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Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 20 Oct 2009 Posts: 12351

It has come to my attention that something needs to be discussed and determined. Prices.

Some few months ago I joined an RP and was confronted with needing to pay for a room at the Inn. At the time, for that thread, the price of a room was set at 10 florins for 1 week. Over the course of the last few months, I've noticed more and more occasions where pricing has been addressed in an RP. Loretta has been charging 1 florin for an hour of her time and 5 for an entire night in her threads of... pleasure. At one stage in the "Fran's finest" thread, I believe it was mentioned that the waitresses were making some 80 florins per week.

I have now had my attention drawn once more to pricing in my own thread with Hoshi where an acre of undeveloped land costs a mere 20 florins.

Now over the many years, prices for things have continued to increase. I think this board is neglecting to take into account the rise of prices since 1895 and I think it's time that we sat down and figured out some kind of conversion rate so that we can accurately figure out just what these prices should be.

What is today's equivalent of 1 florin? 10 florins? 100 florins? Some may not see this as a serious matter, and it's probably not that serious, but I think, in the interest of better RP flow, that we should at least attempt to figure out what these prices should be.

FurAffinity · Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Posts: 6190

I said 20 florins for half an acre ....but mind you i have no clue how much a florin was back then ....

i know that in America an acre was quite cheep at the time because America had a lot of land i believe it was anywhere from $5-$10 ...but i don't know the conversion rate between 1895 USD and 1895 florins

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FA · Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 25 Oct 2009 Posts: 2070

So your trying to figure out a conversion rate for common currency and florins? Something like this then:

1 dollar = 5 florins
or
5 florins = 1 dollar

Something along those lines.

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 20 Oct 2009 Posts: 12351

FurAffinity · Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Posts: 6190

yeah but the conversion rate for 1895 not now....it would give some of us a better understanding on how much things cost

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 20 Oct 2009 Posts: 12351

What this thread is meant for is to determine a conversion rate between today's dollar and then's florin. e.g. 1 today dollar = 1 then florin. But considering things were way cheaper then, it may be more like 10 today dollars = 1 then florin.

This thread is meant for the RP forum goers to discuss and decided on a conversion rate all can agree on for the betterment of RPing. It doesn't necessarily have to be historically accurate, just as long as people have an idea of what the price is that they are sticking to something and if it is what it should be or not.

FA · Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 25 Oct 2009 Posts: 2070

Which would make buying, say a home, 2,580,000 florins.
So I think its best to say a 10:1 ratio might not be best

FurAffinity · Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Posts: 6190

well back then money was much more valuable ...even the 1800's US penny was worth more than it is now ....

Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 18 Dec 2009 Posts: 7678

This RP should help some of us clear this up.
In the comic, we should be able to look at the ways that florins are spent amd the current prices, like when they're handing out the flyers for the Delight Castle restaurant.
We could start there as an example and look at the standard florin price of a high class meal.

Or we could wait to see if Ronald or Vanessa posts a reply to this so we have a much more accurate number.

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Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 28 Jan 2008 Posts: 4122

Don't forget the inflation over the last 125 years.

100 florins was for normal man in those days a month's pay.

But most of the man and woman in bonbon are not normal and don't have to worry about money.

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 20 Oct 2009 Posts: 12351

so 100 florins back then would have been equal to roughly 500 to 700 dollars today? maybe even 1000?

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Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 23 Nov 2009 Posts: 4436

2000 Euros = 2745 U.S. dollars to be exact.

There, that's my 2 Cent down.

Get it?

The currency sign "ƒ" apparantly for Florins

Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 18 Dec 2009 Posts: 7678

So 1 florin would be 200 times itself in euros, but how about in American money?

Now we might be able to say with ease that 1 florin would be 200 euros today, or less.

Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 23 Nov 2009 Posts: 4436

So you're telling me that Will bought a single drink in the first comic for 200 euros or $274.50? I don't fink so!

Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 18 Dec 2009 Posts: 7678

Well i made my calculation on Henk's suggestion of 100 florins being 2000 euros.

Unless you have a better suggestion, then that might be our most accurate number.

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 20 Oct 2009 Posts: 12351

Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 23 Nov 2009 Posts: 4436

Damn you Lenny Henry.

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FurAffinity · Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Posts: 6190

ok but you also have remember that undeveloped land costs less back then

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 20 Oct 2009 Posts: 12351

We're not trying to figure out the cost of land, Hosh, just a conversion rate from today's dollar to then's florin.

Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 18 Dec 2009 Posts: 7678

Which may easily be for 1 florin to 200 times or even 300 times that in €.

FurAffinity · Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Posts: 6190

im just gonna google the conversion

FurAffinity · Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Posts: 6190

for today conversion is

10 U.S. dollars = 6.33232016 British pounds

Royal Member of BonBon Joined: 20 Oct 2009 Posts: 12351

FurAffinity · Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Posts: 6190

FurAffinity · Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 03 Feb 2010 Posts: 6190

money was like definitely worth more back then

Rank: Super Veteran Joined: 23 Nov 2009 Posts: 4436

So 10->100->200->72.86->

0.36 Florins. I think