Thanks for the insight there, it helps. :)
At 02:47 AM 6/16/99 -0500, you wrote:
>From: Ric R <redr@...>
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>Well, I must admit, Rellos Zek is very hard to sell good on, but now my
>jewel craft skill has gotten up to 125, people are buying left and right
>from me. I think it's mostly word of mouth, for often I get many people
>asking if I can make this or that for them that I dont even know. To be
>honest, I didn't try very hard to sell my goods to players till only
>recently. For jewel crafting was quite the joke before the recent changes,
>and even now, it is very hard to make your trade self supporting as you
>move through the different gems and metals. My MAIN source of funding was
>killing mob's and saving the money I got from them. In all honesty, this
>wasn't possible until around level 16 or higher. My guild has also been
>VERY supportive in my work in jewel crafting, they have offered over 1000pp
>to give me a boost. Although I turned it down due to my own funding, it
>would greatly help anyone needing funding in raising a skill like jewel
>craft. I'd suggest going to your guild and point them to a good jewel craft
>chart, showing them what they can get from your skills. Also, looking back,
>I wish I never bothered with jewel crafting until I was at least level 20.
>For I would of saved much money and established more resources of
>information on the skill. Either way, I try to work it as much as possible
>now, and usually gain 5 to 15 points in the skill each time I do (spending
>500-600pp). I never bother enchanting the metal for I usually sell it right
>back to the merchant for a slight loss, unless I have a buyer already for
>whatever I am currently working on for skill (which is rare). If you wish
>to fund your skill with it, I'd suggest finding something people want, and
>sticking to that. You can usually charge double the cost, if not more for
>the item and sell it quickly. That should be more than enough to keep you
>funded for your next session in jewel craft. Another thing to consider, I
>charge very high prices to enchant metal for people, as do other Enchanters
>on Rellos Zek. Once your skill reaches a level you can no longer enchant
>the metal for, get back out in the field, establish contacts, and work exp
>and money. Else you'll be paying top plat for someone else to enchant your
>metal's. I usually charge 2pp for electrum or gold, and 15pp for plat.
>Namely due to not wanting to do it, for it takes much mana and time to
>enchant 20+ bars of any metal. I didn't mention silver for I dont even
>bother with that for anyone.
>I wish you luck, do keep after it, for there are a great many things we can
>do now with jewel craft and a great many people who will need this or that
>all through out there characters life.
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>Telan Ka`Rlaah of Rellos Zek
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>At 04:30 PM 6/15/99 -0700, you wrote:
>>From: osmosis <osmosis@...>
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>>Right ok I have to get into this conversation RIGHT NOW. I am a 14th lvl
>>enchanter on Rallos Zek, and either the market on the care bear servers is
>>much healthier or I'm really having a LOT of bad luck. I'm lucky if I can
>>sell a new silver jaded ring for 10 plat, and those bloodstone earrings are
>>really my main staple since everyone wants earrings these days. For all
>>you people with +1000 plat in the bank.. well I'd really like to hear your
>>methods of achieving this... I'm ALWAYS hovering under 20 platinum before I
>>blow it all on Jewels and metals... and I've never had more than 30 pat
>>total inthe bank! WHAT ARE YOU DOING THAT I'M NOT?!? You have obviously
>>some secrets that I am completely unaware of, and I'd sure like some hints.
>> Currently my enc is around crushbone since Kelethin is a good place for
>>materials (but BAD for markets) and I find its difficult to find a good
>>place to 'hang around' off of faywer (gnomes arent as loved as they should
>>be). I suppose some of this has to do with being on RAllos Zek and I
>>should assume some level of difficulty but I really would like to explore
>>this skill to its fullest. PLEASE?
>>
>>Cogg
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