10/10 sundering - Guild Wars Forums

Ailina · Jul 27, 2010, 06:32 PM // 18:32

In many forums and other places, I have either seen 10/10 sundering mods being bought/sold for high prices, or seen people commenting on how valuable they are.
Um, is my math off, or is 10%/10% strictly worse than 20%/20%?
If so, why are they valuable? If it's just because they're "rare", there are many things ingame that are both rare and worthless (such as a BDS someone got as a drop that didn't have an inscription slot).
Am I missing something in this case?
Thank you,
Ailina.

jray14 · Jul 27, 2010, 07:02 PM // 19:02

Yep, just cuz they're rare. In this case it's probably more of a collector thing than an e-peen thing.

Dzjudz · Jul 27, 2010, 07:11 PM // 19:11

Also, don't fall for the scam of 10/10 sundering sword mods. You can get them as a quest reward in Prophecies.

Cash · Jul 28, 2010, 02:09 AM // 02:09

how much do they sell for? i have a ton of x/10 to 10/10s on old weapons- been meaning to upgrade them, but if its worth it to perfect salvage them off and sell, id prefer to do that!

if the 10/10 sword mod is worthless because of the quest reward, does that mean the x/10 sword mods are worthless or would they still have collector value?

Ailina · Jul 28, 2010, 03:56 AM // 03:56

Thanks for the warning, Dzjudz. As it turns out, I'd already suspected that, since I was just looking at the page for that quest (Fires in the East), which itself reminded me of the 10/10 sundering subject, and prompted me to ask this question.
Also, I just happened upon a thread doing exactly what you warned against, trying to sell a 10/10 sword mod for 50k (it seems that someone offered 100k, but their bid was vague, so I'm not sure which lot they were offering to buy).
Here's the link:
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/t...tml?t=10446136
Thanks all for your answers.
This whole thing seems to me to just be yet another case of people assigning value to items with no inherent value -- anyone reminded of the pet rock phase?
Thanks all for your answers! <3

Quaker · Jul 28, 2010, 02:53 PM // 14:53

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Originally Posted by Cash

if the 10/10 sword mod is worthless because of the quest reward, does that mean the x/10 sword mods are worthless or would they still have collector value?

10/10 sundering mods are only of value to collectors. Just like the newer x%/20 mods, they were relative rare, compared to x%/10 mods. So, only the "perfect" 10/10 would be worth anything.

Dzjudz · Jul 28, 2010, 04:22 PM // 16:22

Ah I see you have a 24-hour ban in your pocket. I would've warned you against posting a non-bid post in the buy/sell forums if I'd known people actually advertised those items (edit: ah I see he has removed it).

Ailina · Jul 29, 2010, 06:43 PM // 18:43

Yeah, I was surprised, since I've never been banned or suspended or had any warnings or anything before. I thought I was doing the right thing by warning people. How else should I have gone about it?
Also, since as I said I've never been banned, I have a question about it: when you are in a ban period, are people able to send you messages (that you can't pick up until you're unbanned)? Aka if you try to send a private message to a banned person, does they allow it to go through?
Many thanks. <3

Skyy High · Jul 29, 2010, 07:51 PM // 19:51

It's not that it's rare, it's that you can't get it anymore. It's like dye remover; discontinued items are valuable to some collectors.

**Marty Silverblade** · Jul 29, 2010, 11:50 PM // 23:50

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Originally Posted by Ailina

Yeah, I was surprised, since I've never been banned or suspended or had any warnings or anything before. I thought I was doing the right thing by warning people. How else should I have gone about it?

PM the seller and tell them. This would have solved the issue in your case. If there were still issues after that you should have PM'ed a mod. Regardless of intentions, the 'bid or do not post' still applies. That's what PM's are for.

PS: Before posting in a forum you haven't posted in before, check the stickies for this kind of thing. Also, in Ventari's, there should be a big message above the thread warning you that that forum has more specific rules.

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Also, since as I said I've never been banned, I have a question about it: when you are in a ban period, are people able to send you messages (that you can't pick up until you're unbanned)? Aka if you try to send a private message to a banned person, does they allow it to go through?
Many thanks. <3

I don't see why it wouldn't. Also, unless you disable this, sending someone a PM will send them a notification and a copy of the message. Thus sending a message to a banned person shouldn't be hard. They won't be able to respond the same way though.

Jul 27, 2010, 06:32 PM // 18:32	#1
Ailina Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jan 2010 Guild: Whats Prot Spirit [FoR] Profession: R/	10/10 sundering In many forums and other places, I have either seen 10/10 sundering mods being bought/sold for high prices, or seen people commenting on how valuable they are. Um, is my math off, or is 10%/10% strictly worse than 20%/20%? If so, why are they valuable? If it's just because they're "rare", there are many things ingame that are both rare and worthless (such as a BDS someone got as a drop that didn't have an inscription slot). Am I missing something in this case? Thank you, Ailina.

Jul 27, 2010, 07:02 PM // 19:02	#2
jray14 Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: NC, USA Guild: Ohm Mahnee Pedmay [Hoom]	Yep, just cuz they're rare. In this case it's probably more of a collector thing than an e-peen thing.

Jul 27, 2010, 07:11 PM // 19:11	#3
Dzjudz Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz	Also, don't fall for the scam of 10/10 sundering sword mods. You can get them as a quest reward in Prophecies.

Jul 28, 2010, 02:09 AM // 02:09	#4
Cash Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Dec 2005 Guild: Bound By Wild Desire [Wild]	how much do they sell for? i have a ton of x/10 to 10/10s on old weapons- been meaning to upgrade them, but if its worth it to perfect salvage them off and sell, id prefer to do that! if the 10/10 sword mod is worthless because of the quest reward, does that mean the x/10 sword mods are worthless or would they still have collector value?

Jul 28, 2010, 03:56 AM // 03:56	#5
Ailina Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jan 2010 Guild: Whats Prot Spirit [FoR] Profession: R/	Thanks for the warning, Dzjudz. As it turns out, I'd already suspected that, since I was just looking at the page for that quest (Fires in the East), which itself reminded me of the 10/10 sundering subject, and prompted me to ask this question. Also, I just happened upon a thread doing exactly what you warned against, trying to sell a 10/10 sword mod for 50k (it seems that someone offered 100k, but their bid was vague, so I'm not sure which lot they were offering to buy). Here's the link: http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/t...tml?t=10446136 Thanks all for your answers. This whole thing seems to me to just be yet another case of people assigning value to items with no inherent value -- anyone reminded of the pet rock phase? Thanks all for your answers! <3

Jul 28, 2010, 04:22 PM // 16:22	#7
Dzjudz Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz	Ah I see you have a 24-hour ban in your pocket. I would've warned you against posting a non-bid post in the buy/sell forums if I'd known people actually advertised those items (edit: ah I see he has removed it).

Jul 29, 2010, 06:43 PM // 18:43	#8
Ailina Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jan 2010 Guild: Whats Prot Spirit [FoR] Profession: R/	Yeah, I was surprised, since I've never been banned or suspended or had any warnings or anything before. I thought I was doing the right thing by warning people. How else should I have gone about it? Also, since as I said I've never been banned, I have a question about it: when you are in a ban period, are people able to send you messages (that you can't pick up until you're unbanned)? Aka if you try to send a private message to a banned person, does they allow it to go through? Many thanks. <3

Jul 29, 2010, 07:51 PM // 19:51	#9
Skyy High Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2006 Profession: R/	It's not that it's rare, it's that you can't get it anymore. It's like dye remover; discontinued items are valuable to some collectors.