[Hermes]

I do it for both those reasons XD

And...this is why charities rock =O

Illusion...I think I may or may not have a asolution for you.

What if you and maybe a friend or two got together and started a charity of sorts? Even make it kind of a game to get donations?

Then, it is you who gives the items/aurums/runes, you who decides who gets what, etc.

I mean, the idea of wanting to be the one giving, and giving for good reason, not just because, is completely reasonable.

and, bonus, if you run a charity, bound to get coversation after a couple days, especially if you're the real deal.

You get conversation, you get to donate yourself, directly, and you get to decided what goes where, in what order, who to, and why.

[Illusion]

I rather have giveaways or a game then a charity, more fun that way. (I am planning on doing another Mr. Tweetum thing like I did last Novemeber. I have been planning this sense last year to begin with so.. Yeah xD)

[Hermes]

Well, good luck with it then ^_^

[Poggio]

I wonder if people realize in the end by inflating the value of items they devalue the actual currency thus making everything pretty much worthless. I mean End of WWI Germans were paying a lot of money for bread. Just sayin.

[Sushi]

Woah. I left this place and it had like 3 views and now it's already got 4 pages of posts? Lol.

I didn't think people would post so much, so soon.

[Sadrain]

ya, but general tone of these pages says "let's inflate things over da top :B"

[Sushi]

I dislike inflation. xD

[Nightmare]

Originally Posted by Illusion

I rather have giveaways or a game then a charity, more fun that way. (I am planning on doing another Mr. Tweetum thing like I did last Novemeber. I have been planning this sense last year to begin with so.. Yeah xD)

TELL ME WHEN YOU DO IT THIS YEAR. >:C

[Reyoki]

Inflation is okay in small doses, but the prices of the RDIs is outrageous right now. I've been saving since the end of last month, have only a little over 5k, and I'm still not sure if I would be able to get even one RDI for this month. Back a couple months ago, I could've bought an RDI for 3-3.5k easily.

I joined in November, during the Taskal War. I was fortunate enough to join during an event that got me a lot of really cool items right out of the gate. However, I know that a lot of new users don't have that luxury.

I feel great shame when I'm unable to post sporting an awesome avi, and I know a lot of new users also feel the same. Therefore, earning aurum can be exceedingly arduous when you're ashamed of how poor you look.

[Illusion]

Originally Posted by Nightmare

TELL ME WHEN YOU DO IT THIS YEAR. >:C

I did tell you, the beginning of November. I know I did because I was telling you about it before youmacon.

Oh and why do you need to know?

[Lucid:]

Originally Posted by Sadrain

ya, but general tone of these pages says "let's inflate things over da top :B"

only one person's been saying that. and that person has received every reaction ranging from "I'm going to skewer you and roast you and eat you for dinner" to "you know, you're great, but you should really think about how what you say/do affects others."
XD this thread amuses me.

[Reyoki]

Mmm, roasted blasphemer~ *drools*

All in all, I don't think inflation for older items has gotten too terrible. I think it's just some of the more recent things at have taken the express rocket to the stratosphere.

[Lucid:]

and that is precisely backwards of how it should be.

[Echo-chan713]

People can be greedy on aurums when they don't post alot of thing they usually depend their aurums through shops and sells.

The one that drives me nuts on the ones that wants an offer because I don't know how much they want for it and they want it to be haggled more and the buyrs want to haggle lower and it's just somehow a constant fight.

[Lucid:]

So I was reviewing the Merchant Square rules today, and I came across this one:

Originally Posted by Merchant Square Rules

Please do NOT artificially inflate items. Auctions however, are allowed to go as high as the buyers are willing to bid (without AI forcing it).

I think that if people are going to take offers higher than the amount an item's been selling for recently, the seller should CLEARLY state that they are taking offers/auctioning the item, not selling, because selling at inflated prices is considered artificial inflation and against the rules. We don't want to be rule breakers, right? As a Merchant Square mod, I believe I would like to keep an eye on this particular rule from now on. >.> (hint hint; nudge nudge)
Remember, kids, the difference between auctions and sales are subtle but VERY important.

[Illusion]

Lucid the only problem with that is well.. Let me explain it this way, lets say a Anka hasn't been sold for 1 whole year. And someone is selling it and they are asking 500k. Arent they allowed to ask for that much? Or must they have to say they are taking offers on it or auctioning it.

Plus what is the definition artificially inflated in a avatar community to begin with? Aren't we allowed to sell anything for any prices we want? And buy for whatever price we want also?
One link to artificial inflation definition The definition here is buying out most of the same item(s) in a marketplace and selling them at a higher price. But if someone pays a price and everyone follows that isn't artificial that describes the definition of Inflation (AKA Supply and demand.) which isn't against the rules.

So basically in this situation unless someone is buying all the DI's from everyone, then selling them at extremely high prices that would be artificial inflation. But then that contradicts the purpose of "Buying for low, Selling for High." and it will lead to what I stated above of selling a item like anka one year in the future ect.

To be honest that rule might need to be rewritten if your going to be enforcing it the way you are. But if the rule isn't changed you might as well add a marketplace system where all the prices are fixed because there wouldn't be a point for selling items in forums at all unless it was for trading them. Because prices will be controlled completely on people who run price guides and or Admins who will say what price is what.