looks like merits are priced at 14$/QTY, as of current market situation
https://i.imgur.com/vBEOfwH.pngJust a TG snap from one of bounty group(with removed names ....sorry guys!! I don't want you to be his next customer!!!

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A thought (which may hurt newbies and alike

), should the qualifying requirement be increased to +5 merits??
whatttttt,14 usd for 1 merit,I thinks this person must ban forever,merit for trading, i allways search 1 merit but i can't 1 merit from anyone,I think I have to try my best to get merit from admin but i see 14 usd for 1 merit,I fell disapointed,why merit for trading? because when it haven't control from admin,I think bitcointalk should build system checking merit,anyone get merit from source merit shoul check again by admin,it is not fair for everyone when they buy merit,bitcointalk shoulf build system ratio between merit/all posts to determine who reputation, 1 merit/1000 post diffrent 1 merit /50 post,this ratio high-artice quality higher