Very variant spell magic

[Whitewings]

Originally Posted by Fred Brackin

Why will they be scarce and why will they be disproportionately expensive?

Once a fellow gets the ability to make Halt Aging rings he can produce 3 and a fraction of them every year and do so with more certaintly of finding a buyer than for Wands of Fire Extinguishing.

Then after a mundane gets one of these things and wants more for the rest of his family he can take it to an Enchanter who doesn't know how to produce Halt Aging items yet and make deal for the new guy to make him the Items for a discount compared to the inflated price the first Enchanter charged.

The laws of economics will apply to Enchanted Items and there are no truly serious barriers to producing the most desirable types.

The same laws of economics you reference. Halt Aging items would be in absolutely huge demand, far outstripping supply, which always results in higher prices. And how does the possession of a Halt Aging item do the second enchanter any good in terms of creating more?

Also, an assumption of this setting is that most mages create items for use in their professions, rather than as their profession.