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I think the only overflowing stupidity here are people who didn't do sufficient profit analysis, supply/demand analysis on an item that they want to sell, went on and craft the item anyway, fail to...

Market mechanism only partially affects the price. The biggest determinant is still supply and demand. There are little demand for 2-star items because of dungeon drops...then there's horde of...

Love you post. Glad to meet another fellow gamers who actually understands the mechanism behind the economy.

An economy is not broken solely because there isn't many ways to make money, there are other factors associated with it. It depends on weather there are any use of money in the game or not, and...

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Buyer, no difference. Seller, big difference.

As explained in the previous two pages, what ops propose will destroy the ability of seller to differentiate from others seller through...

Say you have item A. You usually sell it at 100 and make a cut throat profit, but you know the item is probably only worth 50. You also know that you might not be able to sell it at 100, and the...

I get your logic on this issue, but that's not exactly how currency works, and definately not how deflation happens, and I can see how the misconception leads you to derive your conclusion. Your...

Yeah, I can paint the market picture in your server.

done. Make sure to consider addressing the sample bias from questionaires filled by forum posters.

That's an interesting take...didn't manage to see it that way.

*seconded*

It's pretty easy to spot these kind of manipulation...but how much gils were they able to make through this? The person in your picture would need to sell at least 12 PietyIII at 20k to break...

It may be a "duh" to you...but you'll be suprised how many people are "confused" about economics. Just trying to summarize the real problem that is causing players to be less successful at trading...

The market might or might not crash depending on when is this changes implemented. If the change is implemented before the market matures and stabalize, then you should be able to see a very visible...

Well darkwerk...none of your post have sufficiently explain your own claims. Basically what you've done here is saying "the earth is flat" and you know it for certain because you know more....but...

I really like the buy order idea.

Buying less than 99 probably will raise other issues and won't work as you intended it to. As I've stated in my last paragraph, everyone else will be able to do...

See, it is you who's missing the point, and your statements & arguments conclusively implies to me you lack in depth knowledge on this subject.

Would a person buy an item selling for 5g or 10g?...

seconded!!!

Actually, to state that RL mechanics has no relations to game economy is a naive statement that stems from insufficient understanding on how market, or economy really works. The participants in a...

You have a valid point, but I think the post is only about blind bid...not the whole system.

Having said that, I would die for an economy (craft+gather+trade) like in PRE-NGE Starwars. However, I...

Ah...I see the problem now. The underlying problem is not retainer space, but more on your choice on what to sell.

Electrum ingot is a lv40+ craft if I remember correctly...the HQ ore doesn't...

Most arguements between economist stems from different assumptions. Hayek and Keynes basically took it head on, but both were right in their own way. For the most part, economist are in agreement...

There will always be constrains in everything that we do, not just in the market. The better ones were able to do it more effectively than others, thus they rise to the top.

Taking your example, I...

When you want to buy an item but doesn't know the price, it's a blind bidding. I fail to see how that is a better system. Buyer have to bid with a price, in which the order might or might not be...