Quote Originally Posted by RinL View Post
Couldnt grab the full quote, sorry!

A free market is a free market, Urthdigger. No amount of convenience or inconvenience will change how people act in such an environment. People will sell what they have at whatever price they set until that price reaches a point that they feel it is no longer worthwhile. Markets will tank only to a certain point, much like shards. Sure, prices drop every once in a while, but do you ever see them go down to nothing? No, because people know that they are worth at least x amount on their realm.

The addition addons will not make people drop prices down below what they normally would. It will only increase the quality of life for those who like to run lots of auctions. Most MMO's allow addons and all that do have some to help with auctions and markets. It just makes things better <3
In a real world environment, that is the case. However, in an MMO environment with virtual goods, folks often act as if they are having a liquidation sale. There is no shortage of people who feel their item MUST be placed first on the list, and in fact that's the very group that would be interested in this add-on. When prices hit a point where it's no longer worthwhile, do you really think those people would go "Hoo boy, this is getting a bit cheap for my blood, better hold on to this." No, they're either going to keep dropping the price to keep up, under the assumption that something is better than nothing, or straight up sell it to an NPC.

The sole reason prices don't do that currently is because it's a hassle to change your prices, with several menus to jump through for each item. This both directly slows down the rate that items can be re-listed, but also requires them to visit their retainer bell, and go through a lot of hassle. The current system often results in people going "Eh, I'll keep playing the game even if my item drops down to 3rd-4th on the list." With an add-on to make things simple, what player WOULDN'T constantly go "Yeah, ok, put my items at the top of the list!"

Prices go down every time someone adjusts their prices to be the lowest. By making it easier, they will do so more often. If they do so more often, prices drop faster. It's that simple.