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This is just a small chart showing the tax amounts taken for each amount.

1,000 = 20
5,000 = 100
10,000 = 200
15,000 = 300
20,000 = 400
25,000 = 500
30,000 = 600
35,000 = 700
40,000 = 800
45,000 = 900
50,000 = 1,000
75,000 = 1,500
100,000 = 2,000
125,000 = 2,500
150,000 = 3,000
175,000 = 3,500
200,000 = 4,000

Say, if you see a Oculus Magica for 50,000g...the next highest one after that one is 51,000g.. Easy 1k right?! WRONG!! If you bought the 50k Oculus and then turn around and put it up for 50,950, just under the other guys price, when that item sells you will have lost money. --- WHAT?!?! --- Yes, I know..this was my reaction as well. Gaia will charge you a 2% tax on that 50,950g, which comes out to 1,019g. So instead of gaining 1k you have lost 69g. The nex tax has made us as venders look more closely at the prices that we once jumped at.

How you can use this is by looking at the tax amount taken before deciding on buying something off the MP when you intend on turning around and selling it. For every 5,000 gold the item costs the tax raises by 100 gold. So, you must be careful when making sure you will still gain a profit.

If your profit potential is less than the tax amount of your item you will lose money on the turn around.

Anything over 200,000 gold I would advise selling in the Exchange Forum. They will usually offer less than the MP prices but you arent getting raked by the 2% tax. So, if you are selling something worth 300,000g (MP value) even if some only offers you 295,000g for it..you will still be making more than you would on the MP since the tax would take 6,000g right off the top. You get more money and the person buying it got a better deal. Everyone wins! You can do this with items under 200k mark as well if you feel you can get a better profit by selling on the exchange. Plus, the exchange is more one on one and can provide entertainment in boring times. biggrin



Any other suggestions, comments, and complaints about this tax?

I absolutely hate this tax. At first, it cut into my profits very roughly because I didn't know it was there and I was undermarking items. Since then, buying in the MP is much harder, because sells that I would normally make an easy 100g-1k on I now will be lucky to get 5 gold on.

Basically, while they're removing Gaian gold from the economy, they're causing inflation in the items by doing this. Look at the charts of -all- the MCs, and you'll see a period right near the end (on the year chart) showing it spike up suddenly. That's when the tax began.

It's stupid, I hate it, but this guide will be very useful! Thank you smile

Nice input shrouded a lot of people hadn't even thought about that and wonder why they aren't making money. Thanks! biggrin biggrin

I usually do not buy if it is less than 1k cheaper, UNLESS its a promising item. It seems like I havent been able to find those today/yesterday. :: pout ::

I am still making money though. The other day I only had 225k. My highest gold amount today was nearly 500k. But I bought some things....tsktsk

I'll buy it, if you hold on to it for a little while smile

Right now I've got 9k, lol.. all my stuffs in the MP

I'll buy smile

I'm sitting on quite a bit of moneys

I offered a trade in the buy sell area, but I dunno if you want to sell it for that much

If you do, send me a trade smile