you can run pc thread for honest opinions.
and you can follow similar threads on rings/ammy for bin/sold info.
gl.
I get the impression — based on previous experiences — that in the PC section, although there are honest people, there are also plenty of vultures looking to scam unsuspecting folks like me.
On the other hand, the search system on this website, while useful and sufficient for unique items, leaves much to be desired when it comes to rare items.
As I said before, I’d like to learn how to appraise my items myself and not have to depend on other people’s opinions. There must be some method or system for doing so, and that’s exactly what I’m looking for.
play the game and learn by playing. the ring you posted was crap btw so dont know what you're getting at
That’s a very generic answer, my friend. It’s obvious that playing is how you learn the most, but I refuse to believe that the only way to get some basic understanding of pricing is by playing EVERY possible class and build. That would take me months, and honestly, what attracts me the most about this game is its economy and trading — even more than the gameplay itself.
By the way, the ring wasn’t trash — it sold for 350, and it was a decent ring for a Java. My items usually fall within that range — tens or hundreds of FG — and what really worries me is finding something that goes beyond that and selling it for too little due to lack of knowledge.
Depends on the item but for example if you have a eth fools or high ed cruel claw i would post that in the assassins discord price check as the discord is filled with highly knowledgeable assassin players plus plain players actively looking for items. But the price check channel in that discord is highly active and is filled with top tier jsp users to give you a good indication of price or if an item is charsi food. Pm me your discord user and I can add you or pm alphasin for an invite mate. Hope this helps somewhat.
Thanks a lot! I had read something about the Discord groups where they do price checks, but I hadn’t really looked into it yet.
Rings are valued by points - u can find max values on the nearly easily. Maximum 6 point rings
6 useful mods with max or nearly max stats are valued very high. Usefull are fcr, life, mana, stats and res. Dual leech also, but other mods are useful for PvP
Amulets - obviously 2 skills or 3 to certain skill like light skills, combat pala etc
For amus u need to see certain BPs of classes - 17 fcr for Sin, 18 fcr for Druid, 20 for Din etc
I paid over 1k for 2/10 sorc but very usefull other mods.
Lastly for Amus - high stats are desirable, dex for Din, str for Sorceress etc
GL
Yeah, I more or less understand that part, and I know which stats to look for on items. I mean, I can tell when something is valuable or not, but my problem comes when it’s time to put a price on the item — especially when its stats are less obvious and it’s more of a niche item. For example, this melee assassin amulet →
https://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=107159718&f=268check Mr.Cooley on youtube - u can find several good video there
I will do it, thank you buddy
Play the game. PVP and PVM.
See whats good and bad.
PVP me - get stomped
then go see chinese shops for rates of common items
gds
Look at the site, see what people are selling, and talk to people in the game. Eventually you'll get a feel for it.
and if you are not sure about an item, see if you can find topics like that item or something similar
If you don't find anything, just pm people you think are experienced and sell a lot. There are also many friendly games here :)
Thank you so much
the main issue is that rare/crafted items, especially rings/amulets have very varied prices depending on who wants the item.
9/10 ppl would pay 1k for amulet X but 1/10 would pay 2k and u cant quantify that
same goes for rings/pelts/boots/gloves, there simply isnt a fixed price for rare/crafted items.
That’s exactly what I was thinking — that rare items, rather than having a fixed or estimated price, depend largely on the buyer’s needs, and therefore the price is mostly up to the seller’s discretion. Thanks a lot, this comment is quite enlightening.