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<blockquote data-quote="DM_Blake" data-source="post: 4332513" data-attributes="member: 57267"><p>Interesting points. A well-reasoned out justification for high markups on magic item sale/resale.</p><p></p><p>There are a few counterpoints to this point of view.</p><p></p><p>For one, even the evil Lord Douchebag knows that if he kills a magic item merchant now, he gets the items that merchant has. But if he deals with him fairly, he becomes a source of magic for years to come. Heck, even Darth Vader, arguably the most ridiculously evil bad guy ever, still dealth with people like Boba Fett and Lando Calrissian because dealing with outsiders is often preferable to killing them outright. At least until they have run out of usefulness.</p><p></p><p>Another counterpoint is that such merchants probably don't carry their stuff, or certainly not their best stuff, where anyone can get at it. In a system where brokering magic is as difficult as you describe, then they would make most of their deals by proxy, arranging payment and delivery at some secluded, clandestine location, without actually carrying the merchandise to all the negotiations. Try killing such a merchant, and all you get are his robes.</p><p></p><p>In such a bleak magic item market, often the merchants would work directly for a local power, such as a king or other local ruler. They would have the protection of the law. Sort of like a state-run institution. It wouldn't usually be Fred the Rug Merchant who moonlights as a magic item vendor. It would likely be Sir George the King's Trusted Advisor who has been appointed to oversee the magic trade.</p><p></p><p>And on the other side of the coin, there would be the underground. Much like the drug trafficking trade in the US, magic items would be moved underground, by violent gangs and even more violent criminal organizations. Anyone stupid enough to mess with these guys will most likely end up deep sixed with the fishes. And no, they don't deal magic items from a store front (usually), any more than your local drug dealer has a shop on Main St.</p><p></p><p>All of which fits into the niche market, and still undermines the idea that items can only sell for 205 of their value.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DM_Blake, post: 4332513, member: 57267"] Interesting points. A well-reasoned out justification for high markups on magic item sale/resale. There are a few counterpoints to this point of view. For one, even the evil Lord Douchebag knows that if he kills a magic item merchant now, he gets the items that merchant has. But if he deals with him fairly, he becomes a source of magic for years to come. Heck, even Darth Vader, arguably the most ridiculously evil bad guy ever, still dealth with people like Boba Fett and Lando Calrissian because dealing with outsiders is often preferable to killing them outright. At least until they have run out of usefulness. Another counterpoint is that such merchants probably don't carry their stuff, or certainly not their best stuff, where anyone can get at it. In a system where brokering magic is as difficult as you describe, then they would make most of their deals by proxy, arranging payment and delivery at some secluded, clandestine location, without actually carrying the merchandise to all the negotiations. Try killing such a merchant, and all you get are his robes. In such a bleak magic item market, often the merchants would work directly for a local power, such as a king or other local ruler. They would have the protection of the law. Sort of like a state-run institution. It wouldn't usually be Fred the Rug Merchant who moonlights as a magic item vendor. It would likely be Sir George the King's Trusted Advisor who has been appointed to oversee the magic trade. And on the other side of the coin, there would be the underground. Much like the drug trafficking trade in the US, magic items would be moved underground, by violent gangs and even more violent criminal organizations. Anyone stupid enough to mess with these guys will most likely end up deep sixed with the fishes. And no, they don't deal magic items from a store front (usually), any more than your local drug dealer has a shop on Main St. All of which fits into the niche market, and still undermines the idea that items can only sell for 205 of their value. [/QUOTE]
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