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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 6321549" data-attributes="member: 19675">Well, I never said that magic shops would be common, I just questioned the concept of &quot;inappropriateness&quot;.Economics dictates that if a good is a normal good- as in, pretty much anything except a Giffen good- there will be a market for it unless that market is artificially restricted.For me, official price lists are average prices- any good may be unavailable, discounted, or inflated- mundane or magical.&nbsp; Just because something exists doesn't mean its available...or affordable.&nbsp; And several others in our group run their games likewise.Why didn't Gandalf go to a magic shop?&nbsp; Lots of reasons- time pressures would be a major one.Equally important is that ME is notably much lower magic than a typical D&amp;D world- any magic store is going to be as rare as a Sotheby's Auction House.&nbsp; Which only means rare, not nonexistent.&nbsp; And VERY pricey.&nbsp; Possibly even using the same business model- instead of paying retail, would-be purchasers would have to win an auction...And how much money did Gandalf have?And since Sotheby's auctions aren't a daily occurrence, that just amplifies the time issue.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 6321549, member: 19675"] Well, I never said that magic shops would be [I]common[/I], I just questioned the concept of "inappropriateness". Economics dictates that if a good is a normal good- as in, pretty much anything except a Giffen good- there [I]will[/I] be a market for it unless that market is artificially restricted. For me, official price lists are average prices- any good may be unavailable, discounted, or inflated- mundane or magical. Just because something exists doesn't mean its available...or affordable. And several others in our group run their games likewise. Why didn't Gandalf go to a magic shop? Lots of reasons- time pressures would be a major one. Equally important is that ME is notably much lower magic than a typical D&D world- any magic store is going to be as rare as a Sotheby's Auction House. Which only means rare, not nonexistent. And VERY pricey. Possibly even using the same business model- instead of paying retail, would-be purchasers would have to win an auction... And how much money did Gandalf have? And since Sotheby's auctions aren't a daily occurrence, that just amplifies the time issue. [/QUOTE]

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