Please Undercut Wisely

[Inquisitor]

Who made material suppliers the authority figure on the setting of prices? Maybe the material crafters are gouging the other crafters, who then in turn gouge the final customer. Two wrongs don't make a right. If I don't follow this plan I'm a low-life? Pardon me for not being a lazy-ass and making the materials myself. <snip>

That doesn't make you a low-life. But if you are selling the finished product for less than what you could get by selling the materials then you are being rather dim-witted. Not evil, but very ignorant.

Edit: I don't consider undercutting to be immoral except in cases where some jerk says, "Ha, I've got so much gil that I can cause the market for fleece to collapse just for the fun of it!" Taking the opportunity cost of gathering your own materials into account is in your own self interest.

Edit 2: Your idea that people who don't gather their own materials are lazy is ignorant and insulting. If you work in a steel mill, are you considered lazy because you didn't go out and mine the iron ore (and coal and misc other minerals used in a particular alloy) yourself? If you work in a car assembling plant are you being lazy because you didn't mine the ore and smelt it yourself? Not to mention the glass, plastics, circuit boards, and everything else that goes into a car. If you run a retail outlet chances are you didn't do anything with the merchandise except buy in bulk to resell in smaller amounts at an increased price. You must think retailers are REALLY lazy.