Gold Sink

Gold Sink
A Gold Sink is a term coined by users of Gaia Online. These are designed to slow inflation by taking some of the gold out of the economy, thereby deflating the prices of items. The exact origin of the term is unknown, althought it probably orginated in the GCD.

Uses
There have been several uses of gold sinks, the most noteable of these was the Save our Shops! event of April 2009, when a staggering 1,625,515,965 gold was donated. The Christmas 2k9 event could also be considered a gold sink because it asked users to donate gold and items to assist the Overseer and Setinel. The shop Denner Cri is considered a gold sink because of it's exhuberent prices and limited selection of items.

Some users have proposed having another gold sink, most notable of these is sending Rufus to college. These threads are generally found in the Site feedback forum.