol.

Voodoo Rage

Voodoo Rage

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2008

Sacramento, CA

Geezers

R/

I spent my life savings on a ton of z-keys and got a bunch of junk.... oh wait. :/

Shadowfox1125

Shadowfox1125

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2005

PST

W/

Back in the day.. when only Factions and Proph was available, some guy came up to me, and put up a r7 Tactics 16AL -2/-2 Aegis and a 15 in stance r12 Chaos Axe, and asked 15k from me. Yeah the Chaos wasn't worth much, but I sold that Aegis for 100k+, I don't remember how many ectos.

Man, I wonder how much that shield would fetch these days..

Tar Ionwe

Tar Ionwe

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2008

Cantha

W/E

Traded some worthless stuff for a req. 9 magmas shield (it only had +30hp on it, non-inscribable). Sold the magmas for 100K +20e

Tramp

Tramp

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2008

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by namhvo View Post
Sold my beetle for 1250e+40 ambraces a while ago.

I dont have ss, but I remembered Tramp was offering 1250e+ a few ambraces as well
LoL...yeah... I ended up getting one for about 1800e... not exactly my most brilliant purchase, but that was one more pet to cross off the list for my collection of minis. Oh well, rather have the mini than the pink pixels...

Hey! Why didnt you pm me on the chaos axe! Trade you my purple r8 13^50 crystalline for it?

Hmm.... good deals lately... I sold all my bone dragon staffs that i paid anywhere from 75k to 175e and sold them. Pays to buy early when everyone hated them/ didnt know how hard they were to get. Sold the r9 heal for 300 or 350e after paying 100k+ a few ectos for it. Sold the r10 prot for 800z after paying 175e for it. I probably sold them too cheap... Oh well... didnt claim to be a good trader, just lucky every now and then. Helps to pay for my really bad buys like the beetle and everlasting beetle tonic to go with it (that was another horribly bad buy...but i dont like to think about those)

Kerwyn Nasilan

Kerwyn Nasilan

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2007

WHERE DO YOU THINK

W/

Mini Bone Dragon for like 23 mes tomes, 6 ranger tomes, 2 para tomes and a r12 dragonic aegis.

bodyboarder

bodyboarder

retired

Join Date: Jun 2006

r13 emerald blade for 40e sold for 70e 1 min after.

Veripare

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

Canada, Ontario

Does anyone remember when superior absorbsion runes were worth 100k each? I bought two of them at 80k and resold for 100k.

fenix

fenix

Major-General Awesome

Join Date: Aug 2005

Aussie Trolling Crew HQ - Event Organiser and IRC Tiger

Ex Talionis [Law], Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] ????????????????&#

W/

a chicken sandwich and some waffle fries.....for free