Inflation in EU

[Legion]

Simple solution.. dont buy them.. use (L)amps instead.. works wonders for me atleast, they are cheap and last long.

[Kimmi]

Originally Posted by db123189

Did anyone just notice that amp 101,102, 03, 04......... just went up in price....

WHAT!!!!!? *faints*
when did this happen... zzzzzz

[Wiseman]

I was searcing for "amp price", "amp raise" etc, but didnt find anypost, but
eventually found this (I dont wanna get that "did you search before posting?"

Prices on unlimited weapons going up, I can see why ofcourse. PPL use them
ofcourse for their purpose, but also as investments. Angels, Shadow etc.
I understand the raise in price. Dont like it, but understand.

BUT.

How is it that A103 now has +162 avarage markup, and there is orders from
one! (there are more) person on TT+160 (19 quanity! I think this is the same
order that had 93! quanityitys in order just a few days ago. So they do sell.

Is this an obvius reseller. Seems so.
Are A103 worth + 160?

I always hated myself for not starting PE when I got the Demo in my hand at
Dreamhack back in 2002/2003 something, since I try to tell mesylf I would
never had TT all thoose good things!!!

We´ll when I started 2005 I TT tens, or hundres of a103s.
So, I didnt learn

So a103 is +160 on orders! (+162 avarage).
The A104 Has boomed and is now +530 Avarage. Many order though from
+470-+550 (above market price, not below, as orders "usually" are).

The A105 that I months ago feelt it maybe a good investment, that I also can
use. Costed + 1000 Then. Now that amp is up to order + 2100, avarage
markup + 2400!!!!!.

So. How did it come to this.
Im happy I in my early days go two A104, I doubt I would have bought them
today. Are these prices really sane? Will they dropp? You know when the
market is manipulated, things really dont dropp in price after that, we kinda
know that. All this "I hate resellers".

Just show me one person thats willign to sell the a105 to me for the "fair"
(just month ago) price 0f +1000 PED for a105. You all know their aint none.
We´re all resellers, if price is up, it it. I doubt its the low $ that makes it,
since I tend (and I guess many with me), that after deposit, its PEDS and
not dollars. So even if dollar go up, I cant see PEDS go down in value.

Bla bla bla.

My main question.

At These prices, is it really worth saying to ppl to invest in these?
How many (L) amps (havnt tried them myself) you can use, before you
"eaten up" then +500 for the A104. I want to say to ppl thay dont have
an amp, and uses a 10/10 HA weapon that they GOTO get a AMP!

But at these prices???

But... again... Will they ever fall? Everything stabalises.

But what happend here.

[MilkeN]

This have to be a reseller behind this. Price cant rise so quick and whit so many amps in auction. There is around 5-10 104amps in auction all the time so the demand cant be skyhigh on that amp.

If there only was around 1-2 amps in auction over 4-6 moths I can beliv the markup rise whit 400ped but not now.

And I did see that person X hade a bid on a 105, and the day after same person did sell a 105 now only whit 300 more the the did he had on it. But summer is soon here and price will drop

[Stratos]

Alot of things are going down in price also , OF105 from +5XX to +1XX MF105 from +4XX to +1XX , linestrip shades , bono shades ...........

So it seems the market works........

[MilkeN]

Originally Posted by Stratos

Alot of things are going down in price also , OF105 from +5XX to +1XX MF105 from +4XX to +1XX , linestrip shades , bono shades ...........

So it seems the market works........

Crafted Vs. Looted iteams are 2 diffrent things
If there is needed ruga to craft the iteam, the price will go up or stay the same to next big ruga drop.

[Gingko]

Originally Posted by Wiseman

My main question.

At These prices, is it really worth saying to ppl to invest in these?
How many (L) amps (havnt tried them myself) you can use, before you
"eaten up" then +500 for the A104. I want to say to ppl thay dont have
an amp, and uses a 10/10 HA weapon that they GOTO get a AMP!

Just take a look at the eco of the (L) amps (4.1ish dmg/pec, less the markup, so more realistically well below 4 dmg/pec) vs. the "old" A10x/A20x series (4.6ish dmg/pec)... the "old stlye" amps are always a nice investment. The only limit is the cash you have to spend, your faith in the market (aka can I sell it back for at least the same) and a good (L) gun to use the amp.

If there is a market-manipulator, it is one with unlimited cash... and if it is an overheated market (aka "bubble") we're even more RL-like in here and MA can be proud of it .

I think it is merely a maturing player base... all those CND-hype people finally want better gear - look at the Bear/Neme/Vigi Armor for example, same thing. Also, since the decline of the US$, the EUR-folks get much more PED for their EUR, so they might be willing to spend more.

[EarlVonKippler]

4-13-07 weapon amplifiers

4-18-07 A10x... The future Uber items

4-24-07 A101 prices killed the noob ?

4-28-07 is a105 worth the peds?

4-30-07 A103 vs Boom ACC(L)

7-27-07 A10x Update

9-15-07 The a10x , where are they?

10-23-07 So have you looted an unlimited Axx amp since VU 9.0 ?

4-12-08 A10x revisited

4-21-08 Have you looted any A10x amps in last VU?

[turk1077]

Might I also reccomend this thread on the time to "payback" an invesment in an amp based on eco savings:

When does it get eco to use an amp

[Tseng]

Originally Posted by db123189

I think there is something that really has to be done interms of how it effects anyone else who wants to play a decent game not live a second life.

That's something only MA can change, but as seen in the past they are either not willing to change it or not just to stupid to change it.

I think the a very big part of the inflation is indirectly bound to the games mechanic, that 90% of all time you make loss. In order to make breakeven or small (or even big) profits, you're almost forced to rip-off your fellow players/colonists to reach this goal.

The other part, as mentioned before, are of course resellers who only do it for profitt and rip-off people by inflating the prices for a few peds without contributing much to the game itself.

But you should also mentioned that the Markup of some other (L) Laser Amps went up too, even though it's unsure of the price of them was a result of UL amps going insane or just an increased need of Laser Amps in general.