Guild Wars 2

Did the prices on Mini’s drop b/c of ppl scrambling for gold to buy new items or what?

Anet announced that the set 1 will disappear well in advance, so everybody was aware of it and speculated that their prices will rise after they disappear from the gem store.

So alot of people stocked up on them because they thought they could make some quick profit. But if alot of players do this, there is no one left to buy them now, so prices fall as people want to at least have some return of investment and need their gold for something else.

This is usually the phase, where regular players panic sale and people with alot of gold put in buy orders which get filled quickly. As soon as the majority of the supply is in the hands of a few players, the prices will rise again.