Price of Charcoal

snobee

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2007

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Hi there,
Since the holiday event, the price of charcoal has been between 200 and 230 gold each. Generally it is 160 to 190. I am just curious if anyone has any thoughts on why the price is now consistently higher? It seems mainly used for Deldrimor Steel ingots. I wonder if people are buying more armor (that requires D. Steel) and that is driving the price up. I realise it is speculation, but just wondering?

xDusT II

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

Melbourne

Clearly because everyone bought their Gdubz friends a lump of charcoal for Christmas.

TideSwayer

TideSwayer

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

We Farm Your [?????????s]

The Wintersday Summoning Stones used charcoal to craft.

daze

daze

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2008

In my own mind

The Dragon Exchange

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and i wonder how many "smart" people are buying Charcoal at the rare mat trader instead of hopping to Ascalon for the snowman quest.

Kamara

Kamara

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

Ponie Hill, Lion's Arch International

Blinkie Kaulitz Armie

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Originally Posted by daze View Post
and i wonder how many "smart" people are buying Charcoal at the rare mat trader instead of hopping to Ascalon for the snowman quest.
It's probably this. yes. Have heard at least a dozen people in LA complaining the quest wont update after buying their coal over this event. Happens eeeevery year. Good times.

Yawgmoth

Yawgmoth

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

Last Wintersday price of charcoal also increased and there were no new crafters then. It's a known fact masses were trying to buy them for the quest but strangely they don't sell them back when they don't work. If they did the price would be back to its old level.

Lycan Nibbler

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2006

AZ

Its true, I bought all the charcoal to corner the market! muhahaha

SerenitySilverstar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

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Originally Posted by TideSwayer View Post
The Wintersday Summoning Stones used charcoal to craft.

This. Occam's Razor.

Konig Des Todes

Konig Des Todes

Ooo, pretty flower

Join Date: Jan 2008

Citadel of the Decayed

The Archivists' Sanctum [Lore]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by TideSwayer View Post
The Wintersday Summoning Stones used charcoal to craft.
Quote:
Originally Posted by daze View Post
and i wonder how many "smart" people are buying Charcoal at the rare mat trader instead of hopping to Ascalon for the snowman quest.
Its a combination of these two things. I wouldn't be surprised if Dust, granite, and Monsterous Eyes had a smaller but yet still existent raise throughout wintersday.

Issac

Issac

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Earthrealm

W/A

If ppl want charcoal so bad, they should have been bad. Santa would have left that in their stockings then lol.