Wars in neopets has 3 primary notices that causes massive inflation. We've had encountered the first, the hype. The following other 2 are drastic as well, in inflating particular stock that you can potentially own.
2: During the war plot's and even some puzzle plots, that possibility of of illness that can strike your pet. If your thinking on making a profit well here is your chance. During the marq war, illness from 1 player battles was all a float increasing all weapons " namely poison darts" that caused a different illness. Also obviously the corresponding cure for them as well. Morphing pots such as Petri's from 200k rocketed to 1.5 mill+ given that any "worm fed" item would heal your pet's illness. The biggest gamble in this war for many investors is what cure to buy, and will it be profitable. Here's your chance! Or obviously " If there is going to be a given illness."
3: Yes, the duration in war constitutes to how how certain BD items will cost. Typically this can be seen in the middle of the plot. When players have a grasp of what icon element the waves unleashed will use to attack your pet. Typically shields, or all block icons are amassed during pre-war. For pennies on the dollar. Icon blockers are a lot different from Battle WEPS that incur damage, given the fact that all elemental icon constants can be bought in the HT. Once in the middle of the war, we will know what icons the enemy can block or deal. So if you want to turn a profit, given it's a potential war against the dino's, fire blockers and reflectors are inflating substantially.
Well the last case is very evident, usually don't include this but here we go, the lack of a particular item or holding of a item. If your new to neopets, during the Merdil war and Marq war. There were groups of hoarders, that literally bought out items eg" worms ". From the highly inflated price of 4000 a pop from 50 neopets, to nearly 10-30k. To turn profit in a easy way, other than abbing. You can join with huge marketers to monopolize a certain item essential to the plot. Of course if it's a core item needed by players. I've spend at one point 200million, flipping that to 350 million. Joining a ring that buys out stock. Takes hours but is an alternative to abbing. Cheers! These are the trends!
Edited by introman, 02 February 2013 - 08:42 PM.