FIX the AUCTION HOUSE!!!!

[Shioban]

There isn't a remedy to fix this.

It's the same in any game with an Auction House actually.

There are always a number of people with severe brain damage who think; "This is up for 50K...but wait IF I SELL MINE FOR 40K IT'LL SELL FASTER".*
These people actually exist, and somehow believe this, and there is no remedy.


As long as players are allowed to set whatever price they want, there is nothing anyone can do about it.




*If you are one of these people, consider the following;

Bob wants a 'Bronze Saw'.

Currently 20 listings are up for saws;

Bronze Saw

3,000 g -- imanidiot <--- This one is yours.
4,999 g -- iunderstandbasicmath
5,000 g -- idontundercutbythousands
5,001 g -- ilikemakingmoney
5,100 g -- ironicretainername#5

Now. Bob want his 'Bronze Saw', it doen't matter which one to him, he really needs it to get his Carpentry done.

Bob buys yours for 3,000g as it's the cheapest.However

Had you'd set yours to 4998g Bob would still have bought it.

You've now lost out on 1998g in total. And also left yourself open to be undercut further lowering the value of the item faster than people can actually purchase them.




This is how market crashes happen, where something that's worth 5,000g gets undercut by large chunks in a short period of time because, let's face it at ANY time someone could undercut your price. And by undercutting 1-2k gil you can be sure it won't be worth anything soon.