Couple of things ?
$1,000 to chat to the owner of the game about upcoming products.
Is he really that up himself to think he is better then every1 else to charge that amount of money ? he owns a game that is all. Just an idea why don`t he get of his rear end and call some of the long standing members of this game he will learn/ get given all the information he ever needs to know about what is good for the game and what`s not. Makes sense hey!!!!
Who set this going rate per hour the monkeys what set the prices for the other stuff what was introduced where did these people get there marketing degree from the back of the cereal box. Honesty what fool would set a price of a virtual golf bag at $3,000 you can buy a real one for under $300 ? every time i log in i see (we are hiring sign) is this there first assignment coming up with stupid, unrealistic prices!!
Guess what marketing department you keep coming up with these types of things over the next X amount of time there will be next to no players and you won`t have a job (remember that) players keep the game alive.