Guild Wars 2

I’m leveling up a new character, and to keep things moving quickly I decided I would just throw everything he got up on the trading post rather then try to salvage or sell to merchants.

I’m level 26 now and I am noticing that white items are still selling for much more then their vendor cost. For example a regular white long bow sells to the vendor for 20c and the lowest price on the trading post is 88c.

Why is this?

I thought at first that maybe these items were not actually selling and they would just sit there, but nothing that I have put up is lasting longer then a day or so.

Am I missing something here? Enlighten me please.

People salvage them for materials.

Not to mention Mystic Forge

And to TC, if you wanna maximise your profit you have to sell smart, somethings go on the BLTC, some to NPCs.

Also always remember underselling you items (put them lower than the lowest listing) is a bad practice.

and there is your queue to flip away.

Dean Calaway.9718:

Not to mention Mystic Forge

And to TC, if you wanna maximise your profit you have to sell smart, somethings go on the BLTC, some to NPCs.

Also always remember underselling you items (put them lower than the lowest listing) is a bad practice.

You can make money putting low level white items in the mystic forge? How so?

I do key runs regularly and noticed that people will snap up the starter white weapons for some obscure reason. Buying them for more than what you can get by salvaging them. They will pay about ~50c for them. If you salvage one you get one copper ore or one green wood. Not worth 50c.

Unless you’re going for the daily/monthly salvage and forge achieves. I know I’ve filled out my last few salvages for dailies by buying the cheapest white items I could find. (Which burned me once, as someone listed a vendor bought one which couldn’t be salvaged, but it was a very mild burn since I lost 40 copper or so ) Anyway, that means that people can note there is a salvage daily and put up the whites for a bit more as there will be a demand.

You’d think it was for salvaging, but then why would people buy anything other than the cheapest possible whites?

Daemon.4295:

You’d think it was for salvaging, but then why would people buy anything other than the cheapest possible whites?

Depends what they’re seeking – level 70 or above for orichalcum. Check the level on the various prices of white items. That might be it.