Buy a Case and lose money

nelanther
nelanther Posts: 69 Arc User
edited July 2009 in Twilight Temple (West)
I would like to share some information that I think many will find useful. (may only apply to lost city server)

The 3 gold Case is worth 2.7 gold
The 1.75 gold Case is worth 1.11 gold

If you invest in these products you will lose 10-37% of your investment.

I share this with you because I care about the gold exchange rate.

Happy Gambling
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  • Isala - Sanctuary
    Isala - Sanctuary Posts: 1,607 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    While this has nothing to do with exchange rate, for the smaller case, at least, I've made out better than what I could have done. I got 2 silver charms, in a case that costs 1.75, for what normally would have cost 2.50. I also got 20 of the highest Lumber, which costs 3 for 30, at the 1.75, compared to the equivalent of 20 for 2. So, instead of selling the case, open it, and sell the inside object for profit.
  • nelanther
    nelanther Posts: 69 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. Mathmatically speaking though there is an objective measure of the case value. You can use pwdatabase to get the statistics and check the math.
  • Mothergoose - Sanctuary
    Mothergoose - Sanctuary Posts: 1,320 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Lol, good to know. On average, you lose.b:victory
  • Column - Lost City
    Column - Lost City Posts: 201 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Normally the GM'S would close this post for slander....apparantely they agree b:victory
  • Miss_Tika - Lost City
    Miss_Tika - Lost City Posts: 730 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    nelanther wrote: »
    I would like to share some information that I think many will find useful. (may only apply to lost city server)

    The 3 gold Case is worth 2.7 gold
    The 1.75 gold Case is worth 1.11 gold

    If you invest in these products you will lose 10-37% of your investment.

    I share this with you because I care about the gold exchange rate.

    Happy Gambling

    This thing is just as lame as the calestone box.
  • Devlinne - Lost City
    Devlinne - Lost City Posts: 253 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Miss_Tika - Lost City wrote: »
    This thing is just as lame as the calestone box.

    TIMES TWO. (stupid min word)
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  • Kuschel - Lost City
    Kuschel - Lost City Posts: 163 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Isala - Sanctuary wrote: »
    While this has nothing to do with exchange rate, for the smaller case, at least, I've made out better than what I could have done. I got 2 silver charms, in a case that costs 1.75, for what normally would have cost 2.50. I also got 20 of the highest Lumber, which costs 3 for 30, at the 1.75, compared to the equivalent of 20 for 2. So, instead of selling the case, open it, and sell the inside object for profit.

    I'd just like to point out if you're buying mats from CS you're not very smart...

    Spending 1.75 gold for 20 is like... almost 250k for 20 mats... or 12.5k each.

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  • eatwithspoons
    eatwithspoons Posts: 54 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    I figured people like Isala would point out the potential benefits of the cases, but yeah overall the OP may be a bit misleading concerning the potential worth of the cases. Of course it's not going to be a guaranteed profit, but if you get something halfway decent you can make up the money spent or even more.

    I see your point though, I'll lock this up
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