Suggested Features for Markets and Retainers Improvements:

Suggestion: Improvements to the Marketboard & Retainers System

Here are some ideas to enhance the Marketboard and Retainer system in FFXIV to improve player experience, bag management, and trading efficiency.

1. Allow Partial Stack Purchasing (Buyer-Controlled Quantities)
   • Players should be able to buy only the number of items they need from a listed stack.
   • Currently, buyers are forced to purchase the entire stack, even if they only need a portion.
   • This leads to wasted gil and unnecessary bag clutter.
   • Leftover items often sit unused or discarded, especially for crafters/gatherers.
2. Seller Stack Flexibility
   • Let sellers choose custom stack sizes.
   • Support for full stacks, half stacks, singles, or specific amounts (e.g. 3, 7, 15, etc.).
   • Encourages a healthier market with more buyer-friendly options.
3. Improved Marketboard Filtering/Sorting Options
   • Add filters for unit price, total price, stack size, and world.
   • Include a toggle to hide duplicate listings from the same seller.
   • Allow buyers to sort by most cost-effective per unit.
4. Wishlist and Price Alerts
   • Allow players to track items they’re interested in buying.
   • Add an alert system when prices fall below a custom threshold.
   • Optional toggle to auto-purchase if price conditions are met.
5. Retainer Comparison View
   • When listing an item, display if it’s already listed by another one of your retainers.
   • Helps avoid undercutting your own listings and improves inventory control.
6. Transaction History Filters
   • Make the sale history searchable by item name, date, and retainer.
   • Helps players analyze what sells and what doesn’t.
   • Great for crafters, gatherers, and frequent traders.
7. Smart Pricing Assistant
   • Suggest prices based on the past week/month of sales activity.
   • Display average and median prices to help players stay competitive.
8. Cross-World Price Notifications
   • If an item is cheaper on a nearby world, show an icon or notification.
   • Encourage better use of World Visit and Data Center Travel features.
9. Crafting Integration with Marketboard
   • Allow players to check material prices from the crafting interface.
   • Avoids the need to back out just to look up an item’s cost.
10. Personal Market Kiosk for Housing
    • Add a marketboard terminal housing item for private/FC homes.
    • Could include features like retainer access, crafting orders, and more.

These changes would reduce marketboard frustration, improve inventory use, and encourage smarter trading decisions across the community.

0. Let us accept invites while interacting with retainers and marketboards