Jensaari Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 (edited) Players are charging the hell out of these White-Black Crystals, by the time I'll come up with the credits I'll be at lvl 50 and would have no use for it. You gotta come up with more reasonable prices than over a million for a lvl 10 item guys. Edited April 7, 2013 by Jensaari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChewyYui Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Players are charging the hell out of these White-Black Crystals, by the time I'll come up with the credits I'll be at lvl 50 and would have no use for it. You gotta come up with more reasonable prices than over a million for a lvl 10 item guys. They're a rare item in cartel packs, which means there aren't hundreds of them about, the rarer the item, the more expensive it is. You clearly only want the crystal for the stats to boost a lower level character, so buy one of the other cartel colour crystals, they sell about 100k-ish on my server. No one is forcing you to buy that crystal at over a million, so stop complaining. Revan masks sell for 2mil+ and that's a level 1 item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor-Norton Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Lots of people want the item for its aesthetics, not for its bonuses while leveling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callaron Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 In addition to what's already been said; It's a level "10" item that lasts until end game, making it an item you don't even have to replace at level 50. A lot of people desire it for their alts, a way of twinking them - and unless you get one by paying real money for it (and luck) through the packs, you aren't likely to be able to afford one unless you have a high level character to fund you - or you are savvy with the GTN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jensaari Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 They're a rare item in cartel packs, which means there aren't hundreds of them about, the rarer the item, the more expensive it is. You clearly only want the crystal for the stats to boost a lower level character, so buy one of the other cartel colour crystals, they sell about 100k-ish on my server. No one is forcing you to buy that crystal at over a million, so stop complaining. Revan masks sell for 2mil+ and that's a level 1 item. That's what they're charging for the crystals on my server Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jensaari Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 It's not worth it, you can still get those stats from cheaper crystals at lvl 10 like Purple or Cyan on the market Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazzingharry Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 It's not worth it, you can still get those stats from cheaper crystals at lvl 10 like Purple or Cyan on the market yeh but are those crystals more rare or less rare?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirameki Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 yeh but are those crystals more rare or less rare?? Way less rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jossajus Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 yeh but are those crystals more rare or less rare?? Less rare. I've gotten half a dozen purples and haven't seen a single white-black. The fact is: the OP wants something very rare for cosmetic reasons. Everyone wants this crystal for cosmetic reasons. It has a very high demand and a very low supply, therefore ppl can charge pretty much whatever they want for them. I've seen the purple and cyan ones for 100-300k, which is cheaper than most end game mods. (because these crystals can be used all the way up to lvl 50 and beyond. Once 2.0 comes out there will be better ones, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazzingharry Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Less rare. I've gotten half a dozen purples and haven't seen a single white-black. The fact is: the OP wants something very rare for cosmetic reasons. Everyone wants this crystal for cosmetic reasons. It has a very high demand and a very low supply, therefore ppl can charge pretty much whatever they want for them. I've seen the purple and cyan ones for 100-300k, which is cheaper than most end game mods. (because these crystals can be used all the way up to lvl 50 and beyond. Once 2.0 comes out there will be better ones, of course. So they do have a reason for charging such a high price for the black-white crystals. Its not like all the people on the server want to rip you off. Or maybe they do on your server Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jossajus Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 So they do have a reason for charging such a high price for the black-white crystals. Its not like all the people on the server want to rip you off. Or maybe they do on your server Exactly. If I found one I'd sell it in a heart beat. I know it looks cool, but so does 1.5 million credits winking at me every time I open my inventory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsrachelm Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 I wouldn't bother spending that much for the crystal. It ceases being so "rare" once you start seeing everyone running around with them because of the "Oooo, it's so rare, I must have it" sheeple mentality. I guess it's fine if you've played the game so long and are so flithy rich you have nothing better to do with your credits...like some rich guy in RL buying a 24 gold plated toilet or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazzingharry Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 I wouldn't bother spending that much for the crystal. It ceases being so "rare" once you start seeing everyone running around with them because of the "Oooo, it's so rare, I must have it" sheeple mentality. I guess it's fine if you've played the game so long and are so flithy rich you have nothing better to do with your credits...like some rich guy in RL buying a 24 gold plated toilet or something. Yeh, and also, if you don't have the money to buy one and you start to save up for it, if it IS so expensive then by the time you get halfway you'll have found an interest in another thing and give up saving for the crystal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptRavenous Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 You gotta come up with more reasonable prices..... They "gotta"? Or else.......what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazzingharry Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 They "gotta"? Or else.......what? They dont really have to lower the prices because they wanna make as much money as possible. And they're not stupid, they know that everybody wants one and that the crystals are rare so they're going to increase the price to whatever they want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jossajus Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 They "gotta"? Or else.......what? I lol'd so hard at this. But seriously, the white/black crystals are so expensive for a reason. They are arguably the MOST rare color crystals in the game, and they look damn cool to boot. I've drooled over one several times in the "preview" window, before coming to my senses and realized how many dailies I had had to run in order to get the credits to buy it off the GTN. Plus the expac was coming out and I didn't want to clear out my credits for a crystal that would probably be overshadowed by new gear soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solo-Jo Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 OP what server are you on? If your on Jedi Covent then i have one in my jedi's cargo that I havent done anything with yet. I sell it to you for way less just give me a quote or I will take trades for other items Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerio Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 OP what server are you on? If your on Jedi Covent then i have one in my jedi's cargo that I havent done anything with yet. I sell it to you for way less just give me a quote or I will take trades for other items You have the Hawkeye? If so I'll buy it off of ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dasgruberg Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 atm im trying to get the Revan mask, and belive me, ill have to pay 3+ million for it, and im prepared to do so because its probably the most rare item in the game and the most iconic. It doesnt give me anything but esthetic pleasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimex Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Players are charging the hell out of these White-Black Crystals, by the time I'll come up with the credits I'll be at lvl 50 and would have no use for it. You gotta come up with more reasonable prices than over a million for a lvl 10 item guys. People have been selling these for over a mil creds!!! AAAwww man, I've been RE:ing them for mats!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayshames Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 I do understand why they are so pricey. That being said, I myself would rather just get it sold as opposed to have it sitting in GTN for days upon days trying to get someone with more credits than sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twickers Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 They're rare, they're gonna cost a lot, I got lucky and got a white-black endurance crystal, sold that bad boy for 2.2 million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JouerTue Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 they ''gotta'' tank good or whatever they do ,if they run with a 1.5 mil crystal.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemfisto Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 I ended up snagging one for 700k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarbNull Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 I personally will not spend a Million Credits on anything in the game. In my opinion it is ridiculous. I would just assume to go without it if it cost that much. I will not buy Cartel Packs either as they are just a waste of money. So I will probably never see one of these Crystals, and I could care less about it. You know another useless thing is the VIP Vendor. It has one item and it is like 2.5 Million or something for that stupid Speeder that it has. What a waste the VIP Vendor is in this game. BioWare really needs to learn to make things more useful in this game. My suggest. Do not Buy Cartel Packs and do not spend over a Million Credits on anything. Hoard all your Money and Credits. That is what I do. Only go for the good deals. You know when I get items in the game that I do not use, I put them up on the GTN for half of what people are asking for them. If people do not like me undercutting them that bad that is to bad. If they do not sale in the first 2 days I will sale them to the NPC Vendors to just get rid of them. Unless the item is really good in which I may give it another go on the GTN for a few more days. Usually though if it is anywhere less than level 40 items I will sale them to the NPC Vendors in the long run if I do not keep it for myself for one of my toons. The GTN is full of Crap mostly. All the good items are priced stupidly. You know what I miss is the Vendor System that we had in SWG. I miss having my own store that I could setup and decorate and sale my loot and crafts. It was pretty fun. If you were good at it, you could do very well. Customers would be coming back to you often instead of dealing with others. BioWare could have learned from that but they didn't. There loss in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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