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blaze Spinnaker

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Join date: 12 Aug 2004

Posts: 5,898

07-14-2005 15:48

Hey, I just wanted to know if there were lots of people like that are going to be buying lots of land soon.

These low prices are just too much of a temptation!!

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Margaret Mfume

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Join date: 30 Dec 2004

Posts: 2,492

07-14-2005 18:02

I wondered about this as I read the thread calling for a stabilization of land values (in the General Forum!). Popular opinion seemed to be pleased with the current low prices and considered this to be a great time to buy. GOM exchange rates are down a bit too, so I'm feeling pretty good about things turning around soon, aren't you?

In my inner circle of friends, two have tiered up. One adding on to an already sizeable parcel and considering even more. The other went from no land to a pretty large parcel, putting him a tier level higher than he had intended on going up to. From his appearance. I'd judge him to be the eccentric type who probably had his lindens stuffed in an old mattress just waiting for an opportunity like this to arise. As for myself, while I didn't increase my tier, I did take advantage of the low price of a small parcel adjacent to mine to use up some available tier. I figured I could gamble with $12 worth of Lindens. It makes my pulse race to wondering if yhis investment will ever grow to (gasp!) $15. Don't say it, I know it will more likely drop to $10 but that is what makes it so thrilling!

I guess I was just in a wild & crazy kind of mood this week.

What's the mood with your friends? Burnt out or buying?

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Jamie Bergman

SL's Largest Distributor

Join date: 17 Feb 2005

Posts: 1,752

07-14-2005 19:16

Cautiously optomistic. I think the SL recession may be nearing an end.

Margaret Mfume

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Join date: 30 Dec 2004

Posts: 2,492

07-15-2005 09:31

Well I'm surprised to see so few posters in this thread. Blaze, I thought it was a very timely question. Such a good opportunity for us to share our plans for SL. Perhaps all the people buying land are too busy building wonderful new creations for us to see. Maybe someone could make a Shirley Temple avie and she could go around singing some of those great Depression era songs used to pump people up.

Temple Shirley - Be Optimistic Lyrics
Lyrics/Music W.Bullock/H.Spina

Be optimistic!
Don't you be a grumpy
When the road gets bumpy
Just smile
(Smile and be happy!)

Your troubles can't be
As bad as all that
When you're sad as all that
No one loves you

Be optimistic!
Don't you be a mourner
Brighten up that corner
And smile

Don't wear a long face
It's never in style
Be optimistic
And smile!

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hush

Barbarra Blair

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Join date: 18 Apr 2004

Posts: 588

07-15-2005 09:40

Just the Summer slump. Things will pick up when the college crowd gets its fast connections in the Fall.

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Cybin Monde

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Join date: 27 Jan 2004

Posts: 2,468

yeah

07-15-2005 09:47

i may not be planning on taking over an entire sim or anything, but it IS the perfect time to hunt out some land for The Quirk to build the SL:UT HQ.

hopefully i can find just the size in just the right place.. but with these prices, i may be willing to widen my areas of preferrence.

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Margaret Mfume

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Join date: 30 Dec 2004

Posts: 2,492

07-15-2005 10:05

From: Barbarra Blair

Just the Summer slump. Things will pick up when the college crowd gets its fast connections in the Fall.

You know, I thought this too comparing it to other indoor activites like the gym which experiences a drop in attendance during the summer months. But another poster corrrected this notion by saying that SL usage actually increases during the summer.

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Margaret Mfume

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Join date: 30 Dec 2004

Posts: 2,492

07-22-2005 07:01

I realize that this forum isn't as well attended as the general forum and that happy recent land buyers may be too busy building to post about it here. Nonetheless, the tier down vs up trends seems out of balance. Any insight on what individuals might do to contribute to a turnaround?

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hush

Tiering up, buying lots of land.
blaze Spinnaker 1/2 Serious Join date: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 5,898	07-14-2005 15:48 Hey, I just wanted to know if there were lots of people like that are going to be buying lots of land soon. These low prices are just too much of a temptation!! _____________________ Taken from The last paragraph on pg. 16 of Cory Ondrejka's paper "Changing Realities: User Creation, Communication, and Innovation in Digital Worlds : "User-created content takes the idea of leveraging player opinions a step further by allowing them to effectively prototype new ideas and features. Developers can then measure which new concepts most improve the products and incorporate them into the game in future patches."
Margaret Mfume I.C. Join date: 30 Dec 2004 Posts: 2,492	07-14-2005 18:02 I wondered about this as I read the thread calling for a stabilization of land values (in the General Forum!). Popular opinion seemed to be pleased with the current low prices and considered this to be a great time to buy. GOM exchange rates are down a bit too, so I'm feeling pretty good about things turning around soon, aren't you? In my inner circle of friends, two have tiered up. One adding on to an already sizeable parcel and considering even more. The other went from no land to a pretty large parcel, putting him a tier level higher than he had intended on going up to. From his appearance. I'd judge him to be the eccentric type who probably had his lindens stuffed in an old mattress just waiting for an opportunity like this to arise. As for myself, while I didn't increase my tier, I did take advantage of the low price of a small parcel adjacent to mine to use up some available tier. I figured I could gamble with $12 worth of Lindens. It makes my pulse race to wondering if yhis investment will ever grow to (gasp!) $15. Don't say it, I know it will more likely drop to $10 but that is what makes it so thrilling! I guess I was just in a wild & crazy kind of mood this week. What's the mood with your friends? Burnt out or buying? _____________________ hush
Jamie Bergman SL's Largest Distributor Join date: 17 Feb 2005 Posts: 1,752	07-14-2005 19:16 Cautiously optomistic. I think the SL recession may be nearing an end.
Margaret Mfume I.C. Join date: 30 Dec 2004 Posts: 2,492	07-15-2005 09:31 Well I'm surprised to see so few posters in this thread. Blaze, I thought it was a very timely question. Such a good opportunity for us to share our plans for SL. Perhaps all the people buying land are too busy building wonderful new creations for us to see. Maybe someone could make a Shirley Temple avie and she could go around singing some of those great Depression era songs used to pump people up. Temple Shirley - Be Optimistic Lyrics Lyrics/Music W.Bullock/H.Spina Be optimistic! Don't you be a grumpy When the road gets bumpy Just smile (Smile and be happy!) Your troubles can't be As bad as all that When you're sad as all that No one loves you Be optimistic! Don't you be a mourner Brighten up that corner And smile Don't wear a long face It's never in style Be optimistic And smile! _____________________ hush
Barbarra Blair Short Person Join date: 18 Apr 2004 Posts: 588	07-15-2005 09:40 Just the Summer slump. Things will pick up when the college crowd gets its fast connections in the Fall. _____________________ --Obvious Lady
Cybin Monde Resident Moderator (?) Join date: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 2,468	yeah 07-15-2005 09:47 i may not be planning on taking over an entire sim or anything, but it IS the perfect time to hunt out some land for The Quirk to build the SL:UT HQ. hopefully i can find just the size in just the right place.. but with these prices, i may be willing to widen my areas of preferrence. _____________________ "We, as developers, are doing the easy part – building the scaffolding for a new world. You, as the engines of creation, must breathe life into it." - Philip Linden "There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you'll be free if you truly wish to be." - Willy Wonka (circa 1971) SecondSpace (http://groups.myspace.com/secondspace) : MySpace group for SLers.
Margaret Mfume I.C. Join date: 30 Dec 2004 Posts: 2,492	07-15-2005 10:05 From: Barbarra Blair Just the Summer slump. Things will pick up when the college crowd gets its fast connections in the Fall. You know, I thought this too comparing it to other indoor activites like the gym which experiences a drop in attendance during the summer months. But another poster corrrected this notion by saying that SL usage actually increases during the summer. _____________________ hush
Margaret Mfume I.C. Join date: 30 Dec 2004 Posts: 2,492	07-22-2005 07:01 I realize that this forum isn't as well attended as the general forum and that happy recent land buyers may be too busy building to post about it here. Nonetheless, the tier down vs up trends seems out of balance. Any insight on what individuals might do to contribute to a turnaround? _____________________ hush

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