Ask Grave Anything (RS Gold)

[Grave]

If I have a runescape friend that wants to buy a purple partyhat, what's the best advice I can give him on who to buy from for a cheap price? See, I feel like I could probably get .55 for the purple, but he'd end up paying .6+, even .7+ if he has to do PA. Would you suggest I make a thread for him asking to buy the hat, but then have him pay? I am working on teaching him how to use Moneygram and Bank Wire.

Yeah, it seems like you would be the best option since you can trust yourself not to scam your friend. Moneypak should be fine for a one-time thing, but once you overload cards GreenDot gets mad.

 

[LiquidMatt]

Im sorry.... So you're saying that there are still run-able bot softwares?

Also, will the Combat Rework increase the sell/buy value of rsgp in $?

Thanks in advance!

 

Does Jagex still do wipes?

 

[epicdude18]

What are the most safest ways to transfer gold to buyers? I mean as in ways that can't be detected as RWT.

I was thinking along the lines of staking but that would require trust from both sides unless I'm missing something here. I just want to sell gold on an account I've put year of effort in and don't want to see it perm banned.

Also there are plenty of well trusted gold buyers on the buyers section. Do you think it's ideal to use them because of all the different IPs that trade them gold over time?

 

[kmjt]

Actually, yes. That's listed under inventory loss/damage. Chargebacks are listed under customer refunds/loss from sales. If you purchase a computer solely for your business, such as botting, that can also be filed off. Other things: RS membership, VPNs, Hosting, software.

Talking about wipes and hackings in particular. It is possible to claim them as a loss? If so they do not question this? How would you prove these are actual business losses and get money back? Whats to stop someone from just saying they got wiped?


Also back to fees, PA fees in particular. I calculated this a long time ago and found out over the span of the last year I have lost $10,000 in fees to PA. How much of this money would I get back.. Say I owe $10,000 in taxes this year but I have that $10,000 PA fee deductible, I assume it doesn't cancel out all my tax?

 

[Grave]

Talking about wipes and hackings in particular. It is possible to claim them as a loss? If so they do not question this? How would you prove these are actual business losses and get money back? Whats to stop someone from just saying they got wiped?

Well, there's nothing stopping someone from just saying they got wiped, but that would be tax evasion.

Also back to fees, PA fees in particular. I calculated this a long time ago and found out over the span of the last year I have lost $10,000 in fees to PA. How much of this money would I get back.. Say I owe $10,000 in taxes this year but I have that $10,000 PA fee deductible, I assume it doesn't cancel out all my tax?

Once again, when PlayerAuctions pays you, they already take out the fees from the disbursement, so you can't just take them out of your fees again. You would just calculate how much you received from PlayerAuctions as revenue. And no, taxes are calculated on your net revenue in general, so if you file $10,000 more in losses on $100,000 of revenue, your taxes would probably drop by $1,000.

Im sorry.... So you're saying that there are still run-able bot softwares?

Also, will the Combat Rework increase the sell/buy value of rsgp in $?

Thanks in advance!

Yes and probably (in that order)

Does Jagex still do wipes?

Not that I'm aware of. They stopped in around January-February from my knowledge. I would speak to Arcus Isidar, Dorianking, and other gold sellers that have got wiped in the past for more information. Also, most of the people who got wiped got wiped because their workers and business associates lived in China or other parts of the world known for goldfarming, so stay away from that and you should be fine.

What are the most safest ways to transfer gold to buyers? I mean as in ways that can't be detected as RWT.

I would have to say drop-trading, killing someone in the wilderness (although I'm not fully sure if they made any further updates to the wilderness as I do not play the game) and then dueling.

I was thinking along the lines of staking but that would require trust from both sides unless I'm missing something here. I just want to sell gold on an account I've put year of effort in and don't want to see it perm banned.

You can always transfer the gold to a mule and go from there. Generally, if you can get a friend to help you do that, it would be your best choice. DO NOT transfer it to yourself on the same computer/internet though, as I have heard of stories about Jagex detecting you in that manner.

However, if you're going to sell all of your gold at once, I would go ahead and just trade it over from your main to the buyer.

Also there are plenty of well trusted gold buyers on the buyers section. Do you think it's ideal to use them because of all the different IPs that trade them gold over time?

I would definitely use established gold buyers over random people. If you use a bulk buyer, go ahead and ask them these questions: Are you willing to stake? (if you want to do that) Which country will you be accepting the gold from? (try to avoid China) What level is the account? (safer on main accounts than trading with throw-away accounts)

 

[Technology149]

How much I can get max GOLD with maxed total account in hour?

 

[Grave]

How much I can get max GOLD with maxed total account in hour?

Good scripts usually get 1-2M/m an hour, but I can't really go into detail with that as I'm not experienced.

 

[RSCTimes]

When donating to sythe, am I able to donate in RSGP? If so, at what rate?

 

[DMR]

When did you start your business with RSGP and hows your business with your site going?

 

[KnowMads]

When donating to sythe, am I able to donate in RSGP? If so, at what rate?

Grave does a $0.55/M rate for his donating service. So it'd be 9M for the $5 rank and so on.

How do you securely sell gold via PayPal? You know... with all the people who charge their money back. What is the safest payment method to make sure your money doesn't get taken back by a scammer? I'm thinking about opening a gold shop.

 

[yjs50]

I recently failed opening my own gold website and buisness,

If i want to try one more time, can i have some tips? who to buy from?
type of live chat to use?
how many employees to use?
How much will it all cost,to open a website, live chat, etc

How much do you make weekly profit if you dont mind me asking? and how much did you make coming into this buisness?

Thanks man

 

[Grave]

When donating to sythe, am I able to donate in RSGP? If so, at what rate?

Yes, you can actually use my services here.

When did you start your business with RSGP and hows your business with your site going?

It dates back to 2008, but RSUltimate as you see it now Started originally in February 01, 2011, and then restarted in March 09, 2012. Right now we've surpassed all the other gold sites owned by Sythe members, so you can say it's going pretty well.

How do you securely sell gold via PayPal? You know... with all the people who charge their money back. What is the safest payment method to make sure your money doesn't get taken back by a scammer? I'm thinking about opening a gold shop.

I don't sell directly through PayPal, and the most secure method to accept PayPal or any other payment would be PlayerAuctions. Starting your own website, rather than using a secure system such as PlayerAuctions, takes a lot of time and money.

I recently failed opening my own gold website and buisness,

If i want to try one more time, can i have some tips? who to buy from?

I actually purchase most of my gold from other Sythe bulk sellers and members. Here's basically how it goes:

Original Seller --> Flippers --> Me --> Customers

type of live chat to use?

I love using Zopim, but you might also want to try Clickdesk, and other popular chat softwares to see what fits you best.

how many employees to use?

I currently use two, but as a smaller website, start on your own, and if you get bigger, hire people.

How much will it all cost,to open a website, live chat, etc

I would recommend having no less than at least $1000 to begin your investment.

How much do you make weekly profit if you dont mind me asking? and how much did you make coming into this buisness?

Thanks man

Originally, I made a lot ($40,000 first month), but it was soon plagued with chargebacks and other mistakes. On our second opening this year, I lost money the first month, but we're at a stable $4,000 per month right now in net revenue.

 

[DMR]

Wow, very impressive amounts. Especially for the first month. I know this has to do nothing with RSGP but are you still a student and how much time do you spent on this business daily?

 

[Grave]

Wow, very impressive amounts. Especially for the first month. I know this has to do nothing with RSGP but are you still a student and how much time do you spent on this business daily?

Right now I'm on all day, so that's what I spend on it, but it's not like I'm doing hard labor the entire time. I'd say to be successful in the business, you need a lot of free time, so you should be willing to be online communicating with your agents, even when you're in class.

 

[Pockets]

Is your site hosted in the US?

Have you received any cease and desists or anything of the like from Jagex?

 

[Grave]

Is your site hosted in the US?

Have you received any cease and desists or anything of the like from Jagex?

Yes, and no.

 

[Y u No Share13]

and do you think the combat rework will effect gold prices?

 

[Rick is Pro]

I want to start small scale, like 20m a day with 3 of my friends running bots all day, were tanning hides because they don't have good runescape accounts, so first how should people come around to trusting me? i don't want to scam but I'm relatively new, also I'm really afraid of the charge backs, can i take video and send to paypal to solve those issues? and I really don't know any good ways to gold farm other than frost dragons, but i only have 1 decent runescape account... any ideas for me? I'm also 15 so i don't think i can hire chinese workers lol

 

[aincentx]

Is it viable to pay for bot scripts (I.E RiD for example) to gold farm and actually make a profit?

In other words would it be better to use free scripts to make a bot farm or paid scripts. In the long run what would secure a 200 dollar / day wage or so?