ViagraFalls' Yee Old Pawne Shoppee

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ViagraFalls

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I have a question for you. Or actually. I have a few questions for you.

Have you ever found yourself PEDless but with the urge to hunt? Have you ever thought that if you would just sell that one item, you could continue to work on your skills, but it had sentimental values for you, so you just waited for the next paycheck to drizzle in? Have you ever wished there was a guaranteed way of pawning your stuff?

Look no further. ViagraFalls Enterprizes is your solution. We proudly present to you the first ever pawn shop in the game.

How does it work, you ask? Simple. If you find yourself out of money, send me a private message. We meet up, and you can pawn your item for 90% of the TT value. In return, you will get a few guarantees:

1) Your item will remain in my possession for at least 30 days (or one month).

2) You are free to add my address to your list of contacts when we meet. At any given time during those 30 days you will be able to contact me. Should I not be preoccupied, I shall try and commit to meet up with you in any city on Eudoria with a TP within an hour (obvious exclusive reaons like lag/server down/real-life-emergencies not counted), and show you your collateral to prove I am still looking after it. (Spamming me trying to get me to show you on a daily basis will not be appreciated. I know I'm sexy, but at least don't be selfish about it. Other people have a right to see me too)

3) At any time during the 30 day period, you can buy back the item at TT value. The 10% fee is compensation for the service.

4) Should you wish to extend the period during which the item will remain in my posession, the fee will be 10% more of TT value per month. If this option is used, you will again be allowed to ask me to prove I have your item for the same period.

Why do I use TT value as the main basis in this business? Very simple. I refuse to speculate with other people's property. TT value is TT value. THAT is something MA will NEVER change. Market value might change, but TT will remain the same. This also means YOU have some form of security. You will know upfront exactly how much this service is going to cost you. Another safety net would be MA tracking everything.

I will let my reputation on EF speak for itself. The fact I offer you the possibilty to call on me to show you your item should also work for in my favour. I will keep track of each and every deal made in this way, and will surrender the list to MA whenever asked.

If, after the agreed-on period, you have not come up with the money neccessary to buy back your collateral, I DO reserve the right to auction it. One hint? Do not pawn Adj/Imp/Mod Faps if you are not 100% sure you will be able to make good on your promise.

I am NOT out there to scam you. But also don't try to scam me. I'm smarter than a scammer ;)

Thank you. Looking forward to any potential business out there.
 
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Good idea and inciative :D

+ rep for you :cool:
 
ViagraFalls said:
(Spamming me trying to get me to show you on a daily basis will not be appreciated. I know I'm sexy, but at least don't be selfish about it. Other people have a right to see me too)

Don't be so modest VF we, your SOC buddies, treasure every moment we don't have to put up with the smell of your still unwashed feet.

I think he just got fed up of me droning on about how I was PEDless until payday :silly2:
 
Bump.

As an extra "insurance", we could agree to make a public announcement stating the item was pawned by you to me for this price at this time (approx). I will accept it with a similar statement.

We can take screenshots of said exchange. When i doubt, MA could easily check logs and verify that this contract was indeed made. Not sure if they would, but they could.

(Marco? If you read this, could you confirm whether this indeed would be possible? It would be a temporary solution while we wait for implementation of the lending system)
 
Final bump before I ask MB to just delete the thread and toss it on that growing heap of ideas-that-failed.
 
no i reckon its a good idea
I kept looking for people to pawn stuff with previously...but there was no one....
 
Definetly a rep+ for you, just ensure everyone here that you posess a goldcard and don't surf pornosites with trojan super-keyloggers in them so that you CAN NEVER BE HIJACKED :)

Great idea!
 
good iniative, godspeed with it :thumbup:
 
Excellent ideea. I have one GSI in my posesion and I would really need some money :laugh:
 
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Pollus said:
Definetly a rep+ for you, just ensure everyone here that you posess a goldcard and don't surf pornosites with trojan super-keyloggers in them so that you CAN NEVER BE HIJACKED :)

Great idea!

Those who know me can assure that it's easier to hack the Pentagon than my PCs :D

Note: That honeypot I have does not count as one of my PCs.
 
I think its a nice idea and Ive been looking for a kind of pawn shop before myself. However too bad most my stuff is high marketvalue and low TT:dunno:
 
I hope they put in a contract system in the game so people can make deals like this and other with more security.

/Zap
 
Great idea, a friend of mine recently said this is exactly what we needed in PE. If I am ever in need, I will look you up. Again great idea +rep.
 
Update: I was donated an apartment to make a church in. Seeing it's a large apartment, I shall reserve a corner where you can view the stuff you pawned to assure I do still have it in my posession.
 
Although in principle I think this is an interesting idea I think the problem is that there is not much in game with a high TT (and therefore worth pawning) that does not also have a high market value.

I really think to make this work you would need to take some aspect of market value into account, even if it is only 50% or so.

From a different point of view, is it a good idea to encourage people who are already short of peds to borrow money (which is effectively what pawning is, secured borrowing) to play a gambling game?
 
a dam great idea.

Devon said:
...the problem is that there is not much in game with a high TT (and therefore worth pawning) that does not also have a high market value.

i used to collect several sets of armors for further use and keep them *cough* full repaired in storage... or old faps that i dont use anymore coz i upgraded...some ores and enmatter i stored for crafting someday...and so on.
in my opinion there are enough items with moderate TT to get you some peds at all.
 
ViagraFalls Enterprizes is proud to announce that the current inventory of items entrusted to us by our clientele exceeds 1,000 PED as off today.

Thank you for the trust you have in us, and may Lootius smile broadly on you.
(As always, if you read this and global within 12 hours, the fee for such blessings is 10%).
 
Devon said:
I really think to make this work you would need to take some aspect of market value into account, even if it is only 50% or so.

Using TT is the best marker as it will not change (since items will not be used). The market value changes and it maybe have been +200 when pawned but is now +800 (just looks at whips) tha means to take it out you gonna have to pay alot more than you put in. Thats no fair and with no 'hard' copies of the transaction a less trustworthy sole would take advanateg of this.

However this has been stated already.
 
[Blinding obvious “amusing” quote by Peatie. #237:]

oooohhh! Pawn not porn.... I feel rather disappointed :duh:

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Our inventory as been emptied a little. This means two things:

1) Satisfied customers got their items returned, as promised.
2) There's fresh crispy capital awaiting you if you pawn any items you have left in storage but do not want to get rid off.

How many of you have stuff sitting in storage they do not need or use? Think os all those poor items that you keep around just in case their market value suddenly rockets? At least give them the pleasure of being able to mingle with other items finding themselves in the same position.

If you need PEDs, but don't have a way to pour more cash in straight away, why not pawn it? You will be guaranteed your item will be there when the paycheck comes in. You will save yourself storage space. And, best of all, we clean your gear too. No more dust!
 
Well to my mind it is a bit stupid, becouse tt value is worth nothing... If you want to collect lots of cheap items it is up to you, but no point to normal players... If you could offer at least 50% market value, then it would be other thing (you don't have to count changes in market value, then you are giving items back it should be same.)... anyways i wouldn't risk uber item...

P.s. if i will leave item for 1 week, it will cost onli 2.5%???

Greatfully Yours,
Shiri Gala Sato
 
Gala said:
Well to my mind it is a bit stupid, becouse tt value is worth nothing... If you want to collect lots of cheap items it is up to you, but no point to normal players... If you could offer at least 50% market value, then it would be other thing (you don't have to count changes in market value, then you are giving items back it should be same.)... anyways i wouldn't risk uber item...

P.s. if i will leave item for 1 week, it will cost onli 2.5%???

Greatfully Yours,
Shiri Gala Sato

First post in this thread specifies:

3) At any time during the 30 day period, you can buy back the item at TT value. The 10% fee is compensation for the service.

So no. 10% is 10%. If you happen to ATH 5 minutes after you pawned your stuff and bought ammo with the money I provided, tough luck (well. GOOD luck actually); the fee still is 10%. That is because while YOU pawn stuff, MY money cannot be invested elsewhere. If I miss out on a great deal on an imp 2870 because my last 1,000 PEDs are on you, tough luck for me. While I am not using this as a get rich or scam thing, I do think me providing you with hard cash in your pocket is worth something too.

As for TT value. Maybe to new people this makes no sense. But mid-level players often have lots of stuff in storage (personally I have over 500 peds of wool. Wool itself is worthless, but save up enough and you'll be able to get some decent money for it). Stuff they'd rather not sell, but don't use either. I am simply offering them a service. I will ensure they have money so they can go on a hunt, while not losing any of their regular equipment. I also guarantee their items will be returned in the same state.

My clients so far have been extremely pleased to be able to liquify some assets easily, and they love the fact they can buy their stuff back whenever it is convenient for them.

I have yet to get a customer who was unable to come up with payment, and I am not the type of person to immediately sell after the contract is expired. Rather I see if we can come up with a suitable arrangement.
 
One happy customer here!

I played this game with pawned ghost set + gremlin arms at least 4 times longer than if i deposited same lil amount. So it must be the Lootius blessing, which comes to every customer for free!

Ghost set still smelled like me, tho it was spiced with hardly noticeable aroma of fresh love. Maybe it was used in "plays" of young couple...

[VF]: Look I be ur uba!
[Ly]: YES YES!
[VF]: SAY IT!!
[Ly]: U be my uba YES YES YES!!!!
[VF]: Now u gimme itamz...

etc.
 
Just a head's up. We have plenty of storage available, and are 100% trustworthy.

Pawning is the path of the future. THIS IS THE DECADE OF THE PAWNSHOP!

*cough*
 
I think that this is a great idea! Now if only I had anything with any tt value!:broke: + rep(when I can. I must apparently spread rep around first!:( )
 
Destiny said:
Excellent ideea. I have one GSI in my posesion and I would really need some money :laugh:

lol :laugh:
 
Great idea, I like it - will add rep once I've spread it around a bit...
 
Giving this another try :)


I have two apartments, 1 at Amethera, and 1 at CND, so I can pawn your stuff and keep it visible for you at all times.
 
ViagraFalls said:
Giving this another try :)


I have two apartments, 1 at Amethera, and 1 at CND, so I can pawn your stuff and keep it visible for you at all times.

CND miners watch that! pawn your ressources for a cheap 10% fee for a months time. probably better than storing in auction.

btw VF: maybe offer some arrangement for repeated contracts, like a miner who brings u ressources every day, reduce the fee by some percentage point :)
 
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heh Viarga... i was planning such service like a half year ago... doh :D

Well you are excelent person for such thingy :D

Good luck with it :D
 
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