My god, lab map prices are crazy.

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  1. Aemira

    Aemira Level III

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    Is it just me or is it freaking insane?

    Prices shot up in the last couple of days, yet while I'm searching on the TP for the pieces I need for my side, there are SO many of each available. Every one just thinks people will pay 50k more for the piece they're selling. I'm not sure if I should hold out and wait for a better price or just buy it and re-earn the np.
     
  2. powerof0

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    Do they accept at all if you offer a lower price than what they asked for? After all, there are about ten thousand pages of lab maps on the trading post so demand probably isn't exactly outstripping supply.

    And does anyone know how much each piece is worth?

    (Ah, I still remember the good old days when you can get the complete set on the Shop Wizard, when Hypno Helmets were 100k nps, and when Snowbunnies can be bought for 5k nps...)
     
  3. Aemira

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    x_X yeah I wish it was the good old days. I have no idea how much each piece is worth any more.

    And when I offer people are stubborn and either let it sit there or flat out reject. And I'm only offering like 10k lower than what they ask. *shrugs* I'll probably wait it out.
     
  4. Denied

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    He said he comes from a land down under! (Maaaate!
    That 10k can be made in games in 10 mins, I would offer the extra 10k as who noes when the prices will stop raising...

    I remember when they were like 20k each lol
     
  5. powerof0

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    Hm, if you're only offering 10k lower, you might as well just offer the full price. If you AB, it shouldn't take too long to recover the nps.

    And TNT should probably release a full-heal battledome item into the Hidden Tower (maybe make it half the market price of Leaded Elemental Vial). That should slightly curb the out-of-control inflation that's happening right now...
     
  6. Shawn

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    Lol tower a 100% healer. That'll be crazy
     
  7. Nathan

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    Lab Map prices are so unstable right now. Sometime they deflate 10k or rise another 30k
     
  8. powerof0

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    Well, they did have the Jade Scorchstone a few years ago.
     
  9. Rundownandy

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    I'm pretty sure they are inflating because you can no longer get them from random events. Someone said that on the boards. Not sure if it's 100% true but it would explain alot..
     
  10. powerof0

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    Fortunately that's not true, because I've gotten 5 pieces from random events in the past month.
     
  11. Rundownandy

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    Well, I heard it about a week ago...
     
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  12. powerof0

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    I think I got one yesterday, in fact...
     
  13. odieboy

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    The inflation is probably from that claim that REs don't offer them anymore, BUT REs still probably offer them.

    The controversy it just probably caused, caused the temporary inflation.

    But if REs really DON't offer them anymore, then that's a different story. O_O
     
  14. Megs

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    I got one yesterday from an RE. So whoever told you that you can't, lied.
     
  15. Virre

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    What are they now?
    Sure you can wait, but you'll earn back those 50k pretty fast if you take into account the number of zaps you'll missout if you wait too long for the prices to drop.