What materials to throw away?

Sean

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2005

TABU

R/Me

Hello folks.

I'm keeping materials, but some of them seem to have no buyer players at all!

What is absolutelly 'unsellable'?? Are there better places to sell specific things (like 'in Ventari's refuge you can sell some granite')??

Thanks in advance!

Sean

Swampgirl Inez

Swampgirl Inez

"I love reading trash!"

Join Date: May 2005

Home Again

What kind of materials? If you mean cloth, wood, scales and things like that, you need to sell those to a material or rare material trader. Most major cities have them. The normal merchants don't deal in them. If you have things that say 'salvage item' or 'quest item' then salvage them or just trash them if you've completed the quest.

Lasareth

Lasareth

Aquarius

Join Date: Jun 2005

Somewhere between Boardwalk and Park Place

Once you get to Lion's Arch, you are able to sell most everything at its best price (via D1 trade). So don't worry about stuff being more expensive in later areas.

I would sell all the common materials I don't need for armor later on to the merchant, or spend some money and craft them into rare materials to sell to players. Rare materials, depending on the material, can be sold to players for a small profit margin. If you happen to know someone who specifically needs certain materials, keep them as you find them and you can sell them to the person for more than to the merchant.

Sean

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2005

TABU

R/Me

Thanks guys, i guess I wasn't very clear.

I sell ingots cloth and woods very often in Ascalon D1.

But Granite Slabs, Bones and Feathers are stuck in the inventory, and I'd like to know if there's any place where players buy those? Is there a guide for where is better to sell each material?

Thanks again!!

striderkaaru

striderkaaru

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Scars Meadows [SMS], Retired Officer

W/

a good thing to know is what materials are needed the most for armors. things like iron, tanned hide, cloth, and wood are always in high demand because a lot of the armors require tons of them.

things like granite slabs and feathers are just secondary materials and usually only a few are required per piece, making the demand for them very low. the thing is just that people don't need it. i would just sell those to the material trader since it's only wasting inventory space for you.

Volarian

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Texas

NOT-Nomads Of Turmoil

Bones and Feathers you're most likely to sell either in Droknar's or possible Marhans/Granite Cit for people buying the end game/15K sets.

But I honesty dont see many ppl "WTB bones, granite".....Feathers are a diff story because of the tattoos/scar patterns.

Yichi

Yichi

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2005

Guild Hall, Vent, Guesting, PvE, or the occasional HA match...

Dark Alley [dR]

Even then, with a full tats set you only need 30 feathers...... easier to buy them from the trader than to hassle in trade WTB 30 feathers

Esus

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Nov 2005

Athel Loren

Mo/Me

Thanks very useful post and discussion.

One question: What use are scales? Although i have 166 planks etc i only have 18 scales, they seem quite rare but ive never seen anyone want them.

Will i need them later on as a Mo?

Celdor Nailo

Celdor Nailo

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Mo/E

Is there a listing of what materials are used for which classes?

For instance, I know bones are only used by necros.

Yellow_lid

Yellow_lid

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

Portland Or, USA

Swint Clan

N/R

If you just want to give materials away i'll take anything... LOL

Loviatar

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Feb 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Esus
Thanks very useful post and discussion.

One question: What use are scales? Although i have 166 planks etc i only have 18 scales, they seem quite rare but ive never seen anyone want them.

Will i need them later on as a Mo?
scales for fire elemental armor (pyromancer)

at least 18+ for full set 30 AL

Epinephrine

Epinephrine

Master of Beasts

Join Date: Mar 2005

Ottawa, Canada

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

Scales are also for ranger Drakescale (fire) armour.

Doooom

Doooom

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2005

From Light/Of Darkness

N/E

Make sure you keep all Marks of Aidan you can find. They'll be the main ingredient for all Chapter 2 armors.

*j/k*

Shimus DarkRaven

Shimus DarkRaven

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

Titusville, PA <nowhere>

KOD <Knights of the Dragonrose><Guild Officer>

W/Mo

Keep them ALL! PACKRAT TO THE DEATH!

But seriously, i'd say don't sell em, but turn em into rare products with a bit of gold from artisan crafters, or just plain sell to vendors.


--The Shim

Slimcea

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Of the common materials, only dust/wood/iron/tanned hide squares are worth keeping (that seems like nearly all though), and to a much lesser extent, cloth. The rest should be merchanted. For rare materials though, I generally NPC everything unless I'm hoarding for a specific armor/crafted item. Not much point in keeping them, and selling them on the market for everything except parchment seems to take more time than its worth.

Toad Healer

Toad Healer

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

London, Ont

Mo/Me

i personaly just ceap all of my materials. Theres always poeple buying materials in drocks and groto

Esus

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Nov 2005

Athel Loren

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Loviatar
scales for fire elemental armor (pyromancer)

at least 18+ for full set 30 AL
Thankyou very much!

What a useful thread...

AncientPC

AncientPC

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2005

Ascalon 1

W/R

Best places to buy/sell material is Ascalon1 and DF1.

Wood, iron, leather are the most commonly traded materials. After that dust, fur, parchment, steel, char hides. Least traded materials are vellum, deldrimore steel, damask, linen, leather squares, charcoal.

Scales, bones, and feathers are very situational because very few armors require them.

Mordakai

Mordakai

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Kyhlo

W/

On a related note, why do people Farm Griffons? If Feathers aren't a big commodity, what's the point?

Jetdoc

Jetdoc

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]

D/A

Most marketable to least marketable common materials, in order:

Wood
Iron
Tanned Hides
Scales
Glittering Dust
Cloth
Feathers
Bones
Granite
Shells

Honestly, anything beneath cloth I just sell to the merchant, and often times even Cloth isn't worth spamming, even in Droknar's. The other four sell extremely well, normally for 10g each (other than Dust, which can range from 6-8g).

Evil Hypnotist

Evil Hypnotist

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2005

I Dragon I [PAIN]

Although Esus seemed pleased with the response to this thread I do want to add one point. Players are interested in buying materials in the orders that have been posted but selling to the traders can be underestimated for the amount of money you can make. Keep an eye on their prices and sell at the best times, it might be a pain to have to hold on to 250 or 500 planks but it will be worth it if you can make an extra 500g or more.

When you get later on in the game start expert salvaging everything white and you can very easily start maxing out the stacks of materials you have. In just a short amount of time doing this I was decked out in black grottos 15k. Plus knowing the limits of the traders prices means you can grab the opportunity when a player is buying for more.

FYI: I never never seen trader prices for plant fibers, bones and granite slabs change from 10g for 10, so if you can find better from a player then take it

Shimus DarkRaven

Shimus DarkRaven

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

Titusville, PA <nowhere>

KOD <Knights of the Dragonrose><Guild Officer>

W/Mo

To add: When I said packrat and turn them into rare matierals, some of it is a profitable business. Others...not so much. Use it at your indescretion <got a PM stating they were losing money?> So I just though I'd reiterate sometimes it's better to just plain sell to a vendor then to turn them into rare crafting mats. Have fun!

--The Shim