I’ve noticed that many players in Fallout 76 list their items at really high prices in their vendors. Why do so many choose to sell their stuff at such outrageous prices instead of reasonable ones? It seems like it would make selling things slower or harder. I’m curious about how the player-driven economy influences these pricing decisions and why these inflated prices persist.
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Value is super subjective in this game. What one person thinks is worth 40,000 caps (like motif items), another might only want to pay 50 caps for. Without a central auction house to set prices, everyone values things differently. If you find prices too steep, just check other vendors or try negotiating trades instead of just buying with caps.
Players can price their items however they want since it’s their vendor. The market ends up deciding if those items sell or not based on demand and perceived value, so high prices might just mean the item sits longer or doesn’t sell at all.
A lot of times, the cheap stuff sells quickly and is scooped up fast. What ends up left on vendors are expensive items no one buys because the sellers price them high hoping for a big payday or just don’t care that they sit there. Some people even list high-priced ‘troll’ items for fun or to store items they don’t want to lose.
Honestly, not everyone overprices stuff. Lots of people actually sell plans for cheap — like 20 caps — ammo for just 1 cap, and weapons under 1000 caps because they want to clear their inventory fast. Plus, some folks just donate stuff instead of selling if they don’t care about caps.
The economy in the Wasteland is wild — there are plenty of ‘caps millionaires’ who just want specific goods and don’t care much about prices. If you have caps to burn, paying 3k or even 30k caps for something might not matter because you can grind or craft to earn it back quickly. So some sellers price high, banking on someone with deep pockets biting the bullet.
