Your Guide to Dumpster Dive

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Have you seen users talking about Dumpster Dive, but don't know what it is? Keep reading (especially post two).

This thread should contain everything you wanted to know (and more) about Dumpster Dive. Still have a question? Send me a PM. Hopefully I know the answer or where to find it. (And can add that info to this thread for others too.)  

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DD Guide Post Two: Quick Start

Quick Start
Just the basics.

• • • • Dumpster Dive is easy to use! Here's all you need to know in order to get items from it.

1. Dumpster Dive is located under the Games tab. You can access it from the drop down menu or from the page itself. (Drop down menu is faster.)
   
   
2. Open Dumpster Dive.
   
   
3. Click the yellow button labelled "Dive!"
   
   
4. You're done! Enjoy your item. Wait 5 minutes and click it again for another item.

 

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DD Guide Post Two: About Diving

About Diving
Here's more info about how Dumpster Dive works.

• • • • Dumpster Dive is a feature where you can obtain items donated by other Gaians. On the flip side, you can also donate items for other users to obtain.

In this post, we'll focus on diving.

You will get one item each time you Dive. (You will get no items if the Dumpster is empty and you've already pulled 10 items from Admin that day.)

The items that you pull are completely random (to you). You can't choose which item you'll get. However, it's not completely random. The items are pulled in the order that they were donated. For example, if someone donates 1000 Philosopher's Caches to the Dumpster, all 1000 will be offered up in order before you see items from the next donator.

If it's a busy day, those caches will be pulled quickly. However, if very few people are diving... it will take a while to go through all of the caches.

You can dive in the Dumpster once every five minutes. Pro-tip, you can use a timer if you want to be serious about diving.

If the Dumpster is full of items, you can dive as many times as you want.
If the Dumpster has no donated items (Dumpster is empty), you'll obtain items that are donated by Admin. You can only get 10 items donated by Admin per day. After that, the Dumpster will tell you that it's empty and you will get no admin items. Keep checking the Dumpster though. You will still be able to obtain items if users happen to donate to the Dumpster (Dumpster is full).

The Dumpster resets at 12 am PDT. This means that the counter for admin items resets at that time.

If the Dumpster is empty and you've pulled 10 admin items, you'll be asked to donate to the Dumpster. This doesn't reset your counter; the Dumpster will still reset at 12 am PDT. This will put items in the Dumpster for others to obtain. You might even pull your own item out of the Dumpster if others haven't gotten all of them first.

When you get an item, you'll see the words "Send this user a message!"

This allows you to submit a PM to the user. Be nice; send kind messages.
Don't like the item you got? Oh well. Don't tell them. Tired of pulling Philosopher's Caches all day from that one user? Don't send an angry message. Some users donate Philosopher's Caches with kind intentions. Other users donate Caches just to troll users. The more you send hate mail, the more they dump in Caches just to annoy those users.

All in all, remember that you're getting a free item. It's a dumpster. One person's trash is hopefully your treasure. The items you obtain will vary greatly in value.

 

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DD Guide Post Four: About Donating

About Donating
Here's more info about donating items to Dumpster Dive.

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You can donate to the Dumpster. Some people use it as a quick way to clean "junk" out of their inventory. This junk will widely range in value. Often, people use it as a quick way to Chance Items that they don't think are worth selling in the marketplace. Some people throw in a few expensive items, hoping to make someone's day. And others use it to get rid of items they've obtained from Daily Chance.

Don't like the items you got out of the Dumpster? Donate it back! Or, consider taking the time to sell or trash the items.

All in all, remember to give back to Dumpster Dive when you can. ^ ___^ It's a great feature to help users get items that they couldn't otherwise afford. Remember how happy you were to get a nice item out of the Dumpster? Share the feeling.

You have the ability to donate anonymously or not. If not, users will have the ability to send you messages about your donations.
Want to donate but don't want attention? Donate anonymously!

Go to My Gaia > Account Settings
In the right column, under Feature Options, you'll find a Dumpster Dive setting. It says: "Allow Dumpster Dive to show me as the previous owner of donated items."
If you have this box checked, users will see your username if/when they pull your donated item from the Dumpster.
If this box is not checked, users will see "Donated by Anonymous" when you donate items.

The current item value limit is 100 bil. [source] [source]

How to donate:

Donate items from your inventory.
Click on the item you want to donate. A pop up will appear with item info.
Choose the option "Donate Item" among the options at the bottom of the pop up.
A new pop up appears. If you have multiple items, type in the amount you'd like to donate.
Click "Donate Item" again to confirm once and for all that you are donating said item.

 

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DD Guide Post Five: Dumpster Dive Items

Dumpster Dive Items
A quick blurb about items you may encounter.

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Most items can be donated to Dumpster Dive.

You'll find items ranging from Daily Chance gold shop items to items from the latest Chance Items. What you're most likely to encounter are Philosopher's Caches.

Seeing as a lot of users don't know what they can use these for, here's some info about them:
Philosopher's Caches
The post linked above contains a short explanation of the caches and suggestions for useful guides on the topic.

Basically, Philosopher's Caches are used for the Alchemy system.
If the bag looks like this, you will be able to open the item for a chance at one of the colored caches or, rarely, a Heart Charm for Gofusion. This bag also has a sell back value of 25,000 gold.

If you have a colored philosopher's cache bag, you can open them for an alchemy component. Use the marketplace to see which components are worth selling. You can also sell the colored caches for 1 gold each. Consider selling them in the marketplace. You can also donate them back to Dumpster Dive for others to use.

 

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DD Guide Post Six: Admin Items

Admin Items
Here's a list of items that Admin commonly gives out.

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As stated earlier in this thread, you'll pull items from Admin if the Dumpster is empty. I might add a list of those items here.

Here's a thread that lists Aquarium Items.

 

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• • • • Disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted, I've gathered this info by using Dumpster Dive firsthand. While I do believe this info is correct, keep that in mind...  

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