Can't buy shard or ecto?!!! - Guild Wars Forums

Fox Reeveheart · Jul 15, 2005, 03:37 PM // 15:37

What in the world happened? o.o

Yesterday I got my first obsidian shard ever and I look and I can only sell it for a piddly 100 something gold (looks like i'll have to sell to players)

Ontop of that.... I CANT FIND ECTO OR SHARDS ANYMORE IN ThE MATERIAL/RARE MATERIAL TRADER VENDORS!

Unless I am blind then do say so, or if you have noticed this too then say so.

Torkemada · Jul 15, 2005, 03:39 PM // 15:39

ya its not only those materials.
Bolts of damasc i had to run to a crafter for my wifes aeromancers armor.

Seems as they pay low prices for stuff... noone is selling so there are no stock of rare wanted crafting materials.

Feli · Jul 15, 2005, 03:40 PM // 15:40

People are probably immediately buying them the second those appear. The stock is controlled by Buying and Selling. And as the prices for selling to them dropped to almost nil... people are no longer selling those things to them, thus totally depleting the stock off these things. And as soon as someone DOES sell... the price skyrockets. Last i've seen for Ecto was 13 k.

toastgodsupreme · Jul 15, 2005, 03:47 PM // 15:47

Basically here's the problem...

The trader has a limited replenished supply that gets bought up fairly fast.

On top of that, nobody wants to sell to the trader because he's only offering like 1 plat for ecto (then he turns around and charges 13 plat, ha! my ass). So everyone including me, just sells their ecto for around 10k over trade channels instead of selling to the trader.

The trader's math is RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOed up. If he was offering reasonable prices for buying my ecto, then the overall price would go down since more people would sell directly to him. But we're being ripped off so we all use the trade channel.

Cap'n Hoek · Jul 15, 2005, 04:25 PM // 16:25

Calling powdered toast man!

Count Feanor · Jul 15, 2005, 04:26 PM // 16:26

What is RED ENGINE GORED, etc?

Judas Hawksriff · Jul 15, 2005, 04:31 PM // 16:31

It gets put in place of profanities

Paine · Jul 15, 2005, 04:37 PM // 16:37

Same shit happened with the black dye.

Draygonia · Jul 15, 2005, 05:20 PM // 17:20

And The Steel Ingots Are 250+ gold to buy and sell for 30 gold, they messed up on this patch...

generik · Jul 15, 2005, 10:21 PM // 22:21

Steel ingots were spotted at 550 this morning, look at my post in riverside

And 1500+ for damask... Funny stuff

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=33172

Jul 15, 2005, 03:37 PM // 15:37	#1
Fox Reeveheart Jungle Guide Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Michigan Guild: none q.q Profession: D/	Can't buy shard or ecto?!!! What in the world happened? o.o Yesterday I got my first obsidian shard ever and I look and I can only sell it for a piddly 100 something gold (looks like i'll have to sell to players) Ontop of that.... I CANT FIND ECTO OR SHARDS ANYMORE IN ThE MATERIAL/RARE MATERIAL TRADER VENDORS! Unless I am blind then do say so, or if you have noticed this too then say so.

Jul 15, 2005, 04:26 PM // 16:26	#6
Count Feanor Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Hellsing Organization or... RIGHT BEHIND YOU!! Guild: The Royal Priesthood Profession: N/W	Newb Question What is RED ENGINE GORED, etc?

Jul 15, 2005, 03:39 PM // 15:39	#2
Torkemada Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Argentina Guild: EC - The Epic Crusade Profession: Mo/Me	ya its not only those materials. Bolts of damasc i had to run to a crafter for my wifes aeromancers armor. Seems as they pay low prices for stuff... noone is selling so there are no stock of rare wanted crafting materials.

Jul 15, 2005, 03:40 PM // 15:40	#3
Feli Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2005	People are probably immediately buying them the second those appear. The stock is controlled by Buying and Selling. And as the prices for selling to them dropped to almost nil... people are no longer selling those things to them, thus totally depleting the stock off these things. And as soon as someone DOES sell... the price skyrockets. Last i've seen for Ecto was 13 k.

Jul 15, 2005, 03:47 PM // 15:47	#4
toastgodsupreme Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: May 2005 Location: United States Profession: Me/	Basically here's the problem... The trader has a limited replenished supply that gets bought up fairly fast. On top of that, nobody wants to sell to the trader because he's only offering like 1 plat for ecto (then he turns around and charges 13 plat, ha! my ass). So everyone including me, just sells their ecto for around 10k over trade channels instead of selling to the trader. The trader's math is RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOed up. If he was offering reasonable prices for buying my ecto, then the overall price would go down since more people would sell directly to him. But we're being ripped off so we all use the trade channel.

Jul 15, 2005, 04:25 PM // 16:25	#5
Cap'n Hoek Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sunny California Guild: Ancient Avatars	Calling powdered toast man!

Jul 15, 2005, 04:31 PM // 16:31	#7
Judas Hawksriff Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Guild: Guardians Of Gwen Profession: W/R	It gets put in place of profanities

Jul 15, 2005, 04:37 PM // 16:37	#8
Paine Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Guild: Clan Plus [Plus]	Same shit happened with the black dye.

Jul 15, 2005, 05:20 PM // 17:20	#9
Draygonia Banned Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: ROOF Profession: E/Mo	And The Steel Ingots Are 250+ gold to buy and sell for 30 gold, they messed up on this patch...

Jul 15, 2005, 10:21 PM // 22:21	#10
generik Desert Nomad Join Date: Jun 2005	Steel ingots were spotted at 550 this morning, look at my post in riverside And 1500+ for damask... Funny stuff http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=33172