Do YOU think merchants ruin MapleStory?

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thread starter Yepitzme May 07 2010 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Hello Basil. My friend and I were arguing about if merchating was ruining MapleStory or not. As you can see, I am of course, a merchant. I believe that merchanting isn't ruining MapleStory as it is just a way for us to make mesos. But my friend says that merchants like me who stock up on everything then sell it overprice, forcing people to buy it are wrecking MapleStory. What's YOUR opinion and why?

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weBoss 05/07/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I believe they do not riun MapleStory as there are both up and downs to merchants.

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Unfinished 05/07/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

http://www.basilmarket.com/forum/1463873#26885386

Yepitzme 05/07/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I'm going to read that story above and @weBoss, what are the up and downs of merchants?

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awkwardwacko 05/07/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

merchant is just another name for scammer

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Yepitzme 05/07/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] awkwardwacko : merchant is just another name for scammer [/quote] How? I usually just get lucky when spamming in FM or looking through stores.

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Russisch 05/07/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

rofl. Merchanting is win, all people who think otherwise (ex. awkwardwacko) are thinking of scamerchants that bot in the fm. Real merchants are there at their computers, and they have a heart.

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iLemon 05/07/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] Russisch : rofl. Merchanting is win, all people who think otherwise (ex. awkwardwacko) are thinking of scamerchants that bot in the fm. Real merchants are there at their computers, and they have a heart. [/quote] I totally agree with dis. QTF

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iampriest 05/07/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Your friend is an idiot, delete him from your buddylist.

Yepitzme 05/07/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] iampriest : Your friend is an idiot, delete him from your buddylist. [/quote] Lol, he's my friend .

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Nightravenz 05/07/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

We also do it in rl and those it ruins the world?

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AlmightySofa 05/07/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Merchanting is simply a way to make money. When done correctly, there is nothing dishonest, underhanded, or unfair about it. I try my hand at it from time to time, though usually with only marginal profits. If you claim to hate merchants, you are simply angry that you don't have any money, and decide to attack out of jealousy.

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iRuro00 05/07/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Well that's how things are done? No matter what online game you play, as long as theirs online currency,along with items trade. They'll be merchants in general. Without them, there would be no economy. Sucks, but a necessary evil for the survival of the game. Sorry about difference of opinion.

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healme 05/07/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

merchants do not ruin maple. i a merchant also, but i believe its just another way to make money other than selling leech. people who complain about high prices in fm, its your own fault for being lazy and not learning how to merchant.

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taotapp + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

The ones who disconnect other players and spam their "@@@@@@" garbage in places besides the FM ruin portions of the game for all players, obviously. The rest really don't bother me much. I try to stay out of the more popular free market rooms just to avoid supporting as many of the aforementioned "bad" merchants as possible, and while my method obviously isn't foolproof, it's better than running into FM 1 and supporting legions of obvious d/c hackers. That said, the personality of many merchants can be rather grating. This would not normally be a problem, but when one is forced to make deals with these people, then it becomes an issue rather quickly. Their desire for profit makes them offer as low as possible, often at the cost of insulting the intelligence of the seller. In one laughable instance, I left my shop open overnight with two maple shields inside. This was before the anniversary began. Several shops were seen with sold shields in the 44mil range, so I set mine at 40 and went to bed. I woke up the next morning to a sea of absurd offers. One man offered a six attack work glove for one shield. Another offered a single 9 attack work glove for both shields. One offered 25mil for one shield. Another asked if he could have them for free, and several said that my prices were "far too high." It is worth mentioning that both shields ended up selling several days later at 44mil. This is not an isolated incident, either. I have watched as merchants attempted to rip off their own friends and guildmates for profits that seemed small compared to the level of trust they sacrificed in exchange for the deal. Simply put, people who do these things are irritating, not trustworthy, and difficult to befriend as a result. And most of them happen to refer to themselves as merchants. But do I think they ruin the entire game? Of course not. They just ruin a portion of it.

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