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Kiljutonkka said :
Im not a mercher. I don't even own a single rare in this game currently. I have been in this game for so long I have seen tons of poor ppl whining about the prices every now and then. That phenomenon makes me facepalm so hard..


I see that you have a forum post history of buying/selling items so that would make you a mercher. Don't worry non mercher here too. Edit: You also told everyone to stay away from high value tokens in sof/th item status v15 . This makes you a bit biased

22-May-2021 11:20:03 - Last edited on 22-May-2021 11:25:25 by keggyyy

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22-May-2021 11:40:01

As in price maniping we are using the fact people post fake trades to mislead people.



P. S bought yellow phat 15b

22-May-2021 12:01:45

@Kiljutonkka

You're leaving out key parts in your quote which are essential to the point I'm making. Such as "the

merchers low range

is the high range of the

real street price

"


So for that reason I'm not going to waste my time getting into an arguement

22-May-2021 12:09:58

22-May-2021 16:04:46

Merchants actually aren't a monolithic group. Some might try to shard scam or lure you. Others might report fake trades to their alts...

Some are honest.

But if I'm selling something, I'm taking a risk that it won't fall on me. I don't know if anyone's heard of bitcoin, but phats are the original bitcoin. They go up... and down.

As a result, if I'm buying a rare, I will stand in w2... day after day... waiting... until some lvl 3 rwter logs in. He'll be in a rush to sell, accepting any price, and I'll buy.

Then. I wait. And wait, day after day, until a staker logs in. He'll be in a rush to buy. He'll overpay.

The key to merching is waiting. If you want to buy cheap, then wait, and wait, and wait, and wait, and wait, perhaps months. Eventually, you'll see, a lvl 3 rwter log in, dumping his phats for cheap.

Also, sometimes, rares fall. They fall due to, among other reasons, people trying to sell, sometimes not for rwt.

It's well to be wary, but players who just assume everyone is a manip and are rude... tend to get blocked. If you want to buy something, expect to wait several months. That is what the "pros" do.

"Pros" also tend to have 1 of each phat, with 1 of each of other items too, and massive shard stacks. Now, I assume, shards are also stored on alts. Shard boxes aren't so easy as people think. When cheap items are for sale, shards run dry quickly. I cannot for the life of me manage to catch Covid. Perhaps it's because I didn't get vaxxed? The travails of those lacking immunity.

22-May-2021 18:23:05 - Last edited on 22-May-2021 18:32:41 by Trip180

Some might not be aware, but merchants don't always know the accurate price range.

Imagine trying to track bitcoin without some website telling you the price. Maybe not the best example, but phats are very difficult, because you don't know which trades are real.

And I don't use discord. So, if I'm trading, I get "real" prices from the few people I trust. If they log out, or quit, then I just don't know pricing. I might check the forums for some idea, but that's not always a good source.

There are people who play runescape who sometimes log out. Some of those people might sometimes buy or sell a phat. They don't necessarily know the value either.

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To put another way, the few people I can get prices from tell me almost as a sort of charity. They don't benefit, and they don't have to tell me. And, they can be wrong.

I've noticed some will not follow trends well. So, their prices can be wrong when prices are changing. You just have to learn what it means when one person gives a price and another. You figure what each source is good at, what he knows. And you use your judgement. I cannot for the life of me manage to catch Covid. Perhaps it's because I didn't get vaxxed? The travails of those lacking immunity.

22-May-2021 18:31:19