I still think elite versions of the normal items that cost 10 - 100x the price but only look different would be a good money sink. Maybe they could even be a tiny bit better. Only problem I see is upkeeping it
heh. like a gold plated hammer.
or something equally flashy.
Something that isnt any better than the cheap one, but people on the field can say "damn, he spent 100k on a gold hammer!"
fun
the way understand it is upkeep is 10% of the sell cost? right?
so make the sell cost of these items maybe only 2/3 the price of the original, so the upkeep is only a little more. and if they want to sell it back they take a much bigger hit to the pocketbook.
100k buy, 5k sell that sort of thing