Free Trade Implications

[Furyan]

The prices on everything only raised so high because everything bloated up in price. Since rares always reflect the price of everything else, rares had an exponential increase in value.

I hope rares crash low enough for me to pickup a santa

Well yes, if prices on rares are controlled and given upper and lower limits, they will steadily rise because of the inflation. Supply will almost always be lower than demand for rares, in normal situations, which adds to the natural price change. But then when something unnatural happens, like the re-introduction of a new economy system, things get all shaken up. Everyone is just worried they're going to have to sell their rares for too low. And by being scared and selling, they are actually causing the price drop they are so afraid of.

[KingKong]

Well yes, if prices on rares are controlled and given upper and lower limits, they will steadily rise because of the inflation. Supply will almost always be lower than demand for rares, in normal situations, which adds to the natural price change. But then when something unnatural happens, like the re-introduction of a new economy system, things get all shaken up. Everyone is just worried they're going to have to sell their rares for too low. And by being scared and selling, they are actually causing the price drop they are so afraid of.

Thats what happens most of the time, even in irl, people cause the very thing they fear will happen.

[TomTuff]

runescape learned me how to stocks
{Based on that joke "hukd on fonix lernd me how tuh spoke"}}

[Huthaifah]

I swear, if a rare goes down to 5-20m, I will buy it, despite the fact that there crashing, I mean seriously, will they get any lower? Plus, they don't realize, if they all keep their rares and actually not lower the price when Free Trade comes back.

[Frement]

Well, I'm keeping my green h'ween mask, even thought it is now only 80m, and keeps falling. I'm looking to buy other rares if they drop also.

[Tniffoc]

IMO, Rares are dropping as old players come back due to the update, and PVP things (lobs, claws, etc.) are not right now, but WILL deflate at an alarming rate when the wildy comes back and everyones like shit, I need my pvp stuff.

[Capricorn]

IMO, Rares are dropping as old players come back due to the update, and PVP things (lobs, claws, etc.) are not right now, but WILL deflate at an alarming rate when the wildy comes back and everyones like shit, I need my pvp stuff.

Claws will actually go down in price since no claws will leave the game. In current wilderness the chances are getting your opponents claws are pretty low.

Basically all weapons and armour commonly used in PKing will see a short lived, but very big spike as the initial rush of PKers (new and older ones) rush to buy all their supplies. After that expect a crash, a very hard one.

Everything else will be topsy turny for a month or two as the market adjusts to free trade.

[Sgt Soul]

I can't wait for green h'masks to come back to 30mil so I can buy one again (can't believe I sold it like 13 months ago for that :/)

[Hobbit]

This crash is what I anticipated and have been waiting for

[Frement]

I can't wait for green h'masks to come back to 30mil so I can buy one again (can't believe I sold it like 13 months ago for that :/)

I had all masks and 1 santa hat. Now I can't buy any of them The prices need to crash more!

[Sgt Soul]

yeah the costs of all goods pretty much need to drop, the rsgp is too weak compared to items (30 mil use to be a big deal.. now it is nothing :/)

[Capricorn]

yeah the costs of all goods pretty much need to drop, the rsgp is too weak compared to items (30 mil use to be a big deal.. now it is nothing :/)

What we have is an economy with too much GP and too little items. Fix either side and it will just werk.

[marpis]

I think it's good that the prices of combat items go down, as long as items that people gather for money, such as essence or ores or logs, either stay still or rise in price. That way people are not so afraid to loose their items and there will be more exciting pvp, not just 1 item strength pures.