Neos_Matrix Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I bought my Green Halloween Mask for 25m just in time for Halloween. Just after Halloween, they dropped. Drastically. All the way to 20m and now slowly rising. And why do these things sky-rocket at one point then the next week, it crashes? Could it be the Merchanting Clans that are causing all these high, in-demand items?Or something else? Barrows Items: 1x Dharok's Platelegs, 1x Veracs's Plateskirt, 1x Dharok's Greataxe, 2x Torag's Platelegs, 1x Akrisae's War Mace, 1x Ahrim's Robeskirt, 3x Akrisae's Robetop, 1x Guthan's Warspear, 1x Akrisae's Robeskirt, 1x Torag's Helm, 2x Verac's Brassard, 1x Karil's Pistol Crossbow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYxLASTxRESORT Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 sometimes they just drop after there holiday is over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercifull Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Its a halloween item... the demand peaks in the run up to halloween and then drops right after before returing to a stable price. Its the same with santa hats around christmas. Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neos_Matrix Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 So, your saying that I might have to wait til next Halloween til the Green Mask rises up to 25m+? Barrows Items: 1x Dharok's Platelegs, 1x Veracs's Plateskirt, 1x Dharok's Greataxe, 2x Torag's Platelegs, 1x Akrisae's War Mace, 1x Ahrim's Robeskirt, 3x Akrisae's Robetop, 1x Guthan's Warspear, 1x Akrisae's Robeskirt, 1x Torag's Helm, 2x Verac's Brassard, 1x Karil's Pistol Crossbow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toad Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 So, your saying that I might have to wait til next Halloween til the Green Mask rises up to 25m+? Probably the case yes, not only that but with the G.E everyone is far too lazy to free-trade or look for free-trades. Basically what I'm saying is before the G.E if a mask was selling you could sell it to someone pretty quickly now it's impossibe, of course the trade-cap doesnt help, but it's fairy common knowledge that it'll rise before that event. Put it in your shoes if there's a big sporting event you'll support a team maybe wear their colours, or an election wear a button that supports who you're voting for it's no different in RuneScape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langer Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 You might, they are some patterns to prices but not a definitive one you can define and project. That's why it's called investing or merchanting. Follow the progress of top players and my weekly updates here: 200M in all SkillsLatest Milestones Chart update : page 602Latest top 15 update : page 6026 slowest skills chart : page 563 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercifull Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 They will probably naturaly rise a little during the rest of the year as all rares do but yes, it might not rise that high until October next year and before that time it might still lose a lot more money. As recent as 29th august the mask was 18m. A look at the 180 day graph on the GE shows that it peaked at the end of September rising to 28.7m before dropping off and then rising again to 25.6m just before Halloween. The price then dropped just on 1st Nov before going back up a bit. The price is now declining (-95.7k today). I doubt that it will reach the price it was earlier this year (10m) because of PVP inflation but you still might lose some money on in unless you hold out for at least a few months for it to recover. If you bought the item for profit then you couldn't have picked a worse time to purchase tbh. Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sy_Accursed Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 You shocked a halloween holiday item dropped in value after halloween? Lol Every single year Masks and Santas especially follow the holiday trend. They are cheapest in the summer about 6 months away from their hol. Then they have 2 peaks, 1 about a month before the holiday from early buyers and one basically right at the holiday from on the day buyers. Then they drop and continue to drop slowly til 6 months after the hol at which point they start to creep up again Operation Gold Sparkles :: Chompy Kills :: Full Profound :: Champions :: Barbarian Notes :: Champions Tackle Box :: MA RewardsDragonkin Journals :: Ports Stories :: Elder Chronicles :: Boss Slayer :: Penance King :: Kal'gerion Titles :: Gold Statue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meili Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I think we need a special sub-forums about items, trading, the economy and the GE lol. Topics like these seem to come up again and again, most of them 99% identical. The Runescape Wilderness - Meili's Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@Dan3HitU Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I think we need a special sub-forums about items, trading, the economy and the GE lol. Topics like these seem to come up again and again, most of them 99% identical.Couldn't agree more with what you posted. [-- DYNAMIC SIGNATURES FOR RUNESCAPE 3 & OLDSCHOOL 2007 RUNESCAPE --] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Smither Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 The main reason the prices rise and fall is that they are being continuously bought out and dumped by merchants. Now the merchants do always push them up during h'ween, but they also buy them out and dump regularly throughout the year. They'll hit 25M again from a good buyout, but they most likely won't stay that high. Click for My Blog670th to 99 Smithing July 21st, 07 |743rd to 99 Mining November 29th, 07 | 649th to 99 Runecrafting May 18th, 08 | 29,050th to 99 Defence October 20th, 08 | 20,700th to 99 Magic November 8, 08 | 47,938th to 99 Attack December 19, 08 | 37,829th to 99 Hitpoints December 24, 08 | 68,604th to 99 Strength February 4, 09 | 27,983rd to 99 Range February 9, 09 | 9,725th to 99 Prayer June 8, 09 | 6,620th to 99 Slayer December, 12 09 | 4,075th to 99 Summoning December, 28 09 | 3,551th to 99 Herblore February 24, 10 | 3,192th to 99 Dungeoneering November 11, 10 | 146,600th to 99 Cooking December 29th, 10 | 11,333rd to 99 Construction June 7th, 11 | 16,648th to 99 Farming August 1st, 11 | 19,993th to 99 Crafting August 2nd, 11 | 89,739th to 99 Woodcutting Janurary 1st, 12 | 55,424th to 99 Fishing May 9th, 12| 60,648th to 99 Firemaking May 12th, 12 | 16666th to 99 Agility May 17th, 2012 | 24476th to 99 Hunter June 1st, 2012 | 57,881st to 99 Fletching June 1st, 2012 | All 99s June 1st, 2012 | 3183th to 120 Dungeoneering July 24th, 2012 | 2341st to 2496 Total level July 24th, 2012 | Completionist Cape July 24th, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youmu Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 The masks dropped, probably because the Halloween event is over. Why did you buy the rare anyway? BlogTrimmed | Master Quester | Final BossBoss pets: Bombi | Shrimpy | Ellie | Tz-Rek Jad | Karil the Bobbled | Mega Ducklings120s: Dungeoneering | Invention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiestealer222 Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 You shocked a halloween holiday item dropped in value after halloween? Lol Every single year Masks and Santas especially follow the holiday trend. They are cheapest in the summer about 6 months away from their hol. Then they have 2 peaks, 1 about a month before the holiday from early buyers and one basically right at the holiday from on the day buyers. Then they drop and continue to drop slowly til 6 months after the hol at which point they start to creep up again It's sad how true this is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neos_Matrix Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 The masks dropped, probably because the Halloween event is over. Why did you buy the rare anyway? I'd thought I would make a good profit, but it seems I might lose at least 2-3m since I need the money for armor/weapons in P2P. <_< Barrows Items: 1x Dharok's Platelegs, 1x Veracs's Plateskirt, 1x Dharok's Greataxe, 2x Torag's Platelegs, 1x Akrisae's War Mace, 1x Ahrim's Robeskirt, 3x Akrisae's Robetop, 1x Guthan's Warspear, 1x Akrisae's Robeskirt, 1x Torag's Helm, 2x Verac's Brassard, 1x Karil's Pistol Crossbow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elucin8er Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 The masks dropped, probably because the Halloween event is over. Why did you buy the rare anyway? I'd thought I would make a good profit, but it seems I might lose at least 2-3m since I need the money for armor/weapons in P2P. <_< Lol don't buy a rare if you can't afford to sit on it for a year. Buy rares when you have excess money. Proper Daily blogging including Starcraft 2! Includes goal for 80+ all stats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 There are several topics relating the the Runescape economy in this forum. This thread seems fits your discussion. You may repost your question there, although Master_Smither and other users have posts regarding the matter. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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