I was just curious... What is the average cost for a barbed leather whip? I
hear they are quite good weapons and I am interested in acquiring one. I am
currently up to 42 plat. I had the goal of saving for a combine rapier... any
suggestings?

John Robertson wrote:

> From: "John Robertson" <johnr@...>
>
> >
> > The shady swashbuckler is still giving me better prices as I
> > increase my charisma though. 223pp at 110, 220pp at 115. I
> > just got back to Freeport last night and need to test it at
> > 120. So there's definitely some faction/race/diety component
> > to all this. The charisma song may be worthwhile in this
> > regard (especially since half those damn stuck-up Erudite
> > merchants won't sell to me).
>
> One thing to note... the swashbuckler is very inconsistent in his prices.
>
> I was in the market for a top of the line weapon, so I was considering
> buying a well-balanced longsword. I went to the Swashbuckler, and he quoted
> me 250 plat and change. I decided to think it over. A couple of days
> later, I decided I'd go for it, since nobody was selling barbed whips
> anymore. When I showed up at the swashbuckler though, he was asking 280
> plat for the same sword!
>
> At first, I thought I was just remembering the price of the sword
> incorrectly, but 280 was more than I wanted to pay, so I decided to forget
> about it.
>
> Two days after THAT I found someone who was willing to sell me two barbed
> whips (finally). I decided that the best place to meet was at the shady
> swashbuckler, as it was halfway between us. While waiting for her, I took
> at look at his prices, and low and behold... the same longsword was now 230!
>
> I have no idea what drives the prices on this guy. My charisma was the same
> in all three cases, and my faction stayed relatively consistent throughout.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Jyzan
>
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