Scuba

Aug 7 2005, 03:20 AM | Post #31

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You see there is good merchants and bad merchants. Good merchants merchant in a good honest way. They try to get good deals on things, and if they cant from one player they move on to another. On the other hand bad merchants pressure people into doing trade and try to convice them to trade with them. This may not by illegal, but not very respectful.

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Loggy

Aug 7 2005, 03:57 AM | Post #32

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I'm told that merchents decide when prices drop and stuff. If that's true, why's it up to them? ;\

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8o8thekiller

Aug 7 2005, 03:57 AM | Post #33

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i merchant on iron ore mostly... low level noobs are willing to mine me some iron for me for cheap money and i can sell them for players who are willing to pay more... in seiferoths situation its a bad thing but some merchants dont rip u off and act that retarded

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Master Chen

Aug 7 2005, 12:10 PM | Post #34

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Merchanting can be a good thing.

I used to buy essence in small amounts from low levels for 30-35gp each, untill I had 200-300k essence. I'd then sell it on in bulks to people for 40gp each.

I don't see a problem with this. If I'm spending my time collecting essence in small amounts for people, I should expect to get something in return. I met lots of runecrafters who just couldn't be bothered waiting around buying a few hundred or thousand at a time.

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Rathofdoom

Aug 7 2005, 03:28 PM | Post #35

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I don't merchant. The only times I would ever merchant was if I saw something that was en extremely good deal, like super cheap ore. I'd just sell it for higher and make some money. I don't think there's anything really wrong with it. It's part of the game.

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Axis Of Evil

Aug 7 2005, 05:19 PM | Post #36

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QUOTE(Rathofdoom @ Aug 7 2005, 09:28 AM)

I don't merchant.  The only times I would ever merchant was if I saw something that was en extremely good deal, like super cheap ore.  I'd just sell it for higher and make some money.  I don't think there's anything really wrong with it.  It's part of the game.

But pressuring someone into buying it cheaper and then pressuring someone to buy it for more than it's worth is what bugs me.

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Rathofdoom

Aug 7 2005, 07:00 PM | Post #37

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Yea, that's ridiculous. As long as you're friendly, it's fine.

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Baakalor

Aug 7 2005, 07:11 PM | Post #38

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I am also one of those that does not merchant. If people want to merchant to make their money, fine. But don't do it underhanded. For instance, I finally broke down and decided to buy some coal once. I bought a couple of loads and then I had one guy that I had seen buying coal as well and he offered to sell. I knew he was a merchant but I didn't care since I wanted the coal. He puts up 500 coal ore, I put up the money, then on the second screen, he had changed it to iron. <_<

That's underhanded and sneaky. Those are the merchants I can't stand. As with RL or in the game, you will find people who try to get something for nothing and they will lie, cheat, and steal to get it. Sad but not much you can do about it except stay alert and not trust people you just met.

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ElitesAngel

Aug 7 2005, 11:00 PM | Post #39

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Merchanting is a fancy word for scamming

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echo8989

Aug 7 2005, 11:41 PM | Post #40

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i agree

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Axis Of Evil

Aug 7 2005, 11:50 PM | Post #41

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QUOTE(ElitesAngel @ Aug 7 2005, 05:00 PM)

Merchanting is a fancy word for scamming

I had an experience with a mechanter/scammer today. I agreed to give him a maul for full rune and a dragon long, and he quickly swtched it to full mith and a mith long <_<

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Twilight Ray

Aug 8 2005, 12:26 AM | Post #42

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I don't get how that's effective whatsoever, I mean, maybe, and this is a big maybe, like, requiring an actually retarded person, you could get someone with the rune/mith. But dlong to mith? Red-blue? Even when it says what you're getting on the next screen? *Sigh* The sad part isn't that people do that, it's that they don't have to get a new trick, that that one actually works.

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Axis Of Evil

Aug 8 2005, 12:55 AM | Post #43

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QUOTE(Twilight Ray @ Aug 7 2005, 06:26 PM)

I don't get how that's effective whatsoever, I mean, maybe, and this is a big maybe, like, requiring an actually retarded person, you could get someone with the rune/mith. But dlong to mith? Red-blue? Even when it says what you're getting on the next screen? *Sigh* The sad part isn't that people do that, it's that they don't have to get a new trick, that that one actually works.

I actually didn't notice until the next screen. I need my eyes tested again. <_<

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ElitesAngel

Aug 8 2005, 04:40 AM | Post #44

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QUOTE(Axis Of Evil @ Aug 8 2005, 12:50 AM)

I had an experience with a mechanter/scammer today. I agreed to give him a maul for full rune and a dragon long, and he quickly swtched it to full mith and a mith long <_<

When i give you this advice, stick with it and you'll always come out on top, never give in to a merchant, sell for your prices, and yours only.

Merchants always have the cash you want they're just god damn skinflints, so always hold out and play them at their own game, and no it doesn't make you as bad as them if they were trying to get something from you cheap anyway.

(Also only trade on items your sure about the price)

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FireballX301

Aug 8 2005, 04:47 AM | Post #45

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In other words, market as if you're asian.

To put it succinctly.

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