Quote Originally Posted by Sinbios View Post
So what? If you have 21452 of something and decide to sell it at 666, then that's overwhelming supply and that item is really worth 666. Then he either undercuts you to 665 or also sells it at 666 and you both have an equal chance of being bought from. And it only takes him one click, not 40. After 4 pages you still haven't explained why this is "bad" and "broken".
Neither system is bad nor broken...it's just a market rule. Looking at it from a macro point of view, it all depends on how the dev wants the economy to be.

On one hand, what we have now allows seller more flexibility in the pricing of their goods. On the other hand, allowing to buy single item from stack enables the buyer to obtain the quantity of goods they need at the lowest possible price. Either one is fine with me.

So the question I want to ask is: What really bothers you? Was it too cumbersome? If so why not just proposed to make it less cumbersome rather than changing the trading mechanics?

Is it the trading mechanics? Both have their pros and cons, and requires different trading strategy. You may think you know how to trade in a market with different trading mechanics, are you really sure of that? What makes you think that if you can't figure out this trading mechanics that you'll be able to figure out others?

Addressing Sinbios's question, the price which clears the market is much more complicated than that. Ultimately, it depends on the gap between the aggregated supply and demand. Selling singles from stacks will cause the price to arrive at the 'real' market rate quicker, and probably less variation. Also, it will take away some of the trading strategies available now. So the good and bad depends on your perspective from the buyer or seller's point of view.