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So in shops, 1 "cash" is 1 cent, aproximately, and 1 cash is aprox. 5 gold (based on seeing items available for both cash and gold.

Goldfish: 25 cash.
Based on the assumption that the gold exchange ought to be universal for a constant shop item, the fish should cost 5 times the cash price in gold, 125 gold
However, items immediately inflate once on the marketplace, the only forum available to buy this item for gold.
Current Marketplace Lowest Price: 900 gold. In Durem Depot, an item costing 900 gold is worth 15 cash.
So the fish already becomes worth more than its weight in gold, so to speak.
Based on the assumption that 1 cash equals 5 gold, the fish is already six times its actual "worth".
Current Price of Unopened "Goldfish Drop": 385 gold.
Not counting the inflation of marketplace worth versus actual gold/cash exchange, already a loss of 515 gold.
Goldfish Scarf, considered the most valuable drop by several "What does my fish give me" forums is worth aprox. an average of 317 gold in the marketplace, 318 to sell back in your inventory. Therefore even if you are incredibly fortunate to get this rare drop, you will still get a loss of 582 gold when you sell this item.
If you bought this item with gold, your prize is worth aprox. 64 cash, a profit of 39 cash, or 195 gold. Therefore it is only profitable to purchase the fish with cash.