Why is black dye worth so much in Guild Wars??

StevieP · 26 Apr 2006 at 13:22

As per the title really, just wondered, apart from colouring your armor etc, what can you actually use dye for....and why is black dye worth so much??

I'm not complaining since I've just picked up a vial of black dye which I can selll for 6000gp

Its just I dont understand why its worth so much for a seemingly irrelavant item!!!

Any ideas???

StevieP

paul8811 · 26 Apr 2006 at 13:25

Because its very rare.

zytok · 26 Apr 2006 at 13:27

you just don't trust me at all do you?

Pumpkinstew · 26 Apr 2006 at 13:32

Because Orange armour looks ghey?

StevieP · 26 Apr 2006 at 13:36

zytok said:
you just don't trust me at all do you?

Its not a trust issue mate, its just total bewilderment that you can get so much gold for something that is practically useless!!!!

I assume the price is player driven, so why do human players want black so bad???

zytok · 26 Apr 2006 at 13:54

one issue I do have with buying and selling stuff in GW is how much you should actually be buying and selling stuff for. The merchant prices seem to be meaningless. It's very hard to know whether you're getting ripped off or getting a bargain.

SIB · 26 Apr 2006 at 14:55

zytok said:
one issue I do have with buying and selling stuff in GW is how much you should actually be buying and selling stuff for. The merchant prices seem to be meaningless. It's very hard to know whether you're getting ripped off or getting a bargain.

My thought exactly. I had some sort of vamperic sword or axe that had a "value" of abour 180g (it was gold). Someone was looking for a vamperic weapon so i told them to make me an offer on it and they offered 6500g !! Now, i felt great about this but the thing might have been worth 1000000000000000g for all i know !! As you say, what's the point of a value system that bears no resemblance to what the item will sell for ??

chimaera · 26 Apr 2006 at 15:58

SIB said:
My thought exactly. I had some sort of vamperic sword or axe that had a "value" of abour 180g (it was gold). Someone was looking for a vamperic weapon so i told them to make me an offer on it and they offered 6500g !! Now, i felt great about this but the thing might have been worth 1000000000000000g for all i know !! As you say, what's the point of a value system that bears no resemblance to what the item will sell for ??

Yeah that does annoy me a bit too, whenever i'm selling i just put and 100% markup on the vendors price and haggle from there.

If i'm buying then i'll offer 50% of what they're asking and haggle from there too

more often than not GW is a buyers market so take advantage of it.

I'd like some black dye just because it looks sweet

but i'm waiting till i get the best armour i can find. I was questing with a lvl 16 monk yesterday who had middle ranking armour dyed black, which i think is pointless as you'll only have it for a little while before its traded in for better stuff.

I just use what i pick up, hence why until lvl 17 i had some nasty yellow outfits

i decided i looked like big bird so splashed out on some blue.

StevieP · 26 Apr 2006 at 16:03

So if black dye is so sought after, am I better selling to a dye merchant or trying to sell it privately???

Like you say, no point using it till I'm on the top level armour!!!

StevieP

Simmz · 26 Apr 2006 at 16:17

Yea money system is weird.

Some people have like 300 platinum+ i mean wtf...........

EasyG · 26 Apr 2006 at 16:34

every1 wants black armour cause it looks cool

chimaera · 26 Apr 2006 at 16:47

StevieP said:
So if black dye is so sought after, am I better selling to a dye merchant or trying to sell it privately???

Like you say, no point using it till I'm on the top level armour!!!

StevieP

If you want the money then sell it privately for a big heap of cash, post it for sale for silly money and see if anyone bites, then gradually reduce the price to more realistic sums if no one is interested.

Personally i'd keep it stashed for personal use, i've picked up a few silvers i'm keeping.

I know someone who found a black in pre searing ascalon and used the money to buy uber weapons and armour, thats worth doing i think.

gord · 26 Apr 2006 at 16:55

The monetary systems changed greatly since the beta and beginning stages then.

Black dye would go for 200 max back in the day. Maybe less..

WatchTower · 26 Apr 2006 at 17:59

People say they're rare but I found loads of them.

Noxis · 26 Apr 2006 at 18:00

Sounds like a carry over from Ultima Online

Psypher5 · 26 Apr 2006 at 18:19

I only found 2, in about 4 months. Ecto is better, costs more and seems to me to be a tad easie to farm for

Andrew@Home · 27 Apr 2006 at 09:38

Black dye is a much more rare than the others, I usually just find yellow/orange.

The best way to find black is to do the pre-seering run from the abbey to ranik, lots of dye drops there.

Bit late now though.. factions tomorrow!