Yellow Solarium about to bounce back?

[-:Undertaker:-]

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We all remember the Yellow Solarium (formerly Strobe Solarium), released in late 2006 when Faithless visited the hotel, in school time, they were under Rares for 5 minutes. They were going at around 10.0 CS upon their release and within a week had boomed upto 50.0 CS on Habbox, with one person buying one for 70.0 CS at one point (bear in mind that Thrones were around 30.0 CS then).


As of January 2009 I had a look into these as they were and had been around 4.0 CS since they had dramatically collapsed from their 50.0 CS price. I searched hard and eventually found a one off trade where 7 got sold for the equilvent of 21.5 CS per.


As of now we are seeing Elliot Thompson who is a member of this forum prepared to offer 40.0 CS for one. I found while I was investigating it and with an estimated guess, my opinion is that only a maximum of 20 remain in circulation and those who own at the moment I know are not keen on selling.


Anyway, what do you think of this dramatic comeback and did you gain/remember when they hit the 50.0 CS mark after they were released? ~ I used to think Gothic Ectoplasm Fountains/romantique_clock's were the rarest normal rares, but this certainly has taken that title.

[ElliottThompson]

Its a real prime example of how nowadays the rarity of the item is pushing the values of items much more than they once did. I would love to see habbox have the rarity of items placed next to their value like hhgs does. But yeah i've followed this item for a long time and thats why i'm so keep to buy one, and like I said their rarity has pushed the price I am willing to offer from 8 hcs to 40 hcs.

[Immenseman]

Then you should PM the Rare Values Manager giving him your ideas EliottThompson. He can't read minds!

[JACKTARD]

lol, i know its extremely rare, but that alone isn't going to make me try and buy one

[ElliottThompson]

Then you should PM the Rare Values Manager giving him your ideas EliottThompson. He can't read minds!
It would be something I would like implemented on habbox but i guess ive grown accustomed to using hhgs for the rarity of items just as I have habbox for values.

[Special]

I have never owned one of this, and never will. I didnt realise how much these were till just now!

[-:Undertaker:-]

I think I have owned one before, but only whilst they were like 4.0 CS.

[Flamedragon3]

Should have kept this quiet Dan. Now everyone who see's 40CS as nothing, are going to be rearing to buy this now lol. I would be guessing rightly that the reason the Yellow Solarium dropped this low in the first place, is because of the release of other solariums? As people looked at solariums as rubbish since that happened.

[-:Undertaker:-]

No, the problem was hyper-growth of the rare. It always happens, any rare which rises too fast will drop. This can be seen in the Yellow Solarium, Green Wooly Pillow, Russian Samovar & Serpent of Doom which all collapsed shortly after they rose in price. When a rare rises more slowly it tends to stick at the price for longer, such as the Bronze & Silver Elephant & Bird Bath (grey). Many others can be used as examples, but I think the reason why the Yellow Solarium was kept so low for so long after its collapse was due to the fact the other Solariums were released.

Hyper-rise/growth in any rare is not good and is unsustainable, whereas a slow growth of its price will ensure it sticks at a higher price for a longer period of time.

[Flamedragon3]

Ah, well I guess that does make sense when you think of rares that have dropped due to too much rise in value, like the examples you have given. What would you say of the throne value though? As is has been increasing non-stop for god knows how long. Or has it not dropped yet due to the demand it is needed for? (casino's).

[:DBeth:D]

There really rare. However i hate them i hate all solariums :S

[-:Undertaker:-]

Ah, well I guess that does make sense when you think of rares that have dropped due to too much rise in value, like the examples you have given. What would you say of the throne value though? As is has been increasing non-stop for god knows how long. Or has it not dropped yet due to the demand it is needed for? (casino's).

Throne didn't rise rapidly in one day, it has risen over a period of around 5 years. Examples like the Green Wooly Pillow, Russian Samovar and so on all rose within a period of days, 3 being the maximum.

[Flamedragon3]

Yeah, but the throne a couple of years ago was rising by a hc every few days. I suppose you could argue it didn't rise to 20CS within a month, but it has risen a lot for a rare that was only around 30-40CS a couple of years ago.

[-:Undertaker:-]

Its still nothing compared to those rises though, and the Throne is a rare which is always in demand so its totally different circumstances. :)

[ElliottThompson]

its sad to see a rare in no other rooms than museums, pretty glum.

[shizzle]

I had one of these, wow 06? That didn't feel long.

[Mr-Trainor]

I hate solariums but I remember the day yellows were released.

[jimi]

I was off the day they came out and I purchased 4 but then sold them a few days on I wished I kept them now :(

[Lew]

I think I have owned one before, but only whilst they were like 4.0 CS.


Same, I sold it for 4.0 aswell :(!

[ElliottThompson]

Same, I sold it for 4.0 aswell :(!
any chance of telling me who to? :D

[-:Undertaker:-]

It is amazing, I think they are the only normal rare which has actually come dangerously close to becoming 'extinct', closely followed by the romantique_clock and Gothic Ectoplasm Fountain.

[JACKTARD]

:O an extinct rare. there's always one somewhere :D

[-:Undertaker:-]

I think we've only had one extinct rare (apart from when the staff accounts got hacked and most V7 furniture had to be recovered - it was the Army Sleeping Bag, know known as the Safety Sleeping Bag. One was given to a girl and was swapped hours later with a Graphite Sleeping Bag.

[Alkaz]

I remember that ^ didnt Disarno or someone do an un-official event and gave that to her and then a big thing was made about it because a MOD- picked it up and replaced it with a normal one?

[-:Undertaker:-]

Yeah that was what happend, they should of let her keep it.

[Soy]

since when did you stop writing in orange


and i don't like the rare

[-:Undertaker:-]

Times change, and he still hasn't found one.

[ElliottThompson]

and im still looking, pumped the offer up to 50 hcs + lost_witness trophy lol

[Chaos]

Ive got 2 of them on storage acc somewhere i thought they were like a hc lmao.

1's permed just checked.

[ElliottThompson]

put your habbo account name on here and I can add you, :D

[AgnesIO]

Why would anyone want one?

They are hideous - like all solariums!

[ElliottThompson]

he didnt have one in the end, offer still open :D

[Zando]

Hey I bought a yellow solarium with all my stuff (about 55hcs worth of rares) this week. I was trying to sell it but some MOD has taken it off me. He said he is going to investigate to see if it has been scripted. He said if it hasnt been scripted i will get it back but if it is scripted i will be perm banned :( Anyone want to make an offer if i get it back :P

[UKIP]

Hey I bought a yellow solarium with all my stuff (about 55hcs worth of rares) this week. I was trying to sell it but some MOD has taken it off me. He said he is going to investigate to see if it has been scripted. He said if it hasnt been scripted i will get it back but if it is scripted i will be perm banned :( Anyone want to make an offer if i get it back :P

If you could give me your name and add me to your console, i'd appreciate it. When you have the rare back on your account, if you could tell me that'd be great.

[Zando]

My name is Zando and i got it back!!! r u on us habbo?

[UKIP]

United Kingdom Habbo Hotel, that is the hotels Yellow Solarium I am refferring to. :)

[Zando]

Oh well im on us habbo. also i dont think they hav been released on us habbo