UO Second Age

LiquidFire wrote:Totally, to be honost i think most, over bidder, imo, are taking a gamble for that epic 1/1,000,000 chance to get a super rare weapon, which i have yet to get, i get some good ones but not enough to make it worth 15k+ for a lvl 5, after killing the monsters, processing the treasure and selling unwanted stuff, which is most of it, i make about 15-20k on a lvl 5, and i see poeple pay 15-20k all the time, so that tells me one thing, like i mentioned before, they must be taking a gamble. But give you an idea, i myself, to make money and make it worth my time i pay for tmaps is:

Lvl 1 - Trash, i dont waste my time i sell for 400-450gp on my vendor, expected profit 1.2-2k
Lvl 2 - Almost trash, i buy for 1.5-2k, expected profit 3-4k
Lvl 3 - I buy for 3.5k, expected profit 5k (monsters are now worth killing)
Lvl 4 - I buy for 5-6k, expected profit 9-12k
Lvl 5 - I buy for 8-10k, expected profit 15-20k

I know alot of people have argued this data in the past, but honostly, i run tmaps every night, almost every night, and the expected profit is what i seem to get, yes every once in awhile you get that decent weapon you can sell off for 5-10k, or even more, but that is seldom and those that say its more often than not, are probably just bragging or trying to sound like they are the shit. But like Pirul said, my "Buy" prices are on the low end of what majority of people will pay, but i dont like to waste my time just to make even money or a few thousand gold profit. I also have heard some of those big spenders are looking to do the tmaps with family and stuff and its more for entertainment value rather than the profit, which i think is a good gesture and awesome social experience with your family and friends. Every has their price on bonding time with loved ones. Im typing to much, that is all.