I agree, I paid 100 plat about 2 weeks ago on E'ci for my elf-hide gloves in
front of the Bank at Kelethin at 2 in the morning RL and I was pleased as
punch to do so - have no qualms whatsoever about it. Heck, I can make 50
plat a night in Unrest if I work hard at it and even though my entire
fortune only amounts to around 300 plat, I like the elf-hide gloves a lot
better than the 100 plat.
Its like the old comparison of potential energy vs. kinetic energy...the
money is potential and the gloves are kinetic...
Faras "the creepy bard who wears elf-hide over his elf hide" Tar'Linedhel
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Schuldes [mailto:jgs@...]
> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 1999 8:47 AM
> To: 'eqbards@onelist.com'
> Subject: RE: [eqbards] EQ plat was: Elf Hide gloves : was trading the
> stei n comments
>
>
> From: James Schuldes <jgs@...>
>
> One thing to keep in mind... EQ plat has no value in and of
> itself. Banks
> do not pay interest. There is no provision in the economy for capital
> investment. Money is just a store of value or meduim of
> exchange. 500pp in
> the bank is worthless. A pair of Elf Hide Gloves has true
> value - stats &
> prestige. The person who paid 375pp for them obvious felt
> that they were
> worth it compared to having 375pp in the bank doing nothing.
>
> Granted - he may have a hard time getting 375pp back out of
> them but if he
> wanted them that bad - he probably wont even think of getting
> rid of them.
> As you get older, your access to plats gets easier, your
> stuffs get better.
> So now you have most everything you want to wear and you have
> 800pp in the
> bank rotting away - now when you see something you want - you
> can pretty
> much have it.
>
> What drives most deals (sales) of items is how bad the buyer
> wants something
> and the convenience of getting it. I have been on both sides
> of pretty many
> deals.
>
> Here we are in the Oasis d' Mar
> /auction Polar Bear Cloak AC8 +10HP +20svCold great for
> casters anyone can
> wear 40pp obo
>
> /ooc that's a rip they cost only 5pp
>
> /ooc yes but first travel to everfrost - get polar bear skin
> - hire a ranger
> - 4 hours to find karg - then he gets killed for his GZ - 4
> more hours to
> find karg - 5pp to karg and travel back home
>
> /tell sylly will you take 30pp? can you meet me at the docks?
>
> /tell whoever omw!
>
> Sylly.
>