Streak Lightening
Guild Price Guide ~ Version 1.2
When selling a guild you may find it hard to decided upon what it should be sold for. If you make the price too high, no-one will buy it. If you make the price too low, then you'll be ripped off. I have decided that there should be a system for creating the perfect price. First, you need to know what increases the value of a guild:
- Subforums (the higher the better, to an extent)
- Gold in the Guild Account (the higher the better)
- Cleared out? (If yes then better)
- Post count (the higher the better)
- Member count (the higher the better)
- The guild's ID number (the lower the better)
With all this in mind, I shall attempt to devise a system. First, the base price:
Normally, when you buy a guild, it costs 20,000 gold. However, when you sell it, you MUST sell it for less. Think of it this way. A new car costs more than the same model of used car. I would recommend 10,000 gold.
The next part that will influence the price is the number of sub-forums. The more sub-forums you have, the better, to an extent. If you have too many subforums, no-one will buy it, unless it has a fair price. I would recommend this system:
0-3 sub forums = 2000 per sub forum
4-7 sub forums = 1750 per sub forum
8-11 sub forums = 1500 per sub forum
12+ sub forums = 1000 per sub forum
As you can see, having 7 sub-forums is worth more than having 8. This is because, your guild loses value after 7 sub-forums as it begins to look messy. Having more than 12 subforums is atrotious, hence why each sub-forum is worth half of the 0-3 sub forums.
The gold in the account is worth something towards the guild value. Unlike the number of sub-forums, the amount of money in the guild account doesn't make the guild look messy, and therefore, when it reaches a certain amount it doesn't decrease in value. All you have to do is find 80% of it and add that onto the value.
The third thing that accounts towards the value is whether the guild is cleared out or not. This is what I would say is the simplest stage. If it's cleared out, add 1000 gold to the guild's value. If it isn't, don't. Simple.
This is where it starts to get complicated, so grab your calculators xp . The post count being higher increases the value of the guild as it brings it higher in the list on the guild registry. I have created a graph to show the change in value as it increases. This is done in percentages. This means that you can either multiply it by the percentage amount (i.e. if it was 200% and your value was currently 15000, it would be 30000) or you can divide the number by 100 and multiply that (i.e. if it was 200%, your would divide it by 100, which makes 2, and times that by the current value). Here is the graph:
- Subforums (the higher the better, to an extent)
- Gold in the Guild Account (the higher the better)
- Cleared out? (If yes then better)
- Post count (the higher the better)
- Member count (the higher the better)
- The guild's ID number (the lower the better)
With all this in mind, I shall attempt to devise a system. First, the base price:
Normally, when you buy a guild, it costs 20,000 gold. However, when you sell it, you MUST sell it for less. Think of it this way. A new car costs more than the same model of used car. I would recommend 10,000 gold.
The next part that will influence the price is the number of sub-forums. The more sub-forums you have, the better, to an extent. If you have too many subforums, no-one will buy it, unless it has a fair price. I would recommend this system:
0-3 sub forums = 2000 per sub forum
4-7 sub forums = 1750 per sub forum
8-11 sub forums = 1500 per sub forum
12+ sub forums = 1000 per sub forum
As you can see, having 7 sub-forums is worth more than having 8. This is because, your guild loses value after 7 sub-forums as it begins to look messy. Having more than 12 subforums is atrotious, hence why each sub-forum is worth half of the 0-3 sub forums.
The gold in the account is worth something towards the guild value. Unlike the number of sub-forums, the amount of money in the guild account doesn't make the guild look messy, and therefore, when it reaches a certain amount it doesn't decrease in value. All you have to do is find 80% of it and add that onto the value.
The third thing that accounts towards the value is whether the guild is cleared out or not. This is what I would say is the simplest stage. If it's cleared out, add 1000 gold to the guild's value. If it isn't, don't. Simple.
This is where it starts to get complicated, so grab your calculators xp . The post count being higher increases the value of the guild as it brings it higher in the list on the guild registry. I have created a graph to show the change in value as it increases. This is done in percentages. This means that you can either multiply it by the percentage amount (i.e. if it was 200% and your value was currently 15000, it would be 30000) or you can divide the number by 100 and multiply that (i.e. if it was 200%, your would divide it by 100, which makes 2, and times that by the current value). Here is the graph:
As you can plainly see, even having a post count like 20000 is not enough to increase value, but anything above that rises very suddenly. Very few guilds have a post count above 1 million (there are exceptions) and these are worth over 124 times more than the average guild, that is when you don't take members and ID numbers into account.
Members basically go by the same system as posts, only the numbers are a lot smaller. The reason the member count is important is the same reason as why the post count is, it bumps you up on the regestry. Here is the graph:
Members basically go by the same system as posts, only the numbers are a lot smaller. The reason the member count is important is the same reason as why the post count is, it bumps you up on the regestry. Here is the graph:
The final thing that effect the value of the guild is the Guild ID#. This is also the same as the post and member counts, with only one major difference. Smaller is better. Here is the graph to show what I mean:
Now that you know your guild value, add on about 20%, but be willing to negotiate down to the value. Don't accept less than the value, unless you're really desperate to sell. If you have any questions of queries, or would simply like to comment on this guide, please leave a post and I'll reply as soon as I can. I hope this helps you and good luck selling your guild.
