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simon perry
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Posted - 2008.09.18 22:12:00 -
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have your say why you think this is happening... is the credit crunch affecting eve too :P
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An Anarchyyt
Gallente
Battlestars
GoonSwarm
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Posted - 2008.09.18 22:19:00 -
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Who cares? I still have a whopping $15 of disposable income per month.
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Jacob Mei
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Posted - 2008.09.18 22:27:00 -
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Still see a decent number at or around 500, not surprising though, its all supply and demand. Wait a month or two and it should go back down, its if it hits a billion then something is very wrong.
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Azrael Zekk
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Posted - 2008.09.18 22:28:00 -
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Well as the credit crunch is limiting peoples spending atm that means that there are gonna be a lot less GTC sellers meaning demand will increase and so will prices. Prices have been steadily increasing the last few months from under 400m and with the current news with AIG, Lehman, HBOS etc its no surprise people are trying to get as much ISK as they can while they are still selling GTCs as the amount of GTCs for sale will be declining as more and more people save their money instead of spending it on internet spaceships
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Malcanis
RuffRyders
Axiom Empire
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Posted - 2008.09.18 22:29:00 -
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Originally by: simon perry
have your say why you think this is happening... is the credit crunch affecting eve too :P
I dunno maybe cause people are willing to pay that much.
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David Marteen
Sniggerdly
Pandemic Legion
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Posted - 2008.09.18 22:30:00 -
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Edited by: David Marteen on 18/09/2008 22:32:03
Originally by: simon perry
have your say why you think this is happening... is the credit crunch affecting eve too :P
I do agree with you the weak dollar is making GTC more expensive.
I'm in the market to buy a GTC buy I don't think I can afford it atm 
The people that are selling them lower than that must not watch the news, sadly they will soon feel the crunch.
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Venko Trenulo
Wakizashi Renaissance
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Posted - 2008.09.18 22:31:00 -
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The glib answer is that the GTC price is dictated by supply and demand. That is, there are more people who have more ISK than RL money than there were earlier, or there are fewer people who want to buy ISK for RL money than earlier, or both.
This could be a result of the downturn in the RL world economy, making it more difficult for people to pay for their accounts with credit cards; or it could be a reflection that more people have discovered how to turn on the ISK taps within EVE; ... or both.
If CCP wanted more people to be able to buy GTCs more comfortably, they could drop the purchase price to a number corresponding to the actual subscription price for a two-month period. If I have the numbers right, that would drop the GTC purchase price from $35 to $30. Just how much that would change the ISK price, only God and Dr Eyjog know.
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Mrs Lovet
Gallente
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Posted - 2008.09.18 22:31:00 -
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Lots of people are going to be stopping selling time cards with the current economic climate and when they do then id predict the price to go a lot higher than now due to an excess demand and not much supply.
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Alt Troll
Minmatar
SniggWaffe
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Posted - 2008.09.18 22:31:00 -
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you talk about the weak dollar, and the strong euro, how about the STRONG ISK?!??!?!
this is a good sign for eve's economy, it will increase imports and trade.
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Artemis Rose
Varion Galactic
Accord Corporate Enterprise Syndicate
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Posted - 2008.09.18 22:34:00 -
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Edited by: Artemis Rose on 18/09/2008 22:34:58
The amount of whining about a player price controlled commodity is pretty crazy.
If people are willing to pay 650 million ++ the price of GTC will only rise.
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Sheriff Jones
Amarr
Clinical Experiment
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Posted - 2008.09.18 22:35:00 -
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If you want cheaper GTCs, sell 'em cheaper. Simple eh? No! 'cause heaven or valhalla forbid, you would do something to fix things yourself 
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Ethen Bejorn
Pestilent Industries Amalgamated
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Posted - 2008.09.18 23:03:00 -
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It is easier for people to make ISK as most of the players playing right now are not new, they are old and it is easier than ever to rake in billions of ISK per day.
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Sidus Isaacs
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Posted - 2008.09.18 23:05:00 -
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Originally by: An Anarchyyt
Who cares? I still have a whopping $15 of disposable income per month.
Here here! :) GTC is just a wast in my opinion, I can easily spare 15$ for such a great game.
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MotherMoon
Huang Yinglong
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Posted - 2008.09.18 23:33:00 -
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I just paid 400 mil for 2months of time I don't know what the hell your talking about, don't trade on the public forum keep it who you know.
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Pan Crastus
Anti-Metagaming League
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Posted - 2008.09.18 23:33:00 -
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Originally by: simon perry
have your say why you think this is happening... is the credit crunch affecting eve too :P
Might be ... Lots of US players feeling it or at least getting scared and selling ingame assets (characters etc.), then trying to pay using GTCs instead of real money.
How to PVP: 1. buy ISK with GTCs, 2. fit cloak, learn aggro mechanics, 3. buy second account for metagaming
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Kephael
Caldari
LEAP Corp
Ursa Stellar Initiative
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Posted - 2008.09.18 23:44:00 -
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I bought one September 1st for 400mil, those two months started on the 16th, glad I bought when I did.
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Ethen Bejorn
Pestilent Industries Amalgamated
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Posted - 2008.09.18 23:46:00 -
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Eve costs $15 per month. Get a job.
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Tasuk
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Posted - 2008.09.18 23:56:00 -
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Originally by: Alt Troll
you talk about the weak dollar, and the strong euro, how about the STRONG ISK?!??!?!
this is a good sign for eve's economy, it will increase imports and trade.
Cheaper ISK means more EVE players will be able to afford it and whoever already buys it will be inclined to buy greater quantities. I am not sure that turning PVP in this game into credit card jousting activity will be such a good thing for the game.
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Sidrat Flush
Caldari
Diversity 101
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Posted - 2008.09.18 23:59:00 -
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I've heard about the rising prices too and took a look. Those being advertised at 600M seems like a scam to me. In that there is no GTC, and fewer people would actually spend that on 60 days.
I looked at my selling history and the 30day GTC's that I used to sell went from 140-190M If you're selling 60day's for anything over 400M it's a bonus. Should I have the cash funds to purchase four or five of em (they're about 20 UK sterling each) then yeah 400-450 depending on current activity, Hell I'd advertise them at 500M just to see if they sold at that price. If they didn't then it's still 1.6B ISK for 80 UK Sterling, in a legal, safe and sanctioned method.
Otherwise it's a lot of Veldspar to mine :p
Having taken a look at the GTC selling history I just want to ask the question....Where did it all go??? I'm not a prolific GTC seller by any means, and it wasn't done every month or anything like as regular, but still, I suppose implants (now lost), ships and learning skills do add up over time.
Oh well - as I see it, the GTC traders are providing a service, use it or not it's up to you. What would be better is if they could be in-game contracted somehow, instead of a forum method. Everyone would know the current price and if anything the prices would come down. Heck make it non-instant activating and that's a tradeable resource as good as gold. (or veldspar).
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Tasuk
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Posted - 2008.09.18 23:59:00 -
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Originally by: MotherMoon
I just paid 400 mil for 2months of time I don't know what the hell your talking about, don't trade on the public forum keep it who you know.
You mean you just screwed your friend out of 100 million ISK? 
Did you show him the WTB posts on forums for 500 mil and explain to him that he can sell it for 100 mil more than selling it to you for 400 mil?
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Xtreem
Gallente
Interstellar Brotherhood of Gravediggers
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Posted - 2008.09.19 00:00:00 -
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although for people with a good income still, if they wanted to get in GTC sales now is a good time lol, if i did not have the money i do ingame already i know i would!
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Tasuk
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Posted - 2008.09.19 00:01:00 -
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Originally by: Sidrat Flush
Hell I'd advertise them at 500M just to see if they sold at that price. If they didn't then it's still 1.6B ISK for 80 UK Sterling, in a legal, safe and sanctioned method.
They get sold in minutes if you price them at 500 mil.
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Nitakko
Interstellar Corporation of Exploration
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Posted - 2008.09.19 00:03:00 -
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Originally by: Ethen Bejorn
Eve costs $15 per month. Get a job.
QFT
Originally by: CCP Mitnal
So we can 1 v 1 with Garmon.
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Tasuk
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Posted - 2008.09.19 00:04:00 -
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Originally by: Artemis Rose
Edited by: Artemis Rose on 18/09/2008 22:34:58
The amount of whining about a player price controlled commodity is pretty crazy.
If people are willing to pay 650 million ++ the price of GTC will only rise.
EDIT: Missed a few words
It is called discussion. It is what these boards are for.
Now stop whining that we are using these forums exactly for what they were designed to be used for 
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Sidrat Flush
Caldari
Diversity 101
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Posted - 2008.09.19 00:11:00 -
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oh really. Shame actually, not that I need ISK - no real shiny stuff I want to own right now - but by the time I'm able to purchase a group of GTC's the price would probably have fallen.
And yes GTC prices DO fall.
March 07 - 140M for 30days
April 07 - 150M ditto
well alright the price I got went up to 190M and settled around 175M in the month of Feb 08. That's the last time I sold a GTC. So I was wrong. Totally wrong. The prices of GTC's do vary, but they go up.
When a person less than seven months could buy 60days worth of gaming for 350M isk they're now paying more like 400,500M+
The current conversion rate I used from US Dollars to UK Sterling means means the price has gone up a bit, still ú10 a month though with exchange rate applied.
I only wish I could pay for my account in UK Sterling rather than in Euro's as it's more expensive. ú13.40 this month. compared to ú9 buying a code for myself.
Of course if CCP priced it for UK Sterling Customers it would be ú15 anyway.. Gonna stop writing now, although I think it's too late already.
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Tasuk
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Posted - 2008.09.19 00:14:00 -
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Originally by: Ethen Bejorn
Eve costs $15 per month. Get a job.
a lot of people who fund EVE with game time codes are students and they work hardcore, only they use their money on things more important than EVE like, you know, student tuition and fees, books rent, food, transportation, etc. ... i have a choice of spending $15 on a game with virtual spaceships or spending that money on buying some extra food each month definitely I go with food
also it is $15 PER account that you own and some people have 6+ accounts meaning they'd have to pay $100+ monthly for this game
why would you own so many accounts? well it is a great game and have you noticed how raising a decent character takes 2+ years of time? yeah ...
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MotherMoon
Huang Yinglong
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Posted - 2008.09.19 00:17:00 -
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Originally by: Tasuk
Originally by: MotherMoon
I just paid 400 mil for 2months of time I don't know what the hell your talking about, don't trade on the public forum keep it who you know.
You mean you just screwed your friend out of 100 million ISK?
Did you show him the WTB posts on forums for 500 mil and explain to him that he can sell it for 100 mil more than selling it to you for 400 mil?
no that's jsut the demand within the circle, we don't care about the buy forums were not trying to starve each other to death.
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ChickenOfDoom
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Posted - 2008.09.19 00:20:00 -
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Originally by: Tasuk
Originally by: Ethen Bejorn
Eve costs $15 per month. Get a job.
a lot of people who fund EVE with game time codes are students and they work hardcore, only they use their money on things more important than EVE like, you know, student tuition and fees, books rent, food, transportation, etc. ... i have a choice of spending $15 on a game with virtual spaceships or spending that money on buying some extra food each month definitely I go with food
also it is $15 PER account that you own and some people have 6+ accounts meaning they'd have to pay $100+ monthly for this game
why would you own so many accounts? well it is a great game and have you noticed how raising a decent character takes 2+ years of time? yeah ...
qft
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Avon
Caldari
Black Nova Corp
Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2008.09.19 00:20:00 -
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The price will be that which the market can sustain.
If prices for GTCs are rising it is a good indication that ISK is becomming more easily available.
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Surge.
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Posted - 2008.09.19 00:22:00 -
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Edited by: Cpt Branko on 19/09/2008 00:22:11
You can't even get properly drunk for 15$, and EvE does win out a bit on price/entertainment value
And if you need 6 accounts to enjoy EvE, then
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