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Eternal Error
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Posted - 2012.06.25 18:24:00 -
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You spent around 200$ on a virtual t-shirt and got taken out behind the woodshed. I fail to see the problem here. |
Eternal Error
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Posted - 2012.06.25 18:33:00 -
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The Antiquarian wrote:Eternal Error wrote:You spent around 200$ on a virtual t-shirt and got taken out behind the woodshed. I fail to see the problem here. Funny thing here is that I would've purchased many more alike items if CCP kept it truly unique and exclusive as it initially advertised. Everyone values things differently. Do not forget that.
Exactly. You valued it enough to spend 13 PLEX on it so that you could have a "unique" item (with no guarantee of its continued uniqueness) for as long as the Eve Online servers were running. At no time did they explicitly state that it would always cost that much (note: if they did, I apologize, and you should raise hell, but you seem to have no proof of this). Clearly, you valued that shirt at around 200$ using the information you were given at the time. Price drops happen all the time on all sorts of item, and anyone with an IQ above that of your average bacteria knew that prices on most gear would eventually drop. Therefore, there is no problem here, and this thread sucks. |
Eternal Error
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Posted - 2012.06.25 18:44:00 -
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The Antiquarian wrote:
Once again, as I mentioned again and again, what you say has nothing to do with my issue. "prices on most gear would eventually drop" only applies to items that are susceptible to market forces including change in supplies or the availability of the next best alternatives.
What we have here, Ishukone Special Edition Shirt, was advertised by CCP as if purchasing 13 x PLEX was the sole venue to obtain the item. Also, we all knew that it was a one-time event since it did specify "special one-time offer" so I don't see why I shouldn't be outraged at CCP when they decided to reissue the shirt for $0.50 cents. Before you go on insulting me about my IQ and telling me how my thread sucks, you should study more about economics. It could be a powerful tool for you in the future.
It has everything to do with your issue. Price drops can occur for any reason not just increases in supply or obsolescence (examples: video games several months of release i.e. decrease in demand, or airplane ticket/hotel pricing based on when you book). You continue to repeat that it was advertised "as if" the price would never drop. That is your interpretation. Unless you can produce proof that they explicitly stated that the price would remain that way, this one is on you.
Also, you understanding of economics is lackluster at best. |
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