Welcome to Gaia! ::

Perhaps my use of capital letters was a mistake. But it wasn't intended as an attack. I just don't see the point of analyzing Gaia like that. I mean...how is that fun? It's kinda depressing in my point of view. But, if you wanna analyze, I can't stop you, just disagree with the point of it ^_^.

Anyway, don't worry about the appreciation value. Eventually, once prices have it "rock bottom" they'll start to climb. Hence the whole supply and demand thing. That's about the only thing that really seems to apply here. Gaia doesn't even have an inflation rate...yet. Neopets has one. 2.31% right now...Anyway. I was just saying, in the mean time, with those items whose value doesn't increase again, why not be a little generous, and give them out as gifts. Christmas is just around the corner ^_^

Prices don't decline. That would be impossible unless Lanzer started selling off more of the old donation letter rares. Supply is constant because this donation letters are non-renewable rares. Because they are far more abundant if everyone donates, then more people will have access to them. Demand and supply will find equilibrium at a low market price that can only rise as demand increases (new users come in that want to buy the items or old users start to want the items). Over time, the influx of new users increase demand, and letter prices begin to soar.

Unfortunately, the high supply of letters these months makes return earnings rather minimal. So, high-end investors need to start to find new ways of investing. Otherwise, we'll have to start saving more (and donating less).

That's why it matters to you. If I can't figure out a way to increase my earnings, then you can expect that my charity and friend donations will start to decrease by the same amount. I've donated two expensive things this month because I can't cover my expenses without losing substantial amounts of irretrievable gold.

And it's getting worse.

One way we can solve this issue is by getting more users to join Gaia. We need to promote this site to all of our friends. The more of our friends know about this site, the more of them there will be to drive up demand and the prices of high-end items. As a result, you will make me richer and happier, and much more willing to donate.

What do you say? Will you promote Gaia? Will you seek out new users? For me? 3nodding

No, because you're not getting my gold. whee

I don't want your gold. I just want your gold to be worth less. xp

Support inflation, dammit! scream

You know want my gold. But too bad, I don't have any gold. I spend it as I get it in items. For items increase in value, not gold.

Or so that's how it used to work...

Nooooooo....Gold decreases in value as more and more people join Gaia ^_^. Items gain value as more people join Gaia, because they'll want those items, and there'll be fewer of them available, hence, the increase in value of the items, and drop in value of Gold.

Absolutely!

Which means that the poor will have trouble buying new items, but the rich will earn millions in selling off investment items they already own.

The sad thing about this is that I learned all my investment tecqniques from gaia before I started applying them to the real world. sweatdrop