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By 2011, however, Jagex began lifting trade restrictions and fresh perspectives on item pricing led to unprecedented surges in the value of party hats. As inflation continued to rise and players' gold accumulation increased, the blue party hat hit a staggering price of 700 million in-game currency.
Fast-forwarding to 2019 and beyond, RuneScape initiated new limited-time items, which included variations of Santa hats and different skin variants for existing rare items. This again ignited player interest in tradable items and their inherent speculation.