Is Merchanting Really Worth It?

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thread starter MrSinDeath19 Jul 09 2010 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Hello fellow Basilers, I have decided recently that after about 6 months of being free, I'm coming back to Maple. Now before, I always would come back and just go straight to hardcore grinding on one of my characters, and that never seems to work out because I always wind up quitting in 4-6 months. I have played Maplestory for 4 years now, and have never once merchanted, and I feel that might be the problem, since I love having lots of mesos more than I love leveling. However, recently I realized - Why spend 3 hours merchanting to make 50mil profit, when my 10$/hr Job can get me about 100mil an hour (Through NX card > Selling NX). This is a job I will have all summer, and its an under-the-table job, so I can go whenever I please, and work as long as I want. So my question (Poll) is, Should I spend a few hours learning scroll and WG prices and then start merchanting? Or instead, should I just take 10$ out of my paycheque every day (1 Hour of work), and use it for a 100mil profit? Vote and Suggest, Thanks PS: If I do start merchanting, I have about 250mil that Im willing to put on the line.

My Characters: LotusCrusher - 80 Broa Dragon Knight

iMakeBedRockz 07/09/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Merchant > Selling nx

My Characters: KellyHealsU - 163 Windia Bishop

DarkOdor 07/09/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Yo....seems like you make decent money for a teen but still, i dont recommend you use your rl money/.

My Characters: choatix - 41 Broa Assassin

ApplShinR 07/09/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

There is a lot of opportunity in the market right now, with all those hellbans and all.

My Characters: ApplShinR - 64 Broa Fighter

iBiter 07/09/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Is MapleStory Really Worth It?

My Characters: iLikeHandJob - 77 Bellocan Thunder Breaker

Cellion 07/09/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

if you want to spend your money on maple, i would sell nx and if you have enough to fund your char very well, i would learn how to merch.

Akirii 07/09/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I just started merchanting, after same thing like you. I quit for 4-5months to play another game then come back. Merchanting isn't that much fun at first. I would say get enough NX and get like 150mil then start merchanting. I think that's what I'm going to do, since you make a big profit off of high end merchanting.

My Characters: LoveLeft - 53 Bera Brawler

MrSinDeath19 07/09/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Im wondering if the time consumption is worth it though.. Like when you think about it, I am spending one hour of my life to make 100 million mesos.. To make that money merchanting, how many hours do I have to put in? They are basically the same thing, my job is just as exciting as running around the FM screaming B>###### So will merchanting get me to lets say, 1Bil, at a faster rate?

My Characters: LotusCrusher - 80 Broa Dragon Knight

Purplefang94 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Err... I started to merch over the last 2 weeks or so. I started with about 50m, and now I'm reaching about 1b. Since I hate to do small time merching, I just sold some nx until I hit about 150m, then merched EQUIPS ONLY. Equips are much better since there is much less competition (everyone merches popular scrolls and wgs) and since most sellers I meet in Mardia don't know the correct prices. However, I'm a lazy impatient merchie who buys stuff super cheap, then sells it cheap nonetheless. Like buying an equip worth 90m for 25m, then selling it off for 80m. If I come across cheap items that won't normally sell too well, like blunt weapons or novelty equips, I just mts it so I have a steady chain of nx. If you can afford it, buy a mushie (14 day) unless you like leaving on your computer 24/7. Be sure to know your prices as I've sometimes messed up on them. Having friends or guildies you can ask for price checks is really helpful too. But above all, try to be patient (like I am -rolls eyes-) and don't be afraid to offer REALLY REALLY low (it's not scamming since you aren't promising them any more than you give them, just ripping them off). Edit - At what you said above, unless you like to boss alot or farm for things to sell, merching is way better. I personally don't spam stuff since most people who have anything worth buying (something worth over 20m) will trade you. Instead, you trade them and give them a really crappy offer. =D Edit #2 - 1 hour for 100m is probably stretching it. I spend like 10-15 minutes to go through all the fms (only 1 channel for mardia), then go sit around the entrance ch1 for a bit. So in the end, it's rarely past 30 minutes. Just gotta get lucky =D.

My Characters: Tiggleric - 71 Mardia Aran in Misery

Etrieys 07/09/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

In short? I went from 70m to 550m+ in about a week with very little effort. I'd say merchanting is worth it. Just buy up, leave your mule on, come back the next day to collect profit, buy more. Really only takes about 30 minutes of my day to earn profit.

My Characters: FreeNXplz - 52 Bellocan Gunslinger

MrSinDeath19 07/09/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

See, the poster above brings me to my main question.. 50mil > 1b in 2weeks, when in basically one day(10 hours), I could do the same thing.. Why waste all that time at home in the market when I could work in the day like a normal person, then spend the night either enjoying maple (no FM) or spending time with friends

My Characters: LotusCrusher - 80 Broa Dragon Knight

Etrieys 07/09/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] MrSinDeath19 : See, the poster above brings me to my main question.. 50mil > 1b in 2weeks, when in basically one day(10 hours), I could do the same thing.. Why waste all that time at home in the market when I could work in the day like a normal person, then spend the night either enjoying maple (no FM) or spending time with friends [/quote] Because that one week is only 3 1/2 hours of Maple. 10 Hours vs. 3 1/2. The more mesos you have, the fastest you gain profit. It increases exponentially. Selling NX only nets you the same increase per hour every hour. It's better if you have no mesos, but if you can merchant, merchanting wins.

My Characters: FreeNXplz - 52 Bellocan Gunslinger

Gaga 07/09/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Selling NX makes more money than merchanting. You make like, what 6 dollars an hour at minimum wage? Thats 48k NX, which at today's meso:nx rates (1:15), is 720m. Nobody merches 720m a day consistently.

My Characters: Kinqdra - 42 Scania Brawler

redcard13 07/09/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I see your point, but I have moral issues with giving that much money to nexon just to get ahead in their game. Go with merchanting. You don't want to look back one day and think, "Wow, did I really spend $500 on this game?"

My Characters: LoveHaitsumo - 115 DemethosGMS Dragon Knight

Etrieys 07/09/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] Gaga : Selling NX makes more money than merchanting. You make like, what 6 dollars an hour at minimum wage? Thats 48k NX, which at today's meso:nx rates (1:15), is 720m. Nobody merches 720m a day consistently. [/quote] No, but people can make 300m in a day, with only working for an hour, versus 12.

My Characters: FreeNXplz - 52 Bellocan Gunslinger