The 1 gil challenge

[Siegfried]

This is a fun challenge in real life so i decided to see iif it will work in FFXI

I start with one 1 gil and trade people stuff of increasing value until i have something worth a good amount of money

For example:
1 gil->a carrot
a carrot-> 1 onion knife
1 onion knife->a scale mail
scale mail-> ....
And so on and so on...

Only rule is i cant throw in extra items, must only be the previous trade

[Markus. D]

:|

would people actually do that?


sounds fun :D

[Ouch!]

You're just ripping off the guy who got a house from a paper clip through eBay.

[Fuego]

You're just ripping off the guy who got a house from a paper clip through eBay.Ouch! Ouch! ... Kinda harsh >.<

:lol: :lol: LOL :lol: :lol:

[Siegfried]

Rip-off is to totally cheat in some way...e.g. That guy ripped me off on this shirt, he charged 500$!

Inspiration on the other hand is something totally different...
"Imitation is the highest form of flattery"

Therefore, I am not ripping him off, i am just trying to recreate his idea

Edit: Oh...and tecnically by ur way of putting it, as a Red Mage you are ripping off some White Magic and Some Black Magic since you arent just one or the other:mog:

[Markus. D]

heh.

no one n my LS wants to co-operate xD

[Rostum]

Rip-off is to totally cheat in some way...e.g. That guy ripped me off on this shirt, he charged 500$!

Inspiration on the other hand is something totally different...
"Imitation is the highest form of flattery"

Therefore, I am not ripping him off, i am just trying to recreate his idea

Edit: Oh...and tecnically by ur way of putting it, as a Red Mage you are ripping off some White Magic and Some Black Magic since you arent just one or the other:mog:

Sheesh, calm down, it's the internet.

[Fuego]

Can't we all just get along >.<

If not, maybe ... hit a bong (then we'll be too lethargic to get riled up)

Either way i don't know if it would actually work ...

Here's my take on it (short and sweet)
Most people i have met while playin' the game are super serious gamers. I don't think they would look at it as 'cool' to trade something "Good" (like say an onion knife or maybe even a flask of echo drops) for a crappy carrot or 1 gil. Most people would probly just say 'here take it i don't want that crappy item.' (completely nulling the trade transaction) or say 'Piss off and quit wastin' my time.' Which i'm sure will be said more than not.

Not down'n your idea ... just sayin' people who don't post here will probably think, 'hey this guy's mentally deficient.' ... or at the very least 'tryin' to waste my time.'.

[Siegfried]

ive had one success!
1 gil -> Petrified log
not a bad start lets just hope I can keep on rolling

P.S. people kind of cuzzes me out but then more people protected me...it was kinda cool

[Ouch!]

People take me way too seriously. D=

[Fuego]

I was bein' facetious ... sorry ouch!

and cool beans siegfried, thats cool that its workin' for you.
Goodluck :D

[chionos]

My friend has actually succeeded in this. He's a con, though, so his deals have been more coniving than yours will be, but it's certainly possible. He has, without farming or killing any NM's or crafting or gardening, etc:(to name a few things)
Scorpion Harness
Noble's Tunic
Vermillian Cloke
Haubergeon
Healing Staff
Dragon Harness
& 3 characters worth of assorted gear for various jobs, some of which he can't even wear yet, might not ever be able to

All of it he acquired through trading up, starting from scratch.

[Fuego]

But its one thing to do it jovially and another to con some dumb noobs >.<