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Trading Up


I remember, a few years ago, reading about the man who had swopped a paperclip for a house. There had been many swops along the way, each time the item being exchanged was a little more valuable, until eventually he was given a house. It was a great story. It got linked to Runescape via the recent machinima contest, when Trebuchet111 traded up from a needle to a dragon axe. His progress may be watched in his

. However, I'd not seen it happen in front of my eyes until today.

 

I walked into the GE, in World 84, and saw Mike455555 attempting to trade up from a needle. The idea so enchanted me that I ended up staying in the GE. I got over 100k fletching xp watching him trading up. Something I should say about this is that Mike was doing it because he was bored. He wanted to see how far he'd get. He didn't need the money. Halfway through this, I watched him pause to buy a dragon pickaxe for 5m. He also stood doing this whilst wielding a spectral sigil shield and once got out his Godsword to show another player. He was also a thoroughly nice person. I watched him turning items down because they were way more than he was offering in exchange. It was common to hear him go, 'Ok, just a few less. Few less. Ok that's about right.' LOL I also overheard him answering questions on various subjects, as people asked for assistance.

 

This isn't a fast way to make money. Trebuchet111 said it took him six hours of trading to get from his needle to a dragon axe. Mike was there for well over an hour and made it just about to 60k by the time I left. It was fun to watch it happen though and I took a load of screenshots. Mike455555, if you're reading, good luck with the trade up and please let us know if your results end up on the internet. I'd love to see what happened!

 

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Edit: I've just nipped back and Mike455555 is still in World 84 GE. He's up to trading an elite black full helm now (worth 106.1k). Not bad from a needle!

 

Edit: 15th September, 2009: Mike has finished his trading up experiment. I caught up with him in the GE and got him to pose for a final picture. Here it it, with his last items before stopping:

 

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Tiddyn

Posted

I wonder if I could do that to get that Saradomin Godsword I've always wanted :o

Merch Gwyar

Posted

I wonder if I could do that to get that Saradomin Godsword I've always wanted :o

 

It would be a long slow journey! LOL

ZacharyB

Posted

Throughout the entire video, I thought it said dragon axe.

 

I was so disappointed. >.<

Merch Gwyar

Posted

Throughout the entire video, I thought it said dragon axe.

 

I was so disappointed. >.<

 

Erk! Sorry! That was me. I put dragon axe, when it should have been a battleaxe. LOL

Herty

Posted

I began to try and do that, but I got called a noob, nerd, froob, idiot,and a ****ing ******. :(

 

I quit with just a needle.

 

Oh well ^^

Merch Gwyar

Posted

I began to try and do that, but I got called a noob, nerd, froob, idiot,and a ****ing ******. :(

 

I quit with just a needle.

 

Oh well ^^

 

Awwww! :hug2: I think that Mike was so successful because he presented himself as a player who didn't need this monetarily. He was doing it for the craic. Did you have your best armour on and was stating that it was for a laugh? Some players did try to emulate Mike, while we were there, but they had stripped down to default clothing and it seemed like they were doing it as a glorified begging. I'm not saying that you were doing this, just that the look of it might dictate whether other players are judging it as a laugh or begging.

Sparhawke

Posted

He has pm'ed me and he is now on Wizzy boots, dds and rune skirt...all from a needle :o

Guest

Posted

hey guys ... first id like to thank merch gwyar for this blog and also just to update u abit more im on wizzered boots dds and a rune skirt totallying 699k -for 7 hours so far... also if u would like to trade me im more than happy to trade... (just pm me what it is and if its around the price im on ill trade,not takeing pure junk tho...)

 

you all know were to find me ... w84 g.e

 

thanks again and ill ceep u updated =]

 

edit: sara d hide body now-

 

from today (4 hours) got from black elite full helm (109k) to sara d hide body (747k)... thats all im doing for today good night,... ill resume in the morning and ceep you updated =]

Guest

Posted

i dont think a sara sword would take to long... mabey a week

Merch Gwyar

Posted

Thanks Sparhawke! :D

 

And Mike! :welcome: It's amazing that you've got to a Sara Dhide Body from a needle. So it's been 13 hours so far? I find it hilarious that you could have made that money several times over in that time (I saw you turning down trips to Godwars), but you're doing it for the craic. I also love that, for this to have happened, a series of people in game haven't been worried about losing a couple of grand in trading you. Incidentally, my calquat seed is planted and growing nicely. I practically glomped you when you called out that one! :lol:

 

Thanks for the great story and the promise of updates.

Guest

Posted

thanks and no probs and still stuck on the sara top but now iv allso got a d scimmi and a hand cannon (i had a rune skirt with the sara plate what i forgot to mention earlyer)

 

edit: cannon traded for d long

 

ok from the d long i mannaged to trade the scimmi and the long for 156 red chins and 149 gray ....

 

then i traded the chins for 75 addy bars makeing 160k into 200k

 

-note- cant get rid of sara d hide top it seems the more valuble items in the game are harder to trade

reaver3123

Posted

I went from a tinderbox to a set of full rune a few years back.

 

Hi Merch ;D

Merch Gwyar

Posted

Mike - thanks for the updates. I grin at each new trade up!

 

Reaver - Nice one! Ohai cariad. :wub:

Guest

Posted

just to update you on my latest trade the sara d hide body and 75 addy bars for 349 sara brews (4) ... and im over a mill now

 

sara brews for vercs skirt (got 34 brews left)

Guest

Posted

ok i think im going to stop now... at a total of 1,036,648gp ... for a needle worth 1 gp and around 10 hours work

 

so a free 1m for me... the only reseion i stoped as that trades were getting to slow ... it took about 30 mins avage to sell the item i was on (700k+)

kugel

Posted

epic story, merch and mike! :wub:

Merch Gwyar

Posted

Mike - 34 Sara Brews and a Verac's Skirt isn't a bad swop for a needle. :D

 

Kugel - I've enjoyed following this story!

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