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| Photograph Credits: The Torch SL Guide.com (now called as: The Torch Entertainment Guide) |
It’s the holiday season already, can you
believe it?
Halloween just passed and Christmas is due
after Thanksgiving. It is happening all so fast! In this merry time, we are all
looking for good deals not only in real life but also in SL. From clothing
stores and accessories to gadgets and avatar components-If we know where to
look, many stores are offering good deals but the land barons are not far
behind as well.
Victoria Chung is offering a 1024 sqm of 230
prims for just L$203/week. One such offer, I was quick to bag. (P.S. Thanks to
Lanai for this assignment or I wouldn’t have looked around for such bargains)
There are others who are offering L$1 for 1 prim. Even though, I own a piece of
land, my habit of looking for bargain deals have been there since noob days. I
am sure there are people like me who are still up for bargains. Anyways, I
started asking a few of my friends what their take was on this issue.
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| Photography Credits: Google |
To make it simple, I asked the following
questions:
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What is the reason you need land ? For a shop, home or other reasons?
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Do you prefer an inland
parcel or a sea facing one?
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Are you renting from anyone
at the moment?
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May I know the name of your
Estate Owner?
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Do you usually look for
cheap land rentals in http://search.secondlife.com?
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If you are given Bonus
prims, do such deals attract you?
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What do you think the prices
should be for a Full sim?
The replies are as follows:
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| Photography Credits: Iyath |
Iyath: I would to have land for home and an
entertainment area. A sea-facing is preferable because am planning for an
entertainment, I would be routing the sea. Yes, my partner and I are renting
from Jessica Chung. I took 2048 sqm and got close to 600 prims which i find
quite sufficient. I search land based on service providers. I look for
reliability rather than cheap. I will rather look at a parcel which is there
for some time, though it’s expensive than going to a newbie who started it
lately and selling it for less price. I would go GAGA when i get extra prims. I
have no idea about the price of Full region. My dreams are not that big. For
the land I use; considering I use it for commercial purpose and traffic i would
get i will love to pay 650$ per week.
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| Photography Credits: Kammie2 |
Kammie2: I would have a home facing the sea.
I am renting for D'Alliez. I was referred and had the location I was looking
for. No, I don’t look for cheap deals. I would consider a deal with Bonus
prims, 1/4th sim away from people.
According to me, the right price for a full sim would be 3K per week.
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| Photography Credits: Leala Spire |
Leala Spire: I would have land for a home
facing the sea. I'm an estate manager for a friend so rent free. SheaJane
Carami but she has been out of SL for a year. I'm taking care of land for her.
Yes, I look for cheap land deals in search. I like looking for good deals on
homesteads or full regions. Bonus prim deals are interesting yes but not
something that would weigh in a decision to buy. I look for price and prim
count. I would love to see the prices come down a bit. Right now they are
running 19K to 17K a week. I would move to have my own if the prices drop down
to 14K or 15K a week.
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| Photography Credits: Lysa Clarence |
Lysa Clarence: I want empty place, mature and
look around nice. I mean not big walls no big building. If it is for shop I
like that land with streets. Well i don’t rely on known names. I used to rent a lot
and when i say a lot means from many estates, other than mainland, I don’t like
at all. I used to rent the most cheaply where I have to stay the most time usually
from Chung family. But in all the places I stayed, this place where I`m staying
now, I like the most. I like the name of the land and the place; it is on a
corner with a bonus prim package with a reasonable price. I have rented for
Hum4ever Magic of Chahit Estates; a South East corner parcel, Indian Paradise.
People search cheap lands for many prims, although, I like a good price with
good prims.
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| Photography Credits: Trinity Yazimoto |
Trinity Yazimoto: If I had no land, I would
have one for my store and my home. I don’t like beaches and sea in RL, so i don’t
like in SL, my preference would be somewhere in mounts, but i don’t mind. My
land has a view on the sea on one side. It opens the view; so i don’t hate it, well,
let's say i don’t mind inland or sea facing, it’s equal for me. I have almost a
1/4 sim on a private estate from New found land estates. I don’t look for cheap
deals. I have never thought to it. I am COO of an event that is quarterly. So,
we look for a land each for 4 months. And I didn’t ever think to look there, I
will next time. (Laughs) I look for
at least 3500 prims, higher is better but then the price is a limit too. I
never understood what is a Bonus prim. I have a bonus factor of 1.07 here where
i am but I don’t know what it means. So well, to answer your question, as I
never understood what it was, it never made a difference. The price of Full sim
could be, well really less than what it is. I would say $200 USD max, which is
a dream.
Irrespective of the size of the land, the
prims offered, the price; there is a universal opinion that the Land prices are
a bit higher. But considering the space is occupies on servers and giving the
freedom to an individual, the price and prim count is still worth it. People decide on the basis of their
requirement. I also believe that the next step is the deal that is best at any
point of time. The reason I rent a land is for workshop and office. Sandboxes
don’t help me build with a auto-return factor. If you ask, is it worth it to
rent a workshop, yes because it is my place to plunge into creativity. I
usually prefer the inland to live because I like to see what my neighbors did
to their place too; in short, it makes me feel that I belong to a community. I
am renting from Victoria Chung, 2 estates on 2 different regions. I am always
on the lookout for parcels/homes/skyboxes with cheap deals for both unfurnished
and furnished. It is a habit that I have since my noob days; just like I keep
an eye for the deals on outfits, gadgets, décor etc. I do not like Bonus prims,
it is not a factor when I buy a land. If the factor is not right, it might
cause lag for the Full Sim, including your neighbors. So, it is a no. As for
the price of the Full sim, in my opinion I am willing to accept it, as I am
aware of the maintenance cost for the server preserving
my creations my dream even when I am sleeping.
Actually you can lease at skybox rental places anywhere from 30ls to 200ls per week, depending on the size and prims. These places usually include up to 70 different houses you can change anytime for free, an intan, and a tv.
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