Last time i asked this i had 300m and it turned into 500m, i bought masks then.

 

I'm asking it again.

 

I have 500m and looking to invest in rares while i don't play. Do you think rares like santa's and masks will continue to rise or have a huge crash and take years to get back to these prices? Would i be safer to just keep cash? And how should i use my money, should i buy santa's, masks or keep trying to buy phats/edibles through ge? Or should i maybe buy lots of an item?

I would use that money to get some 99's, such as cooking, smithing, crafting, herblore, construction, and summoning, and then the rest is to do with how you please. Whatever makes you happy, remember, it's just a game, might as well have fun.

It really depends on how long you are going to be gone for. From what i can gather rares have always grown in value when looking over a long enough period of time. The next skill could be a cash sink and cause people to dump their rares and drop the price. There is no way to tell.

 

You could buy all the stuff you need to max out some of the buyable skills and have it all banked for when you get back. Thats what i would do.

It really depends on how long you are going to be gone for. From what i can gather rares have always grown in value when looking over a long enough period of time. The next skill could be a cash sink and cause people to dump their rares and drop the price. There is no way to tell.

 

You could buy all the stuff you need to max out some of the buyable skills and have it all banked for when you get back. Thats what i would do.

 

But if a huge crash happens i will lose money on all those items, do you think a crash will happen, and i'm not really looking for 99's i don't enjoy that, im going to f2p and just like making money.

Investing now is really risky unless you can check the G E every day. With inflation as it is everything is on the rise, but as soon as it gets fixed EVERYTHING is going to take a nasty fall. Getting Santa's are pretty hard at the moment unless you stand at the G E in w2 for hours trying to buy a few. But yes, Santa's are the way to go. And with Christmas coming up they should rise even more. With 500m you should be able to buy 14 Santa's. I can see them rising to as high as 50m over the next period of time (till about a month after Christmas). As i see it P Hats are pretty much stable at the moment. Its going to be more of a prestige item than something to merch with. You could try getting 3a. Its been stable for a while now, something is bound to happen to it soon (although i might be wrong). Something ive noticed is the Spirit Shields are on the rise. I myself was interested in buying a Spectral but i had to withdraw that option as it rose by 10 the last month or so. You could try get 1 or 2 of those. Don't waste that kind of money on skills. Merch yourself up to a Bil. If you're a decent mercher it shouldnt take too long. Soon as you hit a Bil, blow 500m on skills :D

Best of luck to you. I would suggest you read throught the 3a/Phat/Spirit Shield thread in General Discussion, you might learn something that could be helpfull.