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So can I pay for a Guristas T-Shirt With PLEX Now, Please?
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Culmen
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#1 - 2012-04-12 02:15:00 UTC
So you're selling a Nvidia 3D Card for plex.....
That's not eve related but what ever.

So why can't we buy Eve Mechandise with PLEX.
I think my enjoyment of eve would be greatly enhanced if I were wearing a Quafe T-shirt with a Raven model on my desk.
And I think your enjoyment of life would be slightly enhanced by a few PLEXs worth of money in your bank.

So why not?

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masternerdguy
Doomheim
#2 - 2012-04-12 02:16:20 UTC
Yes please CCP, maybe we can get PLEX over 1b!

Things are only impossible until they are not.
Ai Shun
#3 - 2012-04-12 02:26:10 UTC
Culmen wrote:
So why not?


Video Card = 1 per account with limited supply
Merchandise = ? per account with ? -> unlimited supply

Who stands to benefit from buying a volume of merchandise with a $ value for ISK?
Virgil Travis
Non Constructive Self Management
#4 - 2012-04-12 02:32:33 UTC
Ai Shun wrote:
Culmen wrote:
So why not?


Video Card = 1 per account with limited supply
Merchandise = ? per account with ? -> unlimited supply

Who stands to benefit from buying a volume of merchandise with a $ value for ISK?


Precisely, the vid cards are more expensive using the PLEX offer and are limited. It would just be handing the RMTer's a deal on a plate for what you're asking for.

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Roll Sizzle Beef
Space Mutiny
#5 - 2012-04-12 02:34:32 UTC
It would likely be even more plex than the vid card due to international shipping as its extremely expensive from iceland.
Culmen
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#6 - 2012-04-12 02:36:09 UTC
Ai Shun wrote:

Video Card = 1 per account with limited supply
Merchandise = ? per account with ? -> unlimited supply


Wow i had no idea CCP had replicator technology?
How else will they have a literally unlimited supply of shirts.

They could still limit it to 1 per account.


Ai Shun wrote:

Who stands to benefit from buying a volume of merchandise with a $ value for ISK?


Yes indeed!
Why that would be like if you could pay for a months subscription of Eve by buying it off somebody in jita with isk!
That's clearly an item with $15 value being bought for isk.

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Ai Shun
#7 - 2012-04-12 02:39:54 UTC  |  Edited by: Ai Shun
Culmen wrote:
They could still limit it to 1 per account.


Culmen wrote:
Why that would be like if you could pay for a months subscription of Eve by buying it off somebody in jita with isk!
That's clearly an item with $15 value being bought for isk.


You don't really understand the whole RMT business, do you? For that matter, do you even understand where PLEX comes from? Let me explain.

The mommy Covetor and the daddy Covetor meet in Jita. Then they ... erm. Are you of the age where you can listen to this type of thing?
Kessiaan
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#8 - 2012-04-12 02:42:29 UTC
masternerdguy wrote:
Yes please CCP, maybe we can get PLEX over 1b!


I support exchanging plex for merchandise. If we can get plex over 1B I'll never carebear again!

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Culmen
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#9 - 2012-04-12 02:46:15 UTC
Ai Shun wrote:
Culmen wrote:
They could still limit it to 1 per account.


Culmen wrote:
Why that would be like if you could pay for a months subscription of Eve by buying it off somebody in jita with isk!
That's clearly an item with $15 value being bought for isk.


You don't really understand the whole RMT business, do you? For that matter, do you even understand where PLEX comes from? Let me explain.

The mommy Covetor and the daddy Covetor meet in Jita. Then they ... erm. Are you of the age where you can listen to this type of thing?


I think you need some of to carefully explain that we don't find PLEX in asteroids or missions.
Some one somewhere PAYED CCP $15

Though isk changes hands, Someone is still paying CCP the same amount, and PLEX is carte blanche for CCP to over charge.




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Ai Shun
#10 - 2012-04-12 02:47:42 UTC
Ai Shun wrote:
Culmen wrote:
They could still limit it to 1 per account.


Culmen wrote:
Why that would be like if you could pay for a months subscription of Eve by buying it off somebody in jita with isk!
That's clearly an item with $15 value being bought for isk.


You don't really understand the whole RMT business, do you? For that matter, do you even understand where PLEX comes from? Let me explain.

The mommy Covetor and the daddy Covetor meet in Jita. Then they ... erm. Are you of the age where you can listen to this type of thing?


I should add to this (Because I have in all the threads where this unique and interesting concept cropped up in before):

CSM wrote:
Yet another idea floated up, the option of buying things from the EVE Store with PLEX. While not a trivial thing to accomplish, this idea was well received by CCP. On a higher-level note, CCP stated again that these ideas would accomplish the objective of adding more sinks for PLEXes (i.e. a way to counter the possible increase in supply). Also, new uses for PLEX should be introduced one at a time in order to allow the market to recover from each new addition – should such additions come out.


Source here.
Ai Shun
#11 - 2012-04-12 02:50:53 UTC
Culmen wrote:
I think you need some of to carefully explain that we don't find PLEX in asteroids or missions.
Some one somewhere PAYED CCP $15

Though isk changes hands, Someone is still paying CCP the same amount, and PLEX is carte blanche for CCP to over charge.


Break it down.

I buy a PLEX for $15 from CCP.

I sell it in Jita to you for ISK 510,00,000.

You take that PLEX , redeem it and buy a t-shirt. (Normal price $20)

You take that t-shirt and flog it for $10 on eBay.

You have just converted ISK 550,000,000 to $10 outside of CCP.

Congratulations. All they got was the original $15 for the PLEX and the RMT companies now have another avenue for converting their botted ISK to $$$. Lower shipping charges than CCP, faster delivery and cheaper prices. I'd buy from eBay P
Culmen
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#12 - 2012-04-12 02:51:19 UTC
Ai Shun wrote:

CSM wrote:
Yet another idea floated up, the option of buying things from the EVE Store with PLEX. While not a trivial thing to accomplish, this idea was well received by CCP. On a higher-level note, CCP stated again that these ideas would accomplish the objective of adding more sinks for PLEXes (i.e. a way to counter the possible increase in supply). Also, new uses for PLEX should be introduced one at a time in order to allow the market to recover from each new addition – should such additions come out.


Source here.



So can I have your stuff if and when this is implemented?
You seem very bitter about it.

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Ai Shun
#13 - 2012-04-12 03:19:27 UTC
Culmen wrote:
So can I have your stuff if and when this is implemented?
You seem very bitter about it.


No, you can't have my stuff. If it was up for grabs, I'd certainly not give my billions to you. I'd flick them at somebody like Ranger1 or Tippia or somebody that shows some intelligence on the forums.

What I am bitter about are people who can't do basic searches and refuse to educate themselves and then come troll these delightful forums filled with intelligent repartee with their moronic one liners P