Bad Economics (Example)

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Terry Lyons
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Bad Economics (Example)

Post by Terry Lyons »

Here's an excellent example of how some people think an economy works. My friend Kevin on his character Celery is always getting nasty messages from "competitors."

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Lars Takarin
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That pretty much sums up the thought process of our society.
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Hieder
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Post by Hieder »

Do you expect anything else from the WoW community?
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Nohrgg
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actually alot of members of wow trade quite proficiently. They make tons of money of the wow carebear equivalent community.
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redhotrebel
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Nohrgg wrote:actually alot of members of wow trade quite proficiently. They make tons of money of the wow carebear equivalent community.
Hehe- cute
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"If you pay people not to work and tax them when they do, don't be surprised if you get unemployment." ~ Milton Friedman
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Occistor
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I'd probably buy Celerys glyphs and sell them for trademarks price, tbh.
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Mikala Vertano
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Post by Mikala Vertano »

I'd make a bunch of glyphs then drive the price down over a week. Then I'd control the market for a few weeks, make back my losses and a lot more, then do it again. Wait, I already do this. WoW is boring.
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