So today I purchased a stack of 99 Ink Blue Dyes. To be perfectly honest, I forgot to check the stack price this time. My gil took a pretty big hit. But, not one to fret over silly mistakes, I did what any vindictive adventurer would do- I broke apart the blue dye into stacks of 10 (minus what I used) and listed each stack for 300 gil under the going rate. I will take a hit, but if I get most of it back, I'll be happy enough. I'm hoping that the smaller stacks at the lower price will help them sell quickly.
I hate buying large stacks when I only need 1. Who needs 99 dye buckets? Typically, it's always the lowest price that has the largest stacks. So, I will always split my wares into small stacks and undercut by several hundred any time I buy way more than I need. I will always help the next person buy only what they need.
Marketplace confessions
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06-10-2018, 05:08 PMNabrilMarketplace confessions
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06-10-2018, 05:36 PMTaranTatsuuchi
Something to note...
I do believe Ink blue is sold at the dye vendors in the main cities... -
06-10-2018, 07:00 PMDestati
Yeah, who in the right mind - *casually dumps 107 pots of Soot Black dye out of backpack* - would need 99 dye buckets - *lowkey kicks them under a conveniently nearby rug* - anyway? A weirdo hoarder, that's who.
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06-10-2018, 10:32 PMAddictedYeah, it is, I buy it quite often. No reason to buy it from the marketplace unless someone is selling it for even lower for some reason.Quote:
Originally Posted by TaranTatsuuchi
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06-10-2018, 10:49 PMBillyKaplanHave you any idea how much of our economy is based on people not checking NPCs?Quote:
Originally Posted by Addicted
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06-10-2018, 10:53 PMCrystal_Raven
Once there were very few electrum ores up for sale on my server for 400 gil each, so i bought everything from the market and listed them myself for 900 gil each.
People bought them, i made an easy 2m that day. -
06-10-2018, 10:55 PMMiraiinaAnd I guess as a "Marketboard Confession" I will say that I have made a tidy profit off buying the newest housing items from the vendors in the housing wards and listing them at a slightly higher price on the MB.Quote:
Originally Posted by BillyKaplan
Underhanded? Why yes it is, but if you don't do your research first to see how to obtain the item you want who am I to complain? (I do feel slightly bad, but come on, at least check the vendors first!) -
06-10-2018, 11:14 PMSakuraluna
You can honestly split larger stacks and sell them at a similar or higher price and still get it sold quickly. It’s the difference between being made to pay 80k for a single dye, or getting it for 1.5k. But I get the sentiment. It’s so annoying to need a specific color and only thing on the mb is a full stack.
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06-10-2018, 11:21 PMMOZZYSTAR
When I first bought my apartment, I didn't realise vendors sold furniture, so I bought two of those fancy fans for 50k each (among other things)... only to discover they were 5k at a vendor immediately after. I then turned around and did the same to get my money back five fold. >>;
When I bought my house, I did the foolish mistake of not checking the housing merchant, assuming my vendor had everything. Bought 3 toro lamps for 50k. Found them cheap at the outdoor vendor again.
It seems I never learn my lesson. :| -
06-11-2018, 12:07 AMPastahnakThis 100 times over, made like 700k off those crafting vests the other week that u can buy for 11k at the vendor. Me and this other person were just running back and forth between the vendor and retainer bell. People seriously need to Google things first.Quote:
Originally Posted by BillyKaplan
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06-11-2018, 12:21 AMNephthysVasudancoughwilhelmwhitecoughQuote:
Originally Posted by Destati
But in all seriousness....you have to be pretty...well...uh....how can I put this....a pom short of a moogle to buy dye on the market board.
9 times out of 10 its easy to make yourself..or you can buy at a NPC....hell at that rate ask someone to make it for you.
Exception being the metallic dyes etc. -
06-11-2018, 12:54 AMGeminaThe cool thing is that one DoH class can craft the whole lot of available dyes for crafters assuming it is at a sufficient level to do so. So no need to level all 8 of them if crafting is not your thing. Unfortunately, available dyes for synthesis makes up less than half of all available dyes to players. Some dyes are also NPC specific i.e. only one vendor sells a particular dye, so sometimes research is required on where to exactly find the dye you're after. So I wouldn't go as far to say as buying dyes of the MB is bad practice. It definitely is if you buy an overpriced stack of a common dye when the vendor who sells it for cheap is literally right next to you.Quote:
Originally Posted by NephthysVasudan
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06-11-2018, 01:44 AMAylisAs sad as it is, yes I do after I almost got suckered into it when a friend stopped me from overpaying. So I guess my marketboard confession is ever since then yes I do look up every item I want to have and see how and where its obtained before I buy anything off marketboardQuote:
Originally Posted by BillyKaplan
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06-11-2018, 01:54 AMWilhelmWhiteMe and my 300+ buckets of royal blue dye aren't bothering anyone!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by NephthysVasudan
.... I can stop whenever I want!!!....
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06-11-2018, 01:55 AMNephthysVasudanAll good and fine.....but the dyes you find on the MB...are NPC/Manufactured with jacked up prices.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gemina
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06-11-2018, 01:56 AMNephthysVasudanRemind me never to invoke your name again. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by WilhelmWhite
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06-11-2018, 01:58 AMLunaxia
My confession would be I'm fully aware what dyes NPCs do and don't sell but I'm so lazy that I'll probably pay 3k for a 40 gil bucket if it's too far away.
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06-11-2018, 02:15 AMVrankyl
I enjoy making money off of people who don't check vendors first... those new flower vases that are sold in Gridania for 5k each? Totally buy a bunch every so often and sell them on the MB for around 50k a piece.
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06-11-2018, 02:42 AMGeminaYes, of course. We pay ridiculously high prices for convenience in the game much like we do in real life. A lot of similarities in gaming and real life economies, especially when it comes to the cutthroat sharks :pQuote:
Originally Posted by NephthysVasudan
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06-11-2018, 02:49 AMstardrifter
I've made a small fortune off of buying and selling NPC items. gear, consumables, everything lol
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06-11-2018, 02:52 AMLiam_HarperLikewise. 3k is nothing for convenience. If you're profiting off that, help yourself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lunaxia
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06-11-2018, 05:42 PMLukhaOr people who know the item comes from an NPC, but are too lazy to travel for it. As long as you don't get greedy with the markup, a lot of people would rather pay a modest convenience tax than go get it themselves. There's nothing wrong with providing a service people obviously want!Quote:
Originally Posted by BillyKaplan
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06-11-2018, 07:39 PMRyaz
Heres a good one that worked in my favor. Needed a couple everbright aethersand to craft. Noticed someone put 50 HQ of them on mb for $9.5k a piece. Normal going price was like 30k. Spent 450k on them, took what I needed and sold the rest back at regular price. Made a hefty profit out of it.
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06-11-2018, 08:04 PMTizzy_Tormentor
I sold a pot of pure white dye for 2.5 million, I put it up not expecting to sell.
I have also flogged a lot of shit from vendors, I've sold ash trays for nearly 250k. -
06-11-2018, 08:50 PMRyazWow... yeah, that's surprising. Most I've seen it go for on my server is 400k or so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tizzy_Tormentor
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06-12-2018, 12:28 AMStormfur
When the extra Shirogane housing plots were released, I made about 4 mil in a day just selling housing items from the Shiro vendor.
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06-12-2018, 01:58 AMillgot
if I notice someone constantly undercutting me I'll see how low they will drop their prices.
I'll keep dropping my prices until they are at least 50% below market value then I'll buy up their listings and relist everything at normal market price. -
06-12-2018, 02:15 AMEnlialI do the same as a buyer. Like, if I want to buy a large quantity of something and feel it needs a "price adjustment" Ill just buy a couple and relist at a lower price + wait for people to undercut me.Quote:
Originally Posted by illgot
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06-12-2018, 03:30 PMluicei375
I have done that too, even funnier when those are legit NPC items. Usually, things in stacks of 20 sell the best, since most things are used in multiples of 4 or 5.
But I guess some people just straight up don't care and actually valued convenience than the actual cost. It's a good thing, they help people get rid of stuff that they don't need! -
06-12-2018, 05:44 PMHakuro89
I love capitalizing on that 10,000% laziness/ignorance fee on items sold by NPCs.
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06-12-2018, 06:26 PMLeloa
It is a hit to your wallet indeed to buy items from MB that you can buy from vendors :'D I myself fool people and sell housing items from vendors on MB and get that profit