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exactly why its so freakin stupid to make a list or keep talking about dupes....because they will eventualy fall off the market, ultimately killing the rares market, which is what makes this game pretty much, and manti you've even said that ur self, that the rares market is what makes UO, considering the fact that about 95% of all rares in UO have been duped at one point or another, removing such duped items will Kill the rares market, this whole discussion is completely pointless and ignorant, its already drove one new collector to not buy certain items which again is pointless because damn near EVERYTHING has been duped.....god this is pissing me off to no end, damn near making me want to quit just because of how stupid and hypocritical some ppl here have to be....why cant you ppl just leave this crap alone, your never guna get any where and your only guna make things worse by doing this
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I think its good to have the list. Those who can provide information on the list are most likely veteran collectors/dealers. There is nothing wrong with that. In fact, I think it shows this community that we care.
I think its wrong to turn that list into a ban list because the few original owners will be hurt by that and I don't believe in sacrificing the few just to please the many.
Will this hurt the original owners? I think not. People who got them originally probably care more about how they obtained them, the adventure, the event, and the overall memories rather than the actual worth of the item. If they decide they want to sell, wouldn't you think they would have a better piece of mind knowing the truth about their item than having an irate customer coming back on them accusing them of selling dupped items?
As for you, I think you will do just fine. You have survived through all of this and made billions off this market. The list up there is but 1% of the total number of items. And having that list up there can steer you away from purchasing those items when they come up for sale. Wouldn't that build on to your reputation as a positive thing?
I can say with a lot of certainity that I am one of the oldest and biggest collectors out there. I have bought and sold and earned so many items in the past that I don't even remember. Are some of my items dupped? Probably. But do I also have unique items, yes. Is it our responsibility to teach the younger collectors, sure it is. That's part of the fun. Many of us at the end get asked to become moderators in this foreum because of the potential knowledge we can share with the rest. At the end of the day, nothing is gaind or loss in this pixel world. The only things I've gained from this in the real-world are memories, and only thing I've lost is time.
