Hang on, they're rising? Again?!

Hey all.

Okay, time to talk about rising items!
The question is, why do items rise? I'm guessing our current situation is based around alot of "Summer crash" hype that didn't really result to much, alongside inflation due to BH Artefacts.

If you haven't heard about the inflation side, I'll explain. The idea is that the Bounty Hunter artefacts bring in so much raw cash that *everything* rises, the value of gold decreases. Players can afford bigger and better items, so bigger and better items go up in demand, increasing the price.

So that's why Armadyl Godswords are a staggering 90M.

Now, I'm currently trying to cash in on rares. I've bought a red mask at 37.5, and attempting to buy a second (offer atm is 38.9). If anyone would like to follow suit, hang onto your masks until about 3 days before Halloween. As for pumpkins, I wouldn't bother. You can't show them off so their seasonal value isn't there. Green and Blue masks are pretty good too, buy the ones you can afford. greens wont go up as much as blues, and blues not as much as reds.
If you want santa hats, buy now, they'll shoot up come November. The dump date for those is around the 21st of December. Likely we'll see some fluctuation with masks & santas, but it should balance out and there's almost a guarantee of profit in honesty.

As to Partyhats? They seem to be doing their own thing these days, the street price is anywhere between 30-100M above the GE price on any selected hat. (Oh, and if you were wondering on the street of masks, reds are around 50-60, blues near 40 and greens more 25-30).

Now, bringing back to my main point, I believe masks are rising *currently* due to one; inflation and two; hype for Halloween. If you plan to get a mask, you could be waiting a while. Your best bet is to get an offer in at max as soon as the GE updates. If you aren't online for that, put an offer in as soon as possible really, never bother putting one in a few hours before it's due to update.

My red took around 18 hours at max to buy, and the second didn't buy (I'd have got any that sold on the GE and all..) so hm, watch the GE if you're planning on a rare.

~ Oscar