What happend to rare prices?

[wargruntic]

I haven't played for a long time now, but I saved a mask, how come the prices have dropped drasticly over the last weeks?

[Benoit4whc]

i think the main reason was the 99 skill capes. people wanted to get 99 so they could get the cape, causing them to sell rares for lower to get some quick cash

[Drake285]

All the prices have dropped a lot apart from p-hats since they are getting more rare every day. I don't know the exact explanation for this, but for F2P trading it is pretty likely that some rares are getting less rare and people won't simply buy them for high prices--->driving them low.

 

 

 

God trimmed armours are a good example. About a year ago Zamorak full cost 3-3,4m but now it costs 2,1-2,4m. The explanation I gave you is the only one that makes any sense to me atleast. If you are P2P you should ask on members servers about the reasons or the official runescape forums.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~Drake285

[fat_hobbit22]

All the prices have dropped a lot apart from p-hats since they are getting more rare every day. I don't know the exact explanation for this, but for F2P trading it is pretty likely that some rares are getting less rare and people won't simply buy them for high prices--->driving them low.

 

 

 

God trimmed armours are a good example. About a year ago Zamorak full cost 3-3,4m but now it costs 2,1-2,4m. The explanation I gave you is the only one that makes any sense to me atleast. If you are P2P you should ask on members servers about the reasons or the official runescape forums.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~Drake285

 

 

 

santas masks etc CAN NOT get more rare.. and god armour isnt a rare...

[Drake285]

Well I think you missed my point there. It was just an example, not one of the best, but still an example. and if you want to know why p-hats prices are going always up, it's because members screw something up while wearing them and then losing them and no one to pick it up, which makes it always more and more rare.(to those who don't yet know, p-hat drops were removed a long time ago, just like shade drops)

[anonymouse_]

There are a few possible explanations:

 

 

 

- 99 skill capes were recently released, so ppl sold rares to buy the items to get 99 in a skill

 

 

 

- Halloween just passed, so all the bad merchants were selling their masks on that one day

 

 

 

- hunting is about to be released, so there is a bit of uncertainty there. Most don't know how to read and therefore don't know that it won't be a money sink.

 

 

 

:D

[icecube]

Well I think you missed my point there. It was just an example, not one of the best, but still an example. and if you want to know why p-hats prices are going always up, it's because members screw something up while wearing them and then losing them and no one to pick it up, which makes it always more and more rare.(to those who don't yet know, p-hat drops were removed a long time ago, just like shade drops)

 

 

 

Shade drops? :shock:

 

 

 

Phats came from christmas crackers, dropped back in Christmas on 2001. It was a one time thing, so there really isn't any removing it since it was only supposed to happen once.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also, 3 Hit U did a survey a while back counting the number of party hats left and it's a rather large amount. He concluded that people dying with party hats would not effect the general supply. Even people with larger amounts that got banned would have small effects on prices.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's more because of the increasing demand for party hats and the supply cannot increase (not neccassarily that it decreases). Also it's because of the general inflation in the economy, brought upon us by the ever increasing amount of high alchers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And didn't construction skyrocket the prices of some rares?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Feel free to disagree or correct me on mistaken information)