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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DM_Blake" data-source="post: 4331984" data-attributes="member: 57267">Now you're on to a very good point.Depreciation.Of course, you're assuming that a +1 longsword loses value with use, probably due to wear and tear.Currently, 4e doesn't have this built into the rules. That +1 sword you found works just like it was brand new. Even if it's been through a thousand battles, it's still a +1 sword. And if you put it through another thousand battles, it's still a +1 sword.A car with 100,000 miles on it doesn't look, feel, or perform like it did when it was new. Hence the depreciation.A +1 sword with 100,000 kills on it does in fact look, feel, and perform exactly like it did when it was brand new.And, to flip your concept around.Please, right now, go outside and try to sell your 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 for it's full new price... For those not into cars, that car is now 39 years old, originally sold for under $5,000 (US) in 1969, and now can sell easily for over $100,000 (US) to the right collector, or for at least half that amount instantly at any car dealership in the US - still 10x what it originally cost.If you're going to concern yourself with depreciation, you might also want to concern yourself with appreciation, too.</blockquote>