The reason I ask is the whole deal with Warmane dictating the minimum cost. I am not hear to slam that decision. I understand their reasoning and I see the potential issues if they were to remove that minimum price.
The reason I ask is that I have 4 BiS or almost Bis toons on the trade system. I have had them up for sale since pretty much the beginning of the system being available. 3 of the toons are probably not selling because they don't offer much other than the gear. While their price is close to what it would cost to instant 80 and buy gear from the coin shop, they don't have fancy titles and lots of play time/chieves.
Now I do have one that is cultivated an it's also not selling. For the 1st month, I was listing it with inventory included and it was really pricy. It's a druid with multiple item sets for different specs in the bags, including a full wrathful PVP set, so I understand why it had to be so expensive. Since then I have been listing it without inventory and got the price down to 402 coins.
Here is a break down of what it would cost to create my druid the paying way, which was the way I created it. :) Of course back when it was created, the instant 80 and max JC was free because of the Moltdown.
Instant 80 = 20 coins
Max JC w/ all recipes = 30 coins
14 BiS items = 322 coins
Val'Anyr = 120 coins
Invinsible = 38 coins
X-51 = 14 coins
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544 coins with all the amenities, but 452 coins for just equipment. The system lets me put it up for 402 coins minimum. So a potential buyer only saves 50 coins by purchasing this exsisting toon rather than building their own.
Now with an exsisting toon you get their cheives etc too as well as with my particular toon, max main professions and secondary and 3k+ cheives.
http://armory.warmane.com/character/...ecrown/summary
Do you think it's worth it to buy a toon or create your own?
For me, I think it is. When I started here a couple of years ago, I spent $300-400 in the 1st couple months creating the original version of this druid w/o Val'anyr though. Real life gold is easy. I would much rather spend the money buying a toon that I know I will own (since it goes into my account) rather than enter the shady alternatives.
Foror's Crate of Endless Resist Gear Storage?? I guess these aren't for sale any more for coins?