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Veryy poor

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CM Nick said :
I've hidden some posts for flaming in this thread.

In regards to the legitimacy of this thread being called into question, as Mod Poerkie explained last month,

"It's become very difficult to manage and take action against price manipulations and therefore we should no longer treat the forums as a source of truth, and we advise everyone to do their own research before participating in discontinued and/or high value items."


Cheers!


Thank-you,


It seems these manip cry-babies have gone too far,

There is a clear line between actual manip
(a certain somebody posting fake trades)
and simply having an
opinion
on an item in the item discussion section.

That is an opinion, not manip.

Ironically, the manip cry-babies will claim its manip that I like hweens, but it's not manip that they think they are junk.

Now let's get back on topic



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25-Nov-2019 10:17:20 - Last edited on 25-Nov-2019 10:18:58 by Veryy poor

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Heyley said :
Lolol. I’m done.

Edit: BECAUSE MY REASONABLE POST WAS REMOVED, I am going to reiterate what I said that was on-topic and phrased by many others in this thread. H’weens are trash rares, overpriced and unimpressive in game. As Harvnation said, they’re not worth anything except for cash holding purposes. Even so, if you need to hold cash, these players can tend to afford partyhats. They are much better at this, and not a fake rare.


There is nothing "reasonable" about crying manip every-time someone has an
opinion
on an item in the item discussion section,


I am not posting fake trades
, I am just a humble runecrafter creating a
discussion
on an item,




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25-Nov-2019 10:25:31 - Last edited on 25-Nov-2019 10:26:31 by Veryy poor

Heyley

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Very well original poster - thanks for quoting me and bumping me to the next page! I'll stay on topic - h'weens should not be valued any higher. They are ugly, and much like the Santa Hat, everyone and their grandmother can own one. They have no 'real' place in the market, aside from saying you own a 'rare' and are 'part of that market'. That's just my opinion though, enjoy your day.
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25-Nov-2019 14:43:34

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There was a time when I too thought the same thing, and invested heavily into mask sets. And you know what? They under performed - heck, they didn't even keep up with inflation! This is because they are a relatively common rare item, despite their age: when you look in a busy world you can easily spot numerous players with them on. There are really too many of them to count!

In addition to that fact, they look ugly. There was a time when they were highly coveted items, when the graphics of the game were various barely decipherable pixel blurs, and it was the thing to do to make yourself look as unique as possible. Cosmetic options in the game were incredibly limited, and rare items provided some of the first cosmetic looks for players, and these items distinguished them. Anyone wo had one thought they looked pretty cool, and they did. Now people wearing them just look like a retro monster. This look isn't very appealing to players in the new age 'fashionscape' as some.have dubbed it.

Then, many players - myself at one point in time- hoarded well over 100+ mask sets, and come back to the game years later and dump some.of their inventories. This keeps supply up at a point in time where the demand for these items is at an all time.low. Thus the price to match.

I dont think they will ever go up substantially in price until they truly become rare, like a half wine or Christmas cracker. But by then there might not be any real market for them besides an old veteran player building up a collection for nostalgia.

26-Nov-2019 09:07:29

Veryy poor

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Heyley said :
Very well original poster - thanks for quoting me and bumping me to the next page! I'll stay on topic - h'weens should not be valued any higher. They are ugly, and much like the Santa Hat, everyone and their grandmother can own one. They have no 'real' place in the market, aside from saying you own a 'rare' and are 'part of that market'. That's just my opinion though, enjoy your day.



Well done, you completed a paragraph despite being on the verge of tears,




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26-Nov-2019 09:18:21 - Last edited on 26-Nov-2019 09:19:31 by Veryy poor

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Yo Blue said :
Green is not a good color.



"Whats your favorite color Phat

This thread is pretty self explanatory all you got to do is Pick your favorite color phat, and ill tally all the votes up so everyone can see what colors are more Favorable.

Partyhats are put in order by Your votes:
#1-Green Phat:126
#2-White Phat:100
#3-Red Phat:71
#4-Purple Phat:66
#5-Yellow Phat:57
#6-Blue Phat:53
~Total votes:473"




-Best wishes
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-Fear no evil, for they are the broken Ones-

26-Nov-2019 09:21:00

punkrock9111

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On my last point, the only rare items that will perform well in the future are those that have a cosmetic appeal to players, as well as being a status symbol. These would be, for example, partyhats, of course, which still look great even with the new cosmetic overrides, and have a long standing history as a symbol of wealth. Items like black santa hats and red santa hats should also perform well given the new reality and demand for items in the game based largely on cosmetics.

More proof of these facts are in the rise of the red santa hat and purple partyhats. The red santa hat used to be about the same.price as the green hween mask. Now it is double its price even though it is incredibly more common than any of the hween masks. Same with the rise of the purple prtyhat. This item, for over a decade, was the cheapest of the partyhats, due to it being the most reproduced during the duplication glitch of 2003. Suddenly it is rising in price, well above yellow, even green.

Why? Cosmetic appeal, which is the most important driver of demand for these item now.

Think of all of the edible rare items too. Like the pumpkin, for example, which under the Christmas cracker and half wine, is likely one of the most rare items in the game, yet it is only hanging at around half a bil -less then the very common santa hat. Why? Again, no cosmetic appeal. You cannot wear it, and so, there is no demand.

Players still like the idea of owning a rare item these, but they also want it to look good, and they want to be able to show it off.

Show someone a pumpkin 10 years ago and it was a source of respect and admiration. Show someone a pumpkin in trade in 2019, and you will get the responses: "that's uselsss" or, "what the heck is that?" If that doesn't sum up the new sentiment towards the rare items market, I dont know what does.

26-Nov-2019 09:28:38

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Veryy poor said :
Yo Blue said :
Green is not a good color.



"Whats your favorite color Phat

This thread is pretty self explanatory all you got to do is Pick your favorite color phat, and ill tally all the votes up so everyone can see what colors are more Favorable.

Partyhats are put in order by Your votes:
#1-Green Phat:126
#2-White Phat:100
#3-Red Phat:71
#4-Purple Phat:66
#5-Yellow Phat:57
#6-Blue Phat:53
~Total votes:473"




-Best wishes

This is why I have taken to investing in green phats. Not only do I like it the best, but if everything is now about preference with regards to cosmetic appeal, and status symbolism, and if there is any truth to this survey, then green should naturally overtake the top as the most expensive partyhat, just like.purple has now overtaken yellow. ^_^

26-Nov-2019 09:36:27

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