Guild Wars 2

Why did the eggs’ price spike up now?

I stocked ~ 1000 last week for 4c and I was planning getting more for Xmas but they sky-rocketed now (and I sold those for 27c) but I still wonder why. Long time before Christmas.

Any ideas? Is Lost Shores bringing eggish stuff?

Spikes in a lot of prices this week are apparently caused by successful “bot banning” by ArenaNet.

Less bots = less supply of stuff on the market. Less supply with (more-or-less same as last week) demand = higher prices.

The good news is, even though everything costs more to BUY on the market, people who are SELLING their drops on the market are making more money as well.

Many people are buying eggs in the hope that they will be used in Christmas event recipes. There have been numerous threads full of speculation.

AFAIK there’s been no official word, though I suspect a few people who got the cheapest eggs are spreading the rumour as widely as possible.

Bot Bannings. (Bots like to farm non aggro mobs like Moas)
Player Speculation and Hype.