Hmm, some interesting points. more dicussion is needed I think!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Farr, Robert [SMTP:robert.farr@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 1999 1:32 PM
> To: 'eqenchanters@onelist.com'
> Subject: Re: [eqenchanters] (no subject)
>
> From: "Farr, Robert" <robert.farr@...>
>
> When pricing these items, pay less attention to how much it
> costs to
> make them, and more attention to the following two things. First, it
> cost us
> a LOT of money to get our skills up to where they are, and we should
> be able
> to recuperate the training costs in a timely fashion. Second, price
> the
> items based on what they are worth, NOT what it costs you to make
> them. When
> you put a price on your silver amber rings (+2 str), just think about
> how
> much people are paying for flesh bands that offer the same increase,
> and not
> the fact that it only costs about 3p to make one. If we put too low a
> price
> on these items, remembering that items do not EVER go away, it won't
> be long
> at all before EVERYONE has all they need and we will be left with a
> worthless trade skill. Just my 2 coppers...
> >
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> > From: "Hapke, Matthew" <mahapke@...>
> >
> > Mine are close to that, but I was a bit lower on the silver stuff.
> > plus 2 silver, from 4plat to 6plat each
> > Jade rings 10plat
> > electrum jade on my server goes at a steady 20pp. Everyone just
> sticks
> > with that.
> > Also, WIS earings last night were a big seller. I sold about 20 of
> them,
> > at aroudn 8 to 10 pp each. They cost about 4 to make I think.
> >
> >
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> > From: "Farr, Robert" <robert.farr@...>
> >
> > We need to start a dialog about what we are going to sell the new
> > jewellery
> > items for. I guess I will open up by stating what I was selling
> things for
> > last night, and then all of you can comment as to whether it was too
> high
> > or
> > too low, and we will work from there.
> >
> > All +2 silver stat boosters : 7p each or 2 for 13p
> > Jade silver rings : 9p each or 2 for 17p
> > Jade electrum bracers : 25p each or 2 for 45p
> >
> > This being only the 2nd day after the patch, I haven't tried
> marketing
> > much
> > of the electrum items other than the obvious seller, which is the
> jade
> > bracer. With a skill of 79 I still get failures with electrum, and I
> am
> > trying to repay the guild for the money they pumped into me to raise
> my
> > skill. Please add to this list and comment on prices!
> >
>
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