Aluvius
03-15-2015, 05:12 PM
Hey all, I'm thinking of selling an old item that I've had for a long time. I hate to even think about parting with it, but there's so much nice gear for sale now and I only have a few million in funds. I don't even know where to start with pricing, the number I'm thinking of seems outrageous but at the same time the item is one of the most unique named items I've seen in Gemstone. It also has a bit of history behind it which also adds to the value in my opinion.
As you can see, what makes the crown so unique is its name and how it displays. Its not just "an or a" obsidian crown of storms (which would still be neat), its "the" obsidian crown of storms.
the obsidian crown of storms
>look at crown (this also appears as a show to others)
Veins of silver trace through the obsidian crown. Three blazing rubies are inset in the brow.
There appears to be something written on it.
>read crown
In the Elven language, it reads:
Tempest's Eye
You see Aluvius Brandenburg the War Mage.
He appears to be a Dark Elf.
He appears to be very young. He has grey eyes and dark skin. He has long, straight steel grey hair.
He is in good shape.
He is wearing the obsidian crown of storms, a weathered obsidian-clasped serge mantle, a form-fitting cream colored silk surcoat, a mithril juggernaut pin, a translucent glaes spider charm, a faceted lilac glimaerstone brooch set in a black vaalin backing, a serge backpack, some ancient flame-blackened elven battle leather, a faceted azure crystal ring inset with a blue jade rune, a sheepskin sack, some tanned doeskin britches, and some sturdy traveller's boots.
Its also a mage rechargeable item that holds 40 charges of 710 Energy Maelstrom. I've not risked greening it since I returned to the lands and had it merchant recharged the last few times so it should still be fully functional in that regard.
As I remember, its from the first Mithril Juggernaut auction. Mage rechargeable items were wondrous things back then, extremely rare. In fact, I didn't actually win the crown but had bought an even better item ... a mage rechargeable ring also with a show that cast 101 lol. The owner of the crown traded it and 1 million silvers to me in exchange for the ring which they were going to use as part of a trade package for a db item. Its funny, but at the time I thought that I was getting the short end of the deal when it came to the items, but the 1m silvers was a wondrous sum I couldn't pass up. Things were different then. :)
I tend to not sell items once I acquire them, especially after giving away so many items when I left to never return. Thank goodness for Arwen and her locker for keeping my best personal gear for a few years when I came back for the EN opening. :)
So. TLDR; Any ideas on the worth of this? The number that pops into my mind as a starting place is the 150m-ish range. I believe its the non-combat gear equivalent of some of the top combat gear items in the game. That's the minimum I think in silvers or gear equivalent that it would take to pry it out of my sweaty hands. Is that reasonable, is that too low, or am I a crazed drifter that should just keep it? I would certainly be interested in trade items of all sorts as well, which may make it easier to meet my estimation of its worth.
As you can see, what makes the crown so unique is its name and how it displays. Its not just "an or a" obsidian crown of storms (which would still be neat), its "the" obsidian crown of storms.
the obsidian crown of storms
>look at crown (this also appears as a show to others)
Veins of silver trace through the obsidian crown. Three blazing rubies are inset in the brow.
There appears to be something written on it.
>read crown
In the Elven language, it reads:
Tempest's Eye
You see Aluvius Brandenburg the War Mage.
He appears to be a Dark Elf.
He appears to be very young. He has grey eyes and dark skin. He has long, straight steel grey hair.
He is in good shape.
He is wearing the obsidian crown of storms, a weathered obsidian-clasped serge mantle, a form-fitting cream colored silk surcoat, a mithril juggernaut pin, a translucent glaes spider charm, a faceted lilac glimaerstone brooch set in a black vaalin backing, a serge backpack, some ancient flame-blackened elven battle leather, a faceted azure crystal ring inset with a blue jade rune, a sheepskin sack, some tanned doeskin britches, and some sturdy traveller's boots.
Its also a mage rechargeable item that holds 40 charges of 710 Energy Maelstrom. I've not risked greening it since I returned to the lands and had it merchant recharged the last few times so it should still be fully functional in that regard.
As I remember, its from the first Mithril Juggernaut auction. Mage rechargeable items were wondrous things back then, extremely rare. In fact, I didn't actually win the crown but had bought an even better item ... a mage rechargeable ring also with a show that cast 101 lol. The owner of the crown traded it and 1 million silvers to me in exchange for the ring which they were going to use as part of a trade package for a db item. Its funny, but at the time I thought that I was getting the short end of the deal when it came to the items, but the 1m silvers was a wondrous sum I couldn't pass up. Things were different then. :)
I tend to not sell items once I acquire them, especially after giving away so many items when I left to never return. Thank goodness for Arwen and her locker for keeping my best personal gear for a few years when I came back for the EN opening. :)
So. TLDR; Any ideas on the worth of this? The number that pops into my mind as a starting place is the 150m-ish range. I believe its the non-combat gear equivalent of some of the top combat gear items in the game. That's the minimum I think in silvers or gear equivalent that it would take to pry it out of my sweaty hands. Is that reasonable, is that too low, or am I a crazed drifter that should just keep it? I would certainly be interested in trade items of all sorts as well, which may make it easier to meet my estimation of its worth.