Elaborate Pricing Combines

[penasi]

I'm considering trying to make some plat by making elaborate armor (and higher when I hit lvl 80). I've burned through almost all my plat working towards 2100 club (64 total skill ups left!)

I'm 300 HFL tailor w/ +12 mod atm. I'm curious what may be considered the going rate for elaborate right now?

How much for doing combine if someone brings me the items?
How much if I make to order?

Now, that being said, I would assume all the demand will be for lvl 80 armor in a couple weeks. I'm not hoping to get rich - nor do I plan on being a constant presence in bazaar /ooc'ing my services. On the occasion I am in "tailor for hire" mode, I want to charge a fair price (whatever that is).

Thanks!

[Chatoyan]

Current bazaar prices for elaborate gear on 7th range from 10k to 125k per piece. The latter seems awfully steep, imho, and I don't know if that person is having any success at that price.

When pricing my items, I take a few things into consideration:
1) How common is the item? Brambleborn armor is so easy to come by on 7th that I simply don't make it without a standing request. There's so much supply that it's just not worth it.
2) How much demand is there for an item? If you're target market is small (say, erudin plate), then prices will end up lower than some more common combinations.
3) How much did the materials cost? Given how cheap the newer drops are (compared to MDS and GDH), I find it hard to justify charging 50K for a piece. Your conscience may vary

If someone brings me the materials for a combine, I'll always offer to click the button for free. The way I see it, the potential for a few skillup is far more valuable. If they want to offer some plat as a thank you, or unused materials if they'd brought enough for a few attempts, well, that's just a bonus.

What that translates to for me, currently, are eminent augs in the 7500-10k range, depending on the slot. If I had any armor to sell, I'd probably put it in the same general range.