Guild Wars 2

Does exchanging gold or diamonds or vice versa have a hidden cost?

Like how for the black lion market, there is a selling fee + “hidden fee”

Is that the same for gold/diamond conversion?

Kind of. Trading from one to the other and then back will not get you what you started with. It’s not exactly a “hidden fee” it’s just that the exchange rates are different.

For example, 100 gems = 2g 72s 27c, but trading that back into gems results in 71 gems.

That’s a great question OP!
Why is there an exchange differance? If I exchange dollars to euros then back again, if there’s no fee, I should get the exact amount back I started with.

luckyguse.2674:

That’s a great question OP!
Why is there an exchange differance? If I exchange dollars to euros then back again, if there’s no fee, I should get the exact amount back I started with.

Not the best example because you the exchange rate between $ and € isn’t equal.

luckyguse.2674:

That’s a great question OP!
Why is there an exchange differance? If I exchange dollars to euros then back again, if there’s no fee, I should get the exact amount back I started with.

No, there’s a buffer between exchange rates to prevent/discourage currency flipping.

No, there’s a buffer between exchange rates to prevent/discourage currency flipping.

So Anet artificially lowers the gem to gold rate to prevent flipping but they claim they don’t manipulate the market…

Interesting.

luckyguse.2674:

No, there’s a buffer between exchange rates to prevent/discourage currency flipping.

So Anet artificially lowers the gem to gold rate to prevent flipping but they claim they don’t manipulate the market…

Interesting.

On the contrary, it’s a mechanism that prevents manipulation. Anet was smart to do this, because experienced investors like myself would have had a field day on playing the exchange.