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Originally Posted by Kromm
Though for gamers who hate math, the traditional method – especially popular in old computer games – is to show up with lots more than you need. If the armor you want weighs 54 lbs., the armorer might make you a suit at no cost if you show up with some multiple of that: 108 lbs., 162 lbs., whatever. In effect, the armorer is paying you with armor for materials that will let him make a killing on the other suits.
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If I was a dragonhide armorer and some fool delver offered to swap me 110 lbs of untanned dragonhide for a full suit of dragonhide armor, I'd take that deal in a heart beat. "Yes, you can buy $5000 of my labor for $11000 in raw materials, please come again!"
Though I guess if a lot of delvers are making "deals" like that, it explains why the typical adventurer only gets 40% of the nominal value of their stuff when they sell it in Town.