I am not alone?? :)

[Grefira]

When I first read about the new bank slots, I rejoiced.

Gathering supplies for all 8 GM trophies was an easy storage issue.

As I finished each one, I ran straight to the gnome in the bazaar to get my new bag.

Once I had all 8, I lined them up in my inventory. While holding the old GM bag on my cursor, I couldn't decide which ones to put in the bank, and which to carry. That dilemna was quickly solved.

The solution: gathering supplies for tens of thousands of precombines, ultimately leading to the final 1000 per trophy.

My 8 shiny new bags are being used to their full potential, as I start to fill even more bags.

I need more bank space. And a lot more bags.

Now the HQ bear skins are approaching 500pp as I, and other tradeskillers, rush to fill more alts with supplies.

Of course none of this bothers me in the least.

All the bugs and gliches aside, I think this was a great addition to the game. I'm loving every minute of this.

[Liwsa]

500pp for HQ bear skins? What are they crazy??? Deluxe toolboxes(10 slot hold giant items) 1pp in pok.

[tuis]

Just get a mage to summon bags for you =)

I wouldn't recommend them if you intend to carry them around though, but they are great bank bags.

[Grolyn]

Yes 500 is rather high, on Maelin they are usually under 100. Any HQ bear skin almost never sells above 100 mark and those are rather easy to get. Just head to the bear cave in Nedaria, AE nuke the bears and you will probably get 1, maybe 2 every 2 clearings.

[Dyllwin]

Unfortunately Cazic-Thule server seems to be home to some of the most insane price gougers in the game

HQ Bear skins at 500pp, Velium Mastodon Fur at 5kpp each and Blue Diamonds at 1500pp each are just some of the idiocy we have to put up with

[Kahmon]

Unfortunately Cazic-Thule server seems to be home to some of the most insane price gougers in the game

HQ Bear skins at 500pp, Velium Mastodon Fur at 5kpp each and Blue Diamonds at 1500pp each are just some of the idiocy we have to put up with

For camparison from Veeshan(Luclin): HQ bear 100-200, Mastodon furs, 500-1K, Blue Diamonds ~400.

[Grefira]

I loathe the sound those toolboxes make.

Anyway, made a quick check this morning, and there was someone with 135 Handmade BP tokens for 148pp ea.

I only bought 30 though.

[Hunee]

Trader satchels are cheap for storing in the bank too.

[Grefira]

I use trader sachels, but only for things that do not leave the bank. It makes things a lot easier not having to swap out items from bag to bag, before handing it off to alt, or shared bank.

[Kytelae]

I think the HQ Bear Skins are used for some form of higher-end cultural tailoring (I think it's tailoring). My hubby's been hunting them a lot recently. That will drive prices up too.

[Ti Giel]

I believe DoN Ogre Expert's tailoring uses them.

[Ursawraith]

HQ Bear is also used in Expert Barbarian Tailoring

[cattywumpus]

Don't forget, you can make backpacks from High Quality Rockhopper Hides as well as bear skins.

Keep looking for those too and you might find a bargain since it doesn't seem to be as well known as it should be.

[Goldenly]

Consider Reinforced Medicine Bag for pre-combines.

After one of the patches, I was quite shocked when my 10 slot small medicine bag changed into a Reinforced Medicine Bag that was now size giant. While it uses Thick Grizzly Bear skins, I find these on the merchants in East and West commons regularly and the spiderlings are right there in EC to get a couple of webs to make the cord. I can not check at the moment, but I also think they are 10% reducing and at 2.5 vs 3.0 for hand made, make them a better one to carry if you have them in the bank with your precombines ready to go.
I use to keep one up top with food and drink. Looting would automatically sort small, usually light items like gems, with the larger heaver stuff going into the rallic pack I had after it. I was surprised when I opened it up and had a large items in it.

Reinforced Medicine Bag
Container: CLOSED.
WT: 2.5 Weight Reduction: 0%
Capacity: 10 Size Capacity: GIANT
Class: ALL
Race: ALL

The trivial on these has gone up drastically though to 162 so expect more failures. I have about 20 of these scattered across my Enc and some mules.

Goldenly 70 WE Druid Fennin Ro

[Diani]

I believe DoN Ogre Expert's tailoring uses them.

Troll tailoring as well....expert lvl beastlord stuff....no market for it whatsoever on AB it seems