Rares prices.... (27,000+ views)

[aglips]

well, personally, i think if rares go down, that's a good thing. why? because rares are silly things that don't have any real value other than looking good/strange and maybe making/losing money. rares suck.

 

 

 

You probably can't afford a rare and never had one. And you're right when you say that they look good, which is the reason why I have them and I hope the prices drop some more so I can buy a few more masks.

[jessy87]

well, personally, i think if rares go down, that's a good thing. why? because rares are silly things that don't have any real value other than looking good/strange and maybe making/losing money. rares suck.

 

 

 

 

 

i agree rares are silly, and the owners and shallow and pedantic.

[Darthsidio1]

If rares are indeed going down, and I belive they are, then all those people with partyhats and santas etc etc would be better off keeping them or selling them for the highest price they can.

 

 

 

Or they might stake them and hope they win :P

 

 

 

I myself am a proud Santa owner and I don't want to see them drop below about 15M

[icecube]

well, personally, i think if rares go down, that's a good thing. why? because rares are silly things that don't have any real value other than looking good/strange and maybe making/losing money. rares suck.

 

 

 

 

 

i agree rares are silly, and the owners and shallow and pedantic.

 

Did you thesaurus that word (pedantic)? It isn't really used right. It's more related to learning, rather than wealth. Ostentatious would be better.

 

 

 

And more generalizations? Rares have sentimental value for some people, rather than just showing off wealth. Others genuinely think they look cool, more so in masks and santas.

[bedman]

I dont like generalizations either.

 

However, I dont think there are still a lot of people left whose rare has sentimental value to them. Must be a minority

 

 

 

I got a partyhat and I like it. Yes it's useless, but what else should I buy on f2p? I dont like buying skills so that one is out (+ if I'd spend 200m on a skill, I'd be busy for quite some time, and I'm not playing often anymore at all).

 

 

 

Also, I think it's someting cool to own/wear, because not everyone can own/wear it. It makes you kind of "unique" 8-)

 

 

 

Btw, santa's are going up again buddies. At least from what I just saw on the rare forum. "Buying santa max price" etc..

[MasterMarduk]

well, personally, i think if rares go down, that's a good thing. why? because rares are silly things that don't have any real value other than looking good/strange and maybe making/losing money. rares suck.

 

 

 

 

 

i agree rares are silly, and the owners and shallow and pedantic.

 

Did you thesaurus that word (pedantic)? It isn't really used right. It's more related to learning, rather than wealth. Ostentatious would be better.

 

 

 

And more generalizations? Rares have sentimental value for some people, rather than just showing off wealth. Others genuinely think they look cool, more so in masks and santas.

 

 

 

I personally own a white, and 4 mask sets.

 

 

 

I dont think there silly at all, they tend to look rather cool. Though id have to say the prices at which they have hit are rather high. there is a limited number out there but I believe people push it more then demand.

 

 

 

I got my

 

white at 155M

 

mask sets

 

at 15M

 

at 30M

 

at 40M

 

at 50M

 

 

 

Rares are a status symbol and a why to keep cash you couldnt otherise. There is a GP limit and once you reach it thats it lol Rare both hold value from that and keep money away for when you need it. Think of it like bank interest only you can wear it lol Is bank interest silly? no it smart, people invest in the bank and you get money back Win win.

[superson]

Before i can talk about rares i have to explain what is happening to alot of the higher priced ones:

 

 

 

All Party Hats have been Static for at least a week now, there are reasons behind this:

 

 

 

>>>> When Jan 2nd update came into affect Jagex updated the GE prices to what they thought were correct levels.

 

 

 

>>>> Jagex over estimated these prices quite alot - in some cases by as much as 20-30mil gp.

 

 

 

>>>> Unfortunatly with the new GE levels people saw Party Hats as being overpriced so demand for them reduced to 0%.

 

 

 

>>>> The GE system is flawed in the fact is does not allow for demand at 0% - If on a certain day, there are no sales on the GE for a particular item, the GE price levels will remain the same.

 

 

 

>>>> This creates a catch 22 senerio where Party Hats are over priced but cant come down because there are no sales on the GE - There are no sales on the GE because Party Hats are over priced.

 

 

 

ANSWER to Problem: Modify GE system by adding a rule where: If on a certain day there are no sales for a particular item, the following day the prices will automatically fall by the maximum 5% - This could even be increased to a special 10% reduction.

 

 

 

Any thoughts about this?

 

 

 

What if the same thing happened, but an item was worth too little?

 

 

 

How would Jagex know, if no items were being traded?

 

 

 

If they used forum posts about it, people could easily manipulate prices.[/i]

[simon_Fang95]

A hawt santa is only at 12 mil now. I would love to get my hands on one, but I don't want to sell my stuff just to get one.

[Soupy17]

Greens are like 13m now :o

[hatebringer]

well, personally, i think if rares go down, that's a good thing. why? because rares are silly things that don't have any real value other than looking good/strange and maybe making/losing money. rares suck.

 

 

 

 

 

i agree rares are silly, and the owners and shallow and pedantic.

 

Did you thesaurus that word (pedantic)? It isn't really used right. It's more related to learning, rather than wealth. Ostentatious would be better.

 

 

 

And more generalizations? Rares have sentimental value for some people, rather than just showing off wealth. Others genuinely think they look cool, more so in masks and santas.

 

 

 

You got owned by the English language :P

 

 

 

But seriously, I have owned a Santa, a Blue and a Red Mask, yet you think just because some one who owns it is "shallow" that every single person who buys a rare is shallow. And when people generally have more money in RS than they know what to do with it, they will buy whatever catches their eye. Let me guess that you have never owned a rare, or never had enough money so you are simply saying all this because you don't have one.

[Kaguya]

Greens are like 13m now :o

 

 

 

11.3m

[rho421]

just because rares are going down in price does not mean that they're "dying."

 

 

 

I wish everyone would quit being so overdramatic... :shame:

[steel9999999]

what would happen if rares( blue p hat) went for the max amount of gp that could be held... would there be a market for them?

[alcoolj]

what would happen if rares( blue p hat) went for the max amount of gp that could be held... would there be a market for them?

 

 

 

A hypothetical question really. You certainly can't put in an order for 10 blue phats in one hit as you cannot physically hold that much cash, but the most expensive item (cracker) would have to tripple its value before the ceiling gp cap woul be met. jagex have plenty of time to deliberate on that eventuality me thinks.

[steel9999999]

what would happen if rares( blue p hat) went for the max amount of gp that could be held... would there be a market for them?

 

 

 

A hypothetical question really. You certainly can't put in an order for 10 blue phats in one hit as you cannot physically hold that much cash, but the most expensive item (cracker) would have to tripple its value before the ceiling gp cap woul be met. jagex have plenty of time to deliberate on that eventuality me thinks.

 

 

 

 

 

but what happens if summoning is a flop, no one likes, it and buys the p hats back for as much as they can and the price [bleep]es exponentially till it hits the max?

 

 

 

 

 

just a theory

[swordwarior]

what would happen if rares( blue p hat) went for the max amount of gp that could be held... would there be a market for them?

 

 

 

A hypothetical question really. You certainly can't put in an order for 10 blue phats in one hit as you cannot physically hold that much cash, but the most expensive item (cracker) would have to tripple its value before the ceiling gp cap woul be met. jagex have plenty of time to deliberate on that eventuality me thinks.

 

 

 

 

 

but what happens if summoning is a flop, no one likes, it and buys the p hats back for as much as they can and the price [bleep]es exponentially till it hits the max?

 

 

 

 

 

just a theory

 

 

 

I believe a side use of rares was as a money holder for the extremely rich. Also people would trade in small rares on occasion for large rares. There are ways of dealing with the money cap.

 

 

 

As for any 1 rare reaching the cap, you can bet Jagex wouldn't let that happen. :wink:

[snake6man]

what would happen if rares( blue p hat) went for the max amount of gp that could be held... would there be a market for them?

 

 

 

A hypothetical question really. You certainly can't put in an order for 10 blue phats in one hit as you cannot physically hold that much cash, but the most expensive item (cracker) would have to tripple its value before the ceiling gp cap woul be met. jagex have plenty of time to deliberate on that eventuality me thinks.

 

 

 

 

 

but what happens if summoning is a flop, no one likes, it and buys the p hats back for as much as they can and the price [bleep]es exponentially till it hits the max?

 

 

 

 

 

just a theory

 

 

 

no one has taht much money. it could happen though, but certainly not in a week. maby in a few years, when theres only 1 or 2 of them. but then there wouldnt be a market for them, it would really only be 1 or 2 people having one and maby another person trying to get enough money to get it. a market takes more than 2 people.

[omirzan]

also, the prices of rares go up and down during the different seasons as well. in christmastime they are at their normal peak, but they have been going down and down, and nobody seems to know when they are going to stop. i have been trying to track the price path of the santa, but im in school so i can't see at the exchange. can anyone post the recent prices for all the rares and the dates when it was done? that would be nice.

 

i think that the prices for rares will go up again, as new suits look good with it, and beasts from summoning can match up with the colours of santa hats. probably people will come back into the game when summoning is released, hoping for a redeeming update that jagex could come up with.

[kwarlord]

Please, everyone. Jagex is killing trading in this game and there's nothing anyone can do about it (if they aren't members, that is). Let's stop bashing each other -- focus on the real enemy! :wall:

 

 

 

Well, if you see Jagex as the enemy and hate what they did to their code, then stop playing the game. Go play Adventure Quest or something else. It's as simple as that.

[kwarlord]

I don't play the game for rares. I play the game for fun.

 

 

 

Many people that play Runescape really need to LIGHTEN UP.

[Orion_Dezagrats]

what would happen if rares( blue p hat) went for the max amount of gp that could be held... would there be a market for them?

 

 

 

A hypothetical question really. You certainly can't put in an order for 10 blue phats in one hit as you cannot physically hold that much cash, but the most expensive item (cracker) would have to tripple its value before the ceiling gp cap woul be met. jagex have plenty of time to deliberate on that eventuality me thinks.

 

 

 

 

 

but what happens if summoning is a flop, no one likes, it and buys the p hats back for as much as they can and the price [bleep]es exponentially till it hits the max?

 

 

 

 

 

just a theory

 

 

 

no one has taht much money. it could happen though, but certainly not in a week. maby in a few years, when theres only 1 or 2 of them. but then there wouldnt be a market for them, it would really only be 1 or 2 people having one and maby another person trying to get enough money to get it. a market takes more than 2 people.

 

 

 

Not possible. In order to keep the economy running, there are Jagex-employed users with an infinite amount of rares in their banks. Whenever there's notice of a number of rares disappearing, they're placed back on the market covertly to rebalance the economy.

[Ravenkana]

what would happen if rares( blue p hat) went for the max amount of gp that could be held... would there be a market for them?

 

 

 

A hypothetical question really. You certainly can't put in an order for 10 blue phats in one hit as you cannot physically hold that much cash, but the most expensive item (cracker) would have to tripple its value before the ceiling gp cap woul be met. jagex have plenty of time to deliberate on that eventuality me thinks.

 

 

 

 

 

but what happens if summoning is a flop, no one likes, it and buys the p hats back for as much as they can and the price [bleep]es exponentially till it hits the max?

 

 

 

 

 

just a theory

 

 

 

no one has taht much money. it could happen though, but certainly not in a week. maby in a few years, when theres only 1 or 2 of them. but then there wouldnt be a market for them, it would really only be 1 or 2 people having one and maby another person trying to get enough money to get it. a market takes more than 2 people.

 

 

 

Not possible. In order to keep the economy running, there are Jagex-employed users with an infinite amount of rares in their banks. Whenever there's notice of a number of rares disappearing, they're placed back on the market covertly to rebalance the economy.

But I thought Jagex LOATHED the rares market with a fiery, burning, almost inhuman passion (or was that RWT...). Putting rares into the market would... how you say?... defeat their purposes. Nah, it's more likely Jagex is covertly purchasing rares through the GE to remove them once and for all.

[kwarlord]

So uh...Should I sell or hold my santa hat?

 

 

 

that's up to you. Either you got lucky and was around for the santa hat drop, or you spent a ton of money on one. I'd advise thinking it over a very long time about what you do with it.

 

 

 

The choice is yours.

[kwarlord]

I've a question:

 

Why Santa hat are cheaper than Green Mask?

 

 

 

It's because Green Masks are more in demand than Santas.

 

 

 

it's called the Law of Supply and Demand.

[mugged99]

what would happen if rares( blue p hat) went for the max amount of gp that could be held... would there be a market for them?

 

 

 

A hypothetical question really. You certainly can't put in an order for 10 blue phats in one hit as you cannot physically hold that much cash, but the most expensive item (cracker) would have to tripple its value before the ceiling gp cap woul be met. jagex have plenty of time to deliberate on that eventuality me thinks.

 

 

 

 

 

but what happens if summoning is a flop, no one likes, it and buys the p hats back for as much as they can and the price [bleep]es exponentially till it hits the max?

 

 

 

 

 

just a theory

 

 

 

no one has taht much money. it could happen though, but certainly not in a week. maby in a few years, when theres only 1 or 2 of them. but then there wouldnt be a market for them, it would really only be 1 or 2 people having one and maby another person trying to get enough money to get it. a market takes more than 2 people.

 

 

 

Not possible. In order to keep the economy running, there are Jagex-employed users with an infinite amount of rares in their banks. Whenever there's notice of a number of rares disappearing, they're placed back on the market covertly to rebalance the economy.

 

 

 

jagex staff putting rares on GE?

 

 

 

Thats the single most biggest pile of hogwash I have read on the tip.it forums all year so far.

 

 

 

just my opinion

 

 

 

(ps. dont flame me, you dont have proof (unless u do,...then id love to see it))