Dear SE, please apply a sales tax to adjusting prices in markets

[ChameleonMS]

One pays zero tax when buying an item in the same city the item is listed in. Unfortunately, I still don't think enough people realize this.

For those that do realize it, most purchases incur less tax than Teleport costs to get there.
Average teleport cost from one city to the next about 350 Gil.
The purchase must exceed 7000 Gil just to break even.
Or, for those slow travel types, airship 120 Gil comes with 2400 Gil break even point.
These break even points only account for Gil cost, not time cost to player.

That being said, if you are buying for more than 10K, you should definitely go to the listing city.