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#126
Old 08-10-2009, 06:50 AM

The market is harder to predict on Gaia nowadays. Monthly collectibles tend to go down in price the older they get (except for the really old items), because they don't come with as many forms and it seems like people forget items really fast. If you can catch cash shop items on the first day, especially those ones with a chance of getting super rare items, then you can make a pretty good profit. But holding onto things for forever and a day no longer seems to pay off like it did back in the day.

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#127
Old 08-10-2009, 06:51 AM

Ohmigod I'm falling asleep! I'm gonna clock out now and see you all tomorrow. Bye! <3

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#128
Old 08-10-2009, 06:52 AM

Good night Mar-mar.

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#129
Old 08-10-2009, 06:53 AM

tianfu;; MCs on gaia arent worth anything
now- the evolving items are the only thing
to invest in, and then, only the high priced
ones pay off.
the only MCs that still hold real value are
those from 03-early 05. it sucks. >.o;

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#130
Old 08-10-2009, 06:57 AM

Goodnight Marguerite!

Yeah, monthly collectibles aren't the way to go anymore. You can make more on fish. Luckily, I have most of the '03 items and all of the '04 and '05 items, so that's what I'm mostly living off of. Except when I'm feeling rich enough to cash in on the emerald seed, summer swirl, etc. items.

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#131
Old 08-10-2009, 06:57 AM

@Sabiir - They're so out of whack! I HATE paying so much for new items that cost more than classic old items. It seems so unfair. It's even worst when you know some jerk out there is artificially inflating the market.

@Bumblebee - Yeah, they just built a new library near us. I haven't been there to check out the books yet though.

@Scarlet Storm - When the bags of win came out, I actually got a million gold from it! :D And I bought some of the very first first gen EIs and now...they're work like nothing. No one cares about Pora Ice and the Bottle and the Moon. It's sad. =/ And I spent all my gold from that, so I'm poor all over again ^_^;;

@Tianfu - I suck at playing the market. I took a chance on the Starbabies. Because last RIG item, I missed out on a really cheap ypaddle. I thought the price would stay ridiculously high like with the paddle and instead the minute I bought my Starbabies, the price sank down almost half what I paid for it ;_;

Good night Margie!

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#132
Old 08-10-2009, 07:01 AM

Yeah, it's hard to judge. I bought a ton of summer swirls, because the Gboi and Emerald Seed items sold for soooo much for like the first two days. And I could barely sell them for half of what those other items went for. So comparatively, it was a waste of money.

Same thing if you catch them too late. After a day or so, the price only goes down, so it's no longer wise to invest in them. Except for when they announce that they're leaving the cash shop. Then the price on most of those items will raise a little bit, because everyone suddenly remembers their existence and is trying to buy them before they're gone.

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#133
Old 08-10-2009, 07:02 AM

@ For-Chan; I would have sold them and bought a later generation. I mean I'm fairly rich but it doesn't bother me to not have the first gen. My only first gens are my profit items.
I got about a million in gold and 1.5-2 million in items to be sold back later. For profit and my quest. I also collect the grade F fish bait. =]

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#134
Old 08-10-2009, 07:06 AM

@Tianfu - Yeah, it's complicated. Like I said, I SUCK at playing the market. Luckily, I was a beta tester of zOMG! And I played it a whole bunch in the beginning before I lost interest, so I still have a bunch of unlocked rings to sell. Of course, every time I put one of those things on the market, someone PMs me and asks how to unlock rings, which you can't do. I have a note in my shop info AND on my profile that says you can't unlock rings and idiots still leave notes about it! x_x

@Scarlet Storm - But they were worth something back then. And all EIs were new, so I had no idea how the market would react. Not that I buy things based on their price. I buy things that I want to wear. I have no use for ugly things I'd never want to wear. I just end up hoarding them for no reason at all. I'm a packrat in real life ^_^;;;;

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#135
Old 08-10-2009, 07:06 AM

tianfu;; youre lucky to still have
those items.. i have a huge invo, but not
a lot of the really old items. the one item
i wish i had is the mini nightmare wings. XD
cookie;; yeahh it seriously is complete bull.
i basically gave up playing the market, its way
to unpredictable now.

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#136
Old 08-10-2009, 07:12 AM

@ For-Chan; I do the same thing. I have a bunch of stuff I'd never put on my avi. xP But I can't bear to sell them. Generally I'll keep one of items I don't like and store it in my mules storage shed. Incase. Haha.

Anyway, I need to get to bed. 3am here and I'm gonna be up a bit longer to read. xP I'll be back tomorrow.

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#137
Old 08-10-2009, 07:12 AM

@Sabiir - Yeah, I don't try to play the market. I just buy and sell without thinking in terms of profit cause I suck at it so much ^_^;;;

I'm trying to decide if I want to eat a brownie or some cookies and cream ice cream :D

Good night Scarlet Storm! It's been nice talking with you! <3

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#138
Old 08-10-2009, 07:13 AM

yeahh i hoard things. ;-;
its bad when you have whole
pages of items you dont wear..

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#139
Old 08-10-2009, 07:14 AM

I don't have any more spare mini wing letters, unfortunately. I only have my personal pair. And I only have one more devil tail letter. I traded my other one for chicky slippers for my sister, since it was the one really old item she was missing. I'm waiting to sell it until I feel really broke. ;)

But yeah, unless I sell something immediately after buying it, I only buy things that I like to wear. So I don't have some of the more expensive EIs because I just didn't like them.

Well folks, it's my bedtime. Goodnight and I'll be back after work tomorrow, hopefully!

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#140
Old 08-10-2009, 07:15 AM

Good night Tianfu!

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#141
Old 08-10-2009, 07:18 AM

I haven't really been to Gaia that much since I joined here. I really only go there now to feed my fish and maybe do some of the Daily Chance things. It's changed a lot since I joined in '04. So many advertisements, it's pathetic. All those Cash Shop items, how about more gold items, huh?

I'm pretty much at the point on that site where I don't really buy things anymore, unless some new item comes out that I really want, and instead of questing, I'll just sell something I already own to get it.

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#142
Old 08-10-2009, 07:23 AM

night tianfu~ :]
bumble;; thats all i really do now..
i havent actively quested anything
in a really long time.

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#143
Old 08-10-2009, 07:24 AM

I use Firefox with adblock plus and it is godly. I never have to put up with ads. Some of what Gaia does really gets on my nerves these days. RIGs annoy me. All the awesome stuff has to come out in something randomly generated! It's annoying and mean! ;_;

As I mentioned, I help run a guild and that's the only reason I'm semi-active. If my interest in the guild wanes, then I just do the daily chance and wander off XD

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#144
Old 08-10-2009, 07:28 AM

hello people erm...how is everyone?
Gosh erm...how was the event till this point???

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#145
Old 08-10-2009, 07:31 AM

cookie;; i commissioned lineart from a
user in gaia to start a new breedable/changeable
shop, and im still waiting for them.. thats
about the only reason i have to check up on gaia now.

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#146
Old 08-10-2009, 07:31 AM

Hi falling up! Things are going well I think. I don't really pop my head out of this thread to see what everyone else is up to ^_^;

@Sabiir - I have Gaia as one of my homepage tabs, so even if I'm not active on the site, I still visit at least once a day.

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#147
Old 08-10-2009, 01:46 PM

good morning wall flowers... not on for long this morning but thought i'd pop in and say hi!

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#148
Old 08-10-2009, 01:50 PM

Good Morning everyone.

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#149
Old 08-10-2009, 01:52 PM

good morning frogmaster!

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#150
Old 08-10-2009, 01:53 PM

How is your day, RetroFit?

 


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