char carvings whats the deal? - Guild Wars Forums

kev doppleganger · Apr 11, 2006, 09:57 PM // 21:57

hi does anyone know why lots of level 20,s have ascended in piken square asking to buy and farm char carvings ? ty

Str0b0 · Apr 11, 2006, 09:59 PM // 21:59

Because char carvings=wood and wood=parchment and parchment= money when sold in quantity because tattoos require parchment.

Stealthy Trapper · Apr 11, 2006, 10:00 PM // 22:00

They could be saving them for the next holiday event. You can use them to trade for holiday items when they come around again. Probably others reasons too though.

Oh yeah good point StrObO, never thought of that......The things people do to make a gp in this game...good for them to not eBay. Props to them!!

Numa Pompilius · Apr 11, 2006, 10:07 PM // 22:07

It's damn suspicious, though. They're paying 10 gold/carving, and 1 carving = 1 wood. You wont get 10 gold per wood if you sell wood "clean", and they'll have the cost of salvaging the carvings too... I think someone's discovered something, somewhere.

Maria The Princess · Apr 11, 2006, 10:08 PM // 22:08

wood i guess, or collectors

Str0b0 · Apr 11, 2006, 10:15 PM // 22:15

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Originally Posted by Numa Pompilius

It's damn suspicious, though. They're paying 10 gold/carving, and 1 carving = 1 wood. You wont get 10 gold per wood if you sell wood "clean", and they'll have the cost of salvaging the carvings too... I think someone's discovered something, somewhere.

Actually you can get between 1-5 planks per carving with expert salvage kits, I've noticed 3 is about average for me. So at ten gold per carving and a rather modest fee to produce parchment which they then turn around and sell for between 100-200 gold per parchment piece they make their money trust me. It's much more economical if you farm them yourself but it's possible to still turn a profit buying them from people. Also with factions coming up a lot of people are banking up crafting components in anticipation of the new faction armor that people will want. You'll see crafting components selling fairly well for at least the first two weeks of the factions release.

Tachyon · Apr 11, 2006, 10:16 PM // 22:16

I don't buy them personally, I go Char hunting to get hides and carvings to create wood and tanned leather squares for my Druids Armour. Saying that though, you get more wood even cheaper if you salvage a few decent bows and staffs from the Maguma onwards.

The thing is if you buy 10 wood from a material seller it costs 190g IIRC which equates to 19g per wood so it's easy to see why people are paying 10g for Char carving.

Murder In China · Apr 11, 2006, 10:18 PM // 22:18

They could be exchanging the carvings for the +5 energy wand outside of Nolani Academy believing Anet will remove it from the game.

MMSDome · Apr 11, 2006, 10:19 PM // 22:19

it would be a waste to salvage wood from them seeing as how the salvaging materials may cost just as much or even more just having to rebuy the kit to salvage the wood.

kagy600 · Apr 11, 2006, 11:14 PM // 23:14

Im pretty sure they are just stocking up for next holiday event.

Remember how big of a hit Candy Canes are/were.... 50g(5 charr carvings at 10g each) worth ~1k a few weeks later is pretty nice..

Thats my take.

SnoopJeDi · Apr 11, 2006, 11:17 PM // 23:17

Probably just stocking up for the holidays (I have a stack of 250 pre-farmed and ready to go).

However, the collector stuff might be it too. I doubt it though.

eom · Apr 11, 2006, 11:53 PM // 23:53

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Originally Posted by Str0b0

Actually you can get between 1-5 planks per carving with expert salvage kits, I've noticed 3 is about average for me. So at ten gold per carving and a rather modest fee to produce parchment which they then turn around and sell for between 100-200 gold per parchment piece ....

ahahahaha.....

don't tell me this has started already.....

here is your answer:
as mentioned by a few others, they are stocking up in anticipation of an easter event.
during the halloween and xmas events there were collectors in town that would give you cool little holiday items for various mundane crap.

I'm pretty sure lvl 20's aren't buying up carvings to make 10 cents off parchment, but we can run through the math for the hell of it......
if you average 3 wood/carving w/expert kits, as mentioned above, at 16 gold/salvage + 10 gold /carving, you end up at around 8-9 gold per wood, which is the high end of just buying wood in chat.
not to mention the fact that lvl 20's have pretty much moved on from the petty profits of the parchment plan.

edit: has there been any official mention of an easter event, or is this just speculation?

Mtank325 · Apr 12, 2006, 12:23 AM // 00:23

I collect items like Charr carvings for the aforementioned reason of holidays, but also for unexpected surges in the economy for certain items for reasons sometimes unbeknownst to me until I offload my inventory of said item. I always keep large quantities of carvings, stone summit badges, and decayed orr emblems on-hand and for when Christmas rolled around it paid off as I managed to score a number of candy canes, which are pretty useful in say the tombs or underworld/fow when you're ambushed or have an idiotic member running haphazardly into a fray of 10+ enemies.

d4nowar · Apr 12, 2006, 12:30 AM // 00:30

Personally, I'm saving up for the next holiday event. Same reason I'm saving Stone summit badges.

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Originally Posted by eom

has there been any official mention of an easter event, or is this just speculation?

There will be none. Gaile said it somewhere... I'm too lazy to find it, but she said no easter event because of the impending release of Factions.

Also its an INCREDIBLY religious based holiday, and I doubt that a worldwide and diverse game would ever go near it.

Mtank325 · Apr 12, 2006, 12:41 AM // 00:41

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Originally Posted by d4nowar

Also its an INCREDIBLY religious based holiday, and I doubt that a worldwide and diverse game would ever go near it.

Same could be said about Christmas, but look at what the corporate world has done to it.

Somewhere Jesus is crying.

chris_nin00 · Apr 12, 2006, 01:24 AM // 01:24

There was no Christmas event. Really.

quickmonty · Apr 12, 2006, 01:28 AM // 01:28

Must be saving for next holiday event. With the price of parchment down it isn't worth crafting to make money.

I'm saving decayed orr emblems for next event.

Loviatar · Apr 12, 2006, 01:54 AM // 01:54

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Originally Posted by eom

edit: has there been any official mention of an easter event, or is this just speculation?

they said there would be no special events planned so far except halloween and wintersday

especially soon with the chapter 2 release so no easter.

also too controversial

Mtank325 · Apr 12, 2006, 02:05 AM // 02:05

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Originally Posted by chris_nin00

There was no Christmas event. Really.

Ah, right. Gotcha. My mistake.

D Fault · Apr 12, 2006, 02:11 AM // 02:11

The 'christmas' event was actually new years.

As for being controversial, holidays like easter and christmas have little religious significance to alot of people, but people still celebrate them.

Apr 11, 2006, 09:57 PM // 21:57	#1
kev doppleganger Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: England Guild: Diversionary Tactics [DT] Profession: W/E	char carvings whats the deal? hi does anyone know why lots of level 20,s have ascended in piken square asking to buy and farm char carvings ? ty

Apr 11, 2006, 10:00 PM // 22:00	#3
Stealthy Trapper Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Guild: Knights Assassins [Kill] Profession: R/	They could be saving them for the next holiday event. You can use them to trade for holiday items when they come around again. Probably others reasons too though. Oh yeah good point StrObO, never thought of that......The things people do to make a gp in this game...good for them to not eBay. Props to them!! Last edited by Stealthy Trapper; Apr 11, 2006 at 10:02 PM // 22:02..

Apr 11, 2006, 09:59 PM // 21:59	#2
Str0b0 Desert Nomad Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Carolina Profession: N/Me	Because char carvings=wood and wood=parchment and parchment= money when sold in quantity because tattoos require parchment.

Apr 11, 2006, 10:07 PM // 22:07	#4
Numa Pompilius Grotto Attendant Join Date: May 2005 Location: At an Insit.. Intis... a house. Guild: Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF] Profession: W/Me	It's damn suspicious, though. They're paying 10 gold/carving, and 1 carving = 1 wood. You wont get 10 gold per wood if you sell wood "clean", and they'll have the cost of salvaging the carvings too... I think someone's discovered something, somewhere.

Apr 11, 2006, 10:08 PM // 22:08	#5
Maria The Princess Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: Aequitas Deis	wood i guess, or collectors

Apr 11, 2006, 10:16 PM // 22:16	#7
Tachyon Forge Runner Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Stoke, England Guild: The Godless [GOD] Profession: W/	I don't buy them personally, I go Char hunting to get hides and carvings to create wood and tanned leather squares for my Druids Armour. Saying that though, you get more wood even cheaper if you salvage a few decent bows and staffs from the Maguma onwards. The thing is if you buy 10 wood from a material seller it costs 190g IIRC which equates to 19g per wood so it's easy to see why people are paying 10g for Char carving.

Apr 11, 2006, 10:18 PM // 22:18	#8
Murder In China Banned Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: /B/Chan Guild: Looking for one Profession: W/	They could be exchanging the carvings for the +5 energy wand outside of Nolani Academy believing Anet will remove it from the game.

Apr 11, 2006, 10:19 PM // 22:19	#9
MMSDome Raged Out Join Date: Sep 2005	it would be a waste to salvage wood from them seeing as how the salvaging materials may cost just as much or even more just having to rebuy the kit to salvage the wood.

Apr 11, 2006, 11:14 PM // 23:14	#10
kagy600 Academy Page Join Date: Oct 2005 Guild: [KOR] Kights of the Reich	Im pretty sure they are just stocking up for next holiday event. Remember how big of a hit Candy Canes are/were.... 50g(5 charr carvings at 10g each) worth ~1k a few weeks later is pretty nice.. Thats my take.

Apr 11, 2006, 11:17 PM // 23:17	#11
SnoopJeDi Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Nov 2005 Guild: Saved By My Pinchers of Peril Profession: R/N	Probably just stocking up for the holidays (I have a stack of 250 pre-farmed and ready to go). However, the collector stuff might be it too. I doubt it though.

Apr 12, 2006, 12:23 AM // 00:23	#13
Mtank325 Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Aug 2005 Guild: Crimson Blood Dragons [CBD]	I collect items like Charr carvings for the aforementioned reason of holidays, but also for unexpected surges in the economy for certain items for reasons sometimes unbeknownst to me until I offload my inventory of said item. I always keep large quantities of carvings, stone summit badges, and decayed orr emblems on-hand and for when Christmas rolled around it paid off as I managed to score a number of candy canes, which are pretty useful in say the tombs or underworld/fow when you're ambushed or have an idiotic member running haphazardly into a fray of 10+ enemies.

Apr 12, 2006, 01:24 AM // 01:24	#16
chris_nin00 Dun dun dun Join Date: Aug 2005 Guild: Reddit Guild Profession: R/	There was no Christmas event. Really.

Apr 12, 2006, 01:28 AM // 01:28	#17
quickmonty Ancient Windbreaker Join Date: May 2005	Must be saving for next holiday event. With the price of parchment down it isn't worth crafting to make money. I'm saving decayed orr emblems for next event.

Apr 12, 2006, 02:11 AM // 02:11	#20
D Fault Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: Black Rose Gaming [BR]	The 'christmas' event was actually new years. As for being controversial, holidays like easter and christmas have little religious significance to alot of people, but people still celebrate them.