Quick question RE: Classic D2

[Crystalion]

You have a 1 in 5000 chance to gamble a unique in both CD2 and D2X... Don't bother gambling for anything but rares....

I can't speak in general, but for a character of appropriate level (probably clvl 11) the price of daggers and the frequency with which they are presented makes a case for gambling for a unique, depending on how much you value your time and clicking (ala carpal tunnel). We're talking a bit less than 10 million gold per Gull, on average. If you had a shop bot that seems to me to be a price that many people would consider paying.

There is also the "lottery ticket" factor to consider. If you want a particular unique, and have money to burn (i.e. there is no utility to the gold you have, to speak of), then it may make sense to throw some money down that hole. I believe a lot of money would get thrown down that hole, despite the 1/5000, if there were a more favorable "cash & carry" environment (i.e. if you weren't limited in how much gold you can carry, and people could "wire transfer" money & goods more easily, facilitating trade--an interesting bit related to this is: The Gaming Open Market ).