So basically, you can only get rich in any meaningful way at the start of a new ladder season (ie. once every two years).. not very inspiring.. but it's true, and gg for spelling it out to people..
The rest of the guide is nice too, but goes off on tangents..
You clearly understand D2 economy quite well, but still you're missing a lot of very important factors..
the most important part of getting rich in ANY economy.. i.e. Adam Smith.. supply and demand.. i.e. the difference between buying when you need something and buying when it's being offered.. believe it or not, this is the staple of modern economics.. it got me rich during season 3
best items to trade with (pc 3x, etc)
trading on d2jsp vs trading on Bnet (akin to buying stuff abroad and reselling it on western high streets). most of my riches that I made in season3 I made by buying stuff here and selling on bnet or vice versa
having a "trade partner" spoof people on bnet/jsp by overbidding or overhyping an item (selling ravens for gul, nice?)
borderline items with cult prices (i.e. some people will cling to certain iconic prices despite deflating prices)
dupe waves (remember the crash of ist prices last year, euscl?)
predicting price trends (really advanced.. check no. of people active.. check no of "need" threads vs number of "offer" threads in the last say 10 pages.. can actually make an educated guess about current trends)
trader stereotypes on bnet (not as pronounced on forums)
This post was edited by phalaris on Aug 13 2007 03:16pm