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immunis
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I see this all the time and it i may seem like a jerk to the person whose trying to scam but none the less this pisses me off so much especially now when i just went into the GW Auction section and saw someone selling 2 Collector's Healing Anhk's for 2k+ when these items are no where near worth that much. So in lieu of this i am going to povide 2 links to max collectors items in the southern shiverpeaks and crystal desert:
Southern Shiverpeak Collectors
Crystal Desert Collectors
Everything you need to find out is located on these two pages and at the bottom are links to show you what each collector is providing, what stats the item have and what you nee dto trade to each collector to aquire the item.
Collectors are referenced to in the map via Initials of their names.
On a side note if you dont want to spend time and farm for the items to trade its easy to just buy it from people. When i want a collectors item but i need the item i simply find a seller who will sell to me for a set price (eg: 5 Dessicrated Hydra Claws for 500g (for all)) and its a substantial amount under what youd pay getting scammed for a supposedly uber item.
Hope this Helps people!!
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| 02/08/06 04:57 |
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Scizzors1215
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The only reason people try to sell Collectors items is because PPL ACTUALLY BUY EM...
There are existing people that are either just 2 lazy or 2 rich to crawl around looking for collectors so they buy em. Personally i wouldnt spend my money on something worth less then a 1/4 of its price but thats just me ;]
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| 02/08/06 05:10 |
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immunis
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yeah i suppsoe, but none the less there are ppl out there who dont know where to find collectors or even know WHATS available out there and those are the ones that get taken advantage of. And i know from personal experience when you find out/realize what just happened it kinda kills the game for you for a lil bit till you can get back in it.
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| 02/08/06 06:08 |
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One Swordsman
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| QUOTE | I see this all the time and it i may seem like a jerk to the person whose trying to scam but none the less this pisses me off so much especially now when i just went into the GW Auction section and saw someone selling 2 Collector's Healing Anhk's for 2k+ when these items are no where near worth that much. So in lieu of this i am going to povide 2 links to max collectors items in the southern shiverpeaks and crystal desert:
Southern Shiverpeak Collectors
Crystal Desert Collectors
Everything you need to find out is located on these two pages and at the bottom are links to show you what each collector is providing, what stats the item have and what you nee dto trade to each collector to aquire the item.
Collectors are referenced to in the map via Initials of their names.
On a side note if you dont want to spend time and farm for the items to trade its easy to just buy it from people. When i want a collectors item but i need the item i simply find a seller who will sell to me for a set price (eg: 5 Dessicrated Hydra Claws for 500g (for all)) and its a substantial amount under what youd pay getting scammed for a supposedly uber item.
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Valid point however sometimes it is near impossible to aquire the materials in a reasonable amount of time, i can never find someone selling bleached shells =(
I think people sell them to make it more convenient for others (and make a little profit on the way), i see no harm in it, you gotta earn a living after all =)
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| 02/08/06 06:11 |
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Scizzors1215
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Ye i suppose..
anyways Gj on gettin those collector maps
+cred :]
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| 02/08/06 06:12 |
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Testaclese
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Well at some point in life you will come to understand that your time is worth money. First off these weapons can be modified so to me that makes them worth more then any green weapon you can buy. Take into consideration the time it takes to farm up the items needed to get these weapons and the time it takes to fight your way to most of the npc's. I gladly pay 1 or 2k for these then mod them up and make some kick butt weapons for myself. especially staffs and wands with there 20% built in mods. Remember an item is only worth what someone will pay for it.
To me its more outragous that you can buy a +28 health mod for 1 to 5k but a +30 will cost you 30 to 50k.
Thats one hell of an increase for 2 health points.
Or how bout the fact that you cant hang out in LA without some korean guy trying to force weapons down your throat.
you buy.......you buy......isnt that what the trade channel is for!!!
grrrrrrrrrrr
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| 02/08/06 06:34 |
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tmakinen
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Let me see ... if I want a collector staff for my earth mage, I'll need to kill bucketloads of Pine Souls for Alpine Seeds (never mind the Avicaras that usually accompany those), then trample all the way to the end of Mineral Springs to find the collector (what is she doing out there, anyway?), estimation for time spent 1.5-2 hours. I could have used the same time to farm a solid 30-50k. If I buy the aforementined staff from somebody at around 5k then who's being had? Depending on circumstances, the seller may have gotten the staff with an investment of the order of 1k so he's doing a good deal. I'm saving 80% here, so I'm more than happy as well. What should be wrong here?
Not all characters are equally good at all tasks, and most people don't have all 6 primary professions available on the PvE side. If the item is easily obtainable by a character that I have access to, it is feasible to go directly to the collector. Otherwise it might be easier just to buy the item. And there isn't any inherent value to virtual items. If you need an item, its value to you right there and then is anything that you are willing to pay for it.
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| 02/08/06 06:37 |
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One Swordsman
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| QUOTE | Well at some point in life you will come to understand that your time is worth money. First off these weapons can be modified so to me that makes them worth more then any green weapon you can buy. Take into consideration the time it takes to farm up the items needed to get these weapons and the time it takes to fight your way to most of the npc's. I gladly pay 1 or 2k for these then mod them up and make some kick butt weapons for myself. especially staffs and wands with there 20% built in mods. Remember an item is only worth what someone will pay for it.
To me its more outragous that you can buy a +28 health mod for 1 to 5k but a +30 will cost you 30 to 50k.
Thats one hell of an increase for 2 health points.
Or how bout the fact that you cant hang out in LA without some korean guy trying to force weapons down your throat.
you buy.......you buy......isnt that what the trade channel is for!!!
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LOL I feel your rage! You Buy? You Buy? 10k ok? XD. Yes the economy is strange, people will pay alot of money for perfection. Personally i would rather pay 8k for a +29 health mod, than to pay 30k for +1 more HP XD
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| 02/08/06 06:40 |
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BrianFellow
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Well bleached shells sometimes sell 5 for 1-2k... and some items have hard to get collectible items and not all people have to time to fight/run to a collector.
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| 02/08/06 06:51 |
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Xavier_Darkraven
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I never see people selling bleached sheels for anything under 1K each. Hydra claws have gone down recently but they were always 350g each etc. Plenty of people who know about collectors will still pay for the item to save themselves the hassle of doing it all themselves. sometimes you don't feel like spamming buying shells for 20 minutes before you get a seller which isfair enough.
For those who don't know then you could say it's taking advantage. Or you could say that's the cost of not researching things yourself. And at the end of the day they're still getting a Max weapon/item. It's another form of trade someone at the end of the day has to do work and travel in order to get these items to sell. And frankly none of them pay back on the time invested. Especially not the Carapace Stance shield. Despite it selling for 10K or so.
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| 02/08/06 07:01 |
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| QUOTE | | Well bleached shells sometimes sell 5 for 1-2k... and some items have hard to get collectible items and not all people have to time to fight/run to a collector. |
Like frozen shells. I saw one of them go for 5K depsite the collector not having anything particularly special. I can imagine hardly anyone would bother to farm those.
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| 02/08/06 07:02 |
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Jade Shane
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i feel for that trick my self. I was stuck on this one mission and i could of used a different flame artifact so i kept looking for one with good hp benefit and with no avail. So finally i i put the crucial 3 letters WTB and then there i go a flame artifact that is perfect for what i need. I buy it for 1k complete the mission i needed to do. (probably could of done without it) and then warp to the next town and talk to the collector which sold the item i just bought (*hits head*). being quite early in the game i happened to only have around 2k in the inven. so half my money is gone and my item i bought is worthless.
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| 02/08/06 07:18 |
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Krypper
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I dont see anything wrong with selling collector items. The only real difference between Collector Blues and Greens is that Greens you have to kill tougher monsters to get...Either way, time is money, and someone has to spend time to get those items from the collectors.
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| 02/08/06 07:23 |
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neu-ikc
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I noticed alot of collector items being sold in Ascalon, for example the Healing Ahkn. For a low level Monk, be it a power leveling and/or true PVE char, the offer of a good item like this at a reasonable price is NOT, IMO, something bad. If you have access to other items via other char/guild mates I say go that way ALWAYS, if not, you're usually getting a descent deal on a item you otherwise wouldnt find for about 20 more missions.
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| 02/08/06 10:26 |
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Aeknold Setha
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i sell collector bows (15-28,15%^50%) because a gold bow with same stats is like 8-30k or more xpensive for stormbows for a lower price (5k) and ive had many people buy them even when saying they r collectors items so i dont think its wrong ,and i think stats r important not looks.
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| 02/08/06 10:32 |
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