I had to see this to believe it... LOL. 10% Crea dubs=$100 H

[Turbobrain]

I did'nt realise that these sites still were intersted in PSU.

I got this site on Google when looking for the official site(I needed to ask about a billing issue).

Obviously, I am NOT going to post the URL... but I LOL'd at two things. 1/it appeared above the official site and 2/The prices!

PSU - Howrod - XBOX 360
See details PSU - Howrod - XBOX 360

9* A-RANK YOHMEI Staff. A must have for Fortetechers. IN STOCK!
Our price: US$9.95

Puyoment Aura - PSU - XBOX 360
See details Puyoment Aura - PSU - XBOX 360

Get a cute aura to woo fellow Guardian's with!
Our price: US$49.95

Buy Now
Me / Quick - PSU - XBOX 360
See details Me / Quick - PSU - XBOX 360

Cast spells faster! Extremely rare unit. Only one in stock!
Our price: US$119.50

Buy Now
Sori / Force - PSU - XBOX 360
See details Sori / Force - PSU - XBOX 360

Cast spells with more power! Extremely rare unit. Only one in stock!
Our price: US$139.95

Buy Now
PSU - Rabol Lebfa 20% Ground - XBOX 360
See details PSU - Rabol Lebfa 20% Ground - XBOX 360

Uber protection! Rare S-rank! (10* Tenora S-RANK Line Shield) Only one in stock!
Our price: US$149.95

Buy Now
Shock / Resist - PSU - XBOX 360
See details Shock / Resist - PSU - XBOX 360

Get the most advanced SHOCK PROTECTION UNIT in-game!
Our price: US$149.95

Buy Now
Har / Quick - PSU - XBOX 360
See details Har / Quick - PSU - XBOX 360

Cast spells much faster! Extremely rare unit. Only one in stock!
Our price: US$499.95

Buy Now

I thought the prices were... funny. I can't believe anyone would spend 500 bucks on a game item...

I mean I don't particualy think it's cool buying game items from ppl for real money but really....

I would post the URL just so people could see for themselves this exists(I heard rumours of stuff on Ebay but a SITE!!!) but I am sure that it's against the TOS. Then again I dont see people spending $500 on a unit.... or $100 on some crappy dubs....


<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Turbobrain on 2007-09-23 11:11 ]</font>

[Rashiid]

epic lulz.

[relentless]

To that I'll just say... FAIL. lolz

[Zorak000]

"hmmm... should I get an PS3 or a har/quick?... I'll go with the har/quick" ROFLOLOMFGWTFBBQ

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Zorak000 on 2007-09-23 11:08 ]</font>

[Menochi]

You'd be surprised how often things like that actually sell though.

The Japanese servers have their fair share of it too, though it only gets annoying when Chinese farmers spam the lobby trying to sell their overpriced stuff.

[Turambar]

People sell Maple Story accounts for triple digit prices, so I can't say I'm surprised.

[Mayu]

500$ -.-

[Ryno]

i think these type of things are for ballers ( Rich people)

[littleman2347]

People who waist $500 on a game should be shot. Thats what a monthly car payment, a game console, like 10 games, ten years of xbox live, or 50 months of paying for PSU.yay i can add you have to question peoples intelegence somtimes. That my openion. This make me lol a lot.

[Dragwind]

Epic...mega....fail.

[ShinAnt]

On 2007-09-23 11:26, Ryno wrote:
i think these type of things are for ballas ( Rich people)



FIX'D

[Kion]

something about those descirptions really irritates me. i can almost imagine the word "scam" written all over that page. seems so crooked, and there's no garantee that they'd even give you the items in game. I would image the person selling it is one of those bitches that sets materials above the npc prices and advertises "Black heart in one of the presents".

and yeah, epic waste of money.

[omegapirate2k]

If only I could sell a har quick for $500, then I'd have enough to buy the desktop computer I've been looking at.

[ShinAnt]

On 2007-09-23 11:51, omegapirate2k wrote:
If only I could sell a har quick for $500, then I'd have enough to buy the desktop computer I've been looking at.



Inorite.
I love how I read it and I hear a Spanish salesmen at a flea market yelling. "YOU BUY IT? NO? YOU BUY IT NAO! GOOD FOR YOU! YOU BUY IT!"

*slams head on desk*

[Golto]

Lol USD or Zimbabwe dollars?

[Alamar]

um only 360 stuff?

[Darkly]

Do you think you could look back at the site in a few days to see if anyone has bought the har/quick?

if it sells i will proceed to have a heart attack.

[omegapirate2k]

It's actually quite simple to find the site itself if you know what to do, I know I found it easily.

And they have a PC/PS2 section as well.

[Alamar]

it is crazy, I do know 2 buddies that spent $800 (real money) for wow. $400 hundred a piece I told them they were idiots. and to top it off they quit the game about 7 months later they were bored lololol

[littleman2347]

it is all in yen so its like 4 cents.

[Menochi]

I sold my wow account for a little over $1000. Its pretty profitable if you're the type to sell I suppose.

[Wallin]

$500 is a great deal considering I could have it right away, or I could grind and hope that I actually get one to drop once within the next 50 months... take the 1/1,000,000 drop rate into account, the fact that I hardly play anymore, that I'm at the point where I'd rather drown myself in the Neudaiz waterways instead of soloing over and over... eh, that sounds about right. http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wink.gif

No, I'm not really serious. The site is probably just a scam anyway.

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Wallin on 2007-09-23 14:25 ]</font>

[Zael]

Pathetic.

[Mayu]

You: Hey mom I need to buy something off the internet
Mom: what is it
You: It's a super cool virtual item use for a game, It looks like a double saber from star wars
Mom: How much is it?
You: 10$
Mom: could buy food or something else can't you?
You: NOOOOOOOI WANNNA LOOK SUPER COOL ._. ._. WHAAA
Mom: ok ok (Whiny douchebag)
You: YES!!! ~Runs around with super cool item that I bought



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[pokefiend]

If you invest enough thought into the offer, $500 for a har / quick is actually quite the reasonable price. Lemme introduce my perspective:

A Har / Quick is worth 14 mill on the 360 servers, give or take.

Within one hour, a player could fit possibly 5 Lab S2 runs

1 Lab S2 run is equaled to about 20k. 5 is equaled to about 100k. So each hour spent on PSU is equaled to 100k meseta, meanwhile if you lived in New York State, each hour of work is equaled to at least $7.15.

Now in order to reach 1 mill, a player must invest 10 hours.
-10 hours x 100k meseta = 1 mill meseta

Now in order to reach 14 mill, a player must invest 140 hours.
-140 hours x 100k meseta = 14 mill meseta

Now if he or she replaced that 140 hours spent playing Lab S2 in PSU, w/ 140 hours of work.
-$7.15 x 140 = $1001

According to my figures, by buying a Har / Quick legitmately, you lose an opportunity cost of $501. However I, myself wouldn't buy it, since I'll be moving away to Kent State University within a year. (and as said before it's likely just a scam)

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: pokefiend on 2007-09-23 14:30 ]</font>

[Turbobrain]

I play this game for fun... I stopped working in jobs that I don't like about 15 eyears ago. I do nothing that I don't like unless. A/My partner aks me to do it B/My partner tells me to do it C/My partner demands I do it.

Paying real money for items that are supposed to be 'fun' obtaining goes against every bit of logic I have....

I just cannot fathom.... no I cannot. Why the heck would I play a game that I don't like and pay someone else to do all the 'hard' work cuase I did'nt enjoy doing it.... *nope does not get it*....

And speaking of which, $500 is a lot of money but not in a RL perspective... I mean it's literally a bill... but if my partner found out I spent £300 on a game item.... forget it. I mean I have enough trouble scraping a few hours in a day(and have to sneak some of those in at work:)). But really, I actually enjoy hunting these rares. And when they appear it's pretty cool. Even if I was uber rich it kind of ruins it dontcha think?

[SStrikerR]

i saw that site about a week ago and i was like, wow, it they sell them, whoever bought it has no life, and is about to live in a box.

[Kion]

or like pokefiend pointed out. they actually live outside and just buy items so they can have fun online and not have to waste hundreds of hours in their basement to actually find it.

[CelestialBlade]

You mean if I sold all my characters and their equipment, I could have a free month of rent and maybe a start on a computer upgrade?

Sign me up.

[Turbobrain]

On 2007-09-23 15:31, Kion wrote:
or like pokefiend pointed out. they actually live outside and just buy items so they can have fun online and not have to waste hundreds of hours in their basement to actually find it.



Well, I dunno. If you need to pay $500 to 'artificially enchance' a $10 game to make it 'fun'.... well I have friends like that... they are a bit too fond of cocaine(and I'd probably take the coke above the Har/Quick... LOL real life 'quickness'). Or better than that I would probably spend $500 at an online Casino(prob less of a gamble then giving it to these guys) Just doesn't seeem to fit paying that sorty of money of an online RPG. The online experience makes it for me... items are nice and all but they don't win respect really(well maybe from a few people)not from the 'solid' people in the community.

No really though I would love a Har/Quick or any of those items but A LOAD of fun without... (Protranser anyone lol?) But it would almost seem falswe to have PAID RL money for it. Like buying a jigsaw(as if) and paying someelse to do it.

These items MAY enchance the game but a lot of the fun is surely in finding these items in the first place. Good items don't make a good player and certainly don't mean a good time. I have often said I have more fun on my lowbie chars as I'm not really after anything that drops at those levels and have more fun partying. My other fun is OCCASIONALLY soloing and VERY OCCASIONALLY finding something.... no Har/Quuick yet(but two me/quicks... saved me a couple of hundred I suppose;)).

Besides, I am sure if you paid these guys, that would be the last you'd see of your money... I highly doubt any items would be forthcoming.

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Turbobrain on 2007-09-23 16:31 ]</font>

[KaffeKane]

On 2007-09-23 10:49, Turbobrain wrote:
I did'nt realise that these sites still were intersted in PSU.

I got this site on Google when looking for the official site(I needed to ask about a billing issue).

Obviously, I am NOT going to post the URL... but I LOL'd at two things. 1/it appeared above the official site and 2/The prices!

PSU - Howrod - XBOX 360
See details PSU - Howrod - XBOX 360

9* A-RANK YOHMEI Staff. A must have for Fortetechers. IN STOCK!
Our price: US$9.95

Puyoment Aura - PSU - XBOX 360
See details Puyoment Aura - PSU - XBOX 360

Get a cute aura to woo fellow Guardian's with!
Our price: US$49.95

Buy Now
Me / Quick - PSU - XBOX 360
See details Me / Quick - PSU - XBOX 360

Cast spells faster! Extremely rare unit. Only one in stock!
Our price: US$119.50

Buy Now
Sori / Force - PSU - XBOX 360
See details Sori / Force - PSU - XBOX 360

Cast spells with more power! Extremely rare unit. Only one in stock!
Our price: US$139.95

Buy Now
PSU - Rabol Lebfa 20% Ground - XBOX 360
See details PSU - Rabol Lebfa 20% Ground - XBOX 360

Uber protection! Rare S-rank! (10* Tenora S-RANK Line Shield) Only one in stock!
Our price: US$149.95

Buy Now
Shock / Resist - PSU - XBOX 360
See details Shock / Resist - PSU - XBOX 360

Get the most advanced SHOCK PROTECTION UNIT in-game!
Our price: US$149.95

Buy Now
Har / Quick - PSU - XBOX 360
See details Har / Quick - PSU - XBOX 360

Cast spells much faster! Extremely rare unit. Only one in stock!
Our price: US$499.95

Buy Now

I thought the prices were... funny. I can't believe anyone would spend 500 bucks on a game item...

I mean I don't particualy think it's cool buying game items from ppl for real money but really....

I would post the URL just so people could see for themselves this exists(I heard rumours of stuff on Ebay but a SITE!!!) but I am sure that it's against the TOS. Then again I dont see people spending $500 on a unit.... or $100 on some crappy dubs....


<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Turbobrain on 2007-09-23 11:11 ]</font>


Okay, first off, Ebay shouldn't be allowing the sale of virtual property on their site anymore. That was to originally kill off the Diablo 2 character market. If stuff like this actually is on Ebay, rumors or not, I'll log in just to report that it is virtual property and the seller should have that marked against them.

That there is an acutal website selling this stuff for prices this ridiculous makes me want to point the finger that accuses of hacked items.

It's a sham, and should technically be illegal in general, because of this down here, straight from the Sega TOS:

(b) Conduct

You agree to abide by the following standards set forth in this Subscriber Agreement, the EULA, and the Rules of Conduct. Without limiting the foregoing, you agree not to use the SEGA Web site(s), the Program (in this case PSU), the Official Program Web Site, or the Program Server to:

(7) conduct business or profit-related activities

(Trimmed a bit for easier reading)

I think this means that site, whoever runs it, is going to find themselves in deep shit if it gets around what they're doing.



<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: KaffeKane on 2007-09-23 17:50 ]</font>

[Kion]

lol, thanks turbobrain i guess i over looked a few things. and agree, even if there was a trade window here you could exchange the tems for money like there is in game, i would image these guys would still try to screw you over.

but pokefiend did bring up a good point about time vs. pay out. and this game is terrible for that as it takes so long just to get S ranks that are only as good as 9* weapons +6 (which are rather common). i'm kind of under the impression that games should be fun and not a virtual simulation of work. selling those items only translates to about 2-3 dollars an hour and by working at even blockbuster making 8.50$ an hour well in the same hundreds of hours the employee would have a chance at promotion, a har /quick, and another 1,500 dollars. while the other person would still be in their parents basement.

but it's just a game and spending that kind of money is rediculous, but spending that amount of time seems even more pathetic. this game really needs AoI or famitsu (tabboo, i kno everyone's sick of this word) to balance the drop rate so you can actually expect to get something from runs and look forward to signing on everynight, rathrr than thinking "maybe i'll get something in the next hundred set of runs". it just makes it clear to me that the drop rates are broken in this game.

[PSU_Castor]

Best post I've seen all day. I lol'd at the har/quick, but moreso at the fact that someone out there may actually pay real money for this stuff.

[Bomber The Cosmonaut]

Whaaaaa?
Are you kidding??
I was told about sites selling Meseta....But weapons??
That has fail written all over it.

[Felix-DeSouza]

theres a friend of mine who bought 1million mesata for $9.95 omg.



<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Felix-DeSouza on 2007-09-24 01:54 ]</font>

[Zael]

As said, "a fool and his money are easily parted".

[amtalx]

SOLD!

[AweOfShe]

For some reason, i'm not all that surprised. Probably cause I have a buddy that had a steady income off selling a bunch of Pokemon. http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

[princejake2]

"Our prices are KRAZZY!" lol

[beatrixkiddo]

On 2007-09-24 01:57, Zael wrote:
As said, "a fool and his money are easily parted".



*looks at zael*



Also lol @ you east and west coasters. GTFO with your 8.50 minimum wage and shit http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_frown.gif *makes 7 bucks an hour*

[Menochi]

$7/hr is still better than a lot of places in America who still pay federal minimum, or 25 cents above that for a management position.

Its just like PSU's player shop economy. http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

[beatrixkiddo]

Federal minimum is 6.85 >_> Not that much less

edit: Apparently it's actually 5.85, I always thought that was just Kansas's minimum wage. Turns out Kansas's state minimum wage is 2.65 ^O^



<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: beatrixkiddo on 2007-09-24 09:22 ]</font>

[Menochi]

On 2007-09-24 09:15, beatrixkiddo wrote:
Federal minimum is 6.85 >_> Not that much less




Actually, thats wrong. Up until July of this year, federal minimum wage was $5.15/hr Its now $5.85/hr.

Bah, you edited too soon. http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif
But regardless of state minimum, federal rules all. lol


<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Menochi on 2007-09-24 09:23 ]</font>

[CelestialBlade]

On 2007-09-24 09:07, beatrixkiddo wrote:

On 2007-09-24 01:57, Zael wrote:
As said, "a fool and his money are easily parted".



*looks at zael*



Also lol @ you east and west coasters. GTFO with your 8.50 minimum wage and shit http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_frown.gif *makes 7 bucks an hour*



I wasn't aware you'd find sums like that on the East coast, and I do know that on the West coast the cost of living is a lot higher, so it evens out.

And yeah, I can only speak for here in Kentucky but $7/hr isn't that bad. That's a little more than a Wal-Mart Department wage, or even a low-end warehouse job. Short of something you'd make a career out of, it's not that bad.

[beatrixkiddo]

http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/america.gif

Green has state minimum above Federal.
Blue is the same.
Yellow has no state minimum.
Red is below.


http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/america.htm

[F-Gattaca]

Why do I get the feeling this RMT site is some kinda sick joke involving the US Dollar's freefall?

[beatrixkiddo]

0 bids on all of his lists :3

[Wallin]

Good lord, you whipped out a map of the U.S. and everything... off topic, I'm having trouble understanding why those states are in the red. Are they just poor or are they full of immigrants, or what?

[KaffeKane]

On 2007-09-24 14:37, Wallin wrote:
Good lord, you whipped out a map of the U.S. and everything... off topic, I'm having trouble understanding why those states are in the red. Are they just poor or are they full of immigrants, or what?



Maybe, but I'm just thinking it's because they're skinflints, as well.

[beatrixkiddo]

Well, Kansas has a lot of illegal immigrants due to I-35 going right through it, and I know that's part of it. Illegal immigrants, being unprotected by labor laws, can be paid below Federal minimum.

[-Aurora-]

lol you serious?? Wow just wow!!