Overhauling the Auction House system

[Barboron]

Besides, why are you so negative & bent against creating something better that benefits everyone, even you? The system as it currently is, doesn't work for people who have little time to play each week for example. You put something up for sale, a minute after your price has been undercut and it won't sell until the next time the price goes up on par with yours again and that might not happen for the next week or month, leaving you unable to obtain money and advance with the game. On some occasions where the competition on selling certain items is so fierce, it forces people to stand by their retainer bell and alter the prices all the time if they want something sold without being able to enjoy the rest of the content in the game.

I have my say because I pay as much for this game as you do. I have just as much as say in not having a feature changed as you do in having a feature changed. You may see negativity towards what you want but I see positivity towards what's already there. Now, I don't make lots of money off the market boards nor am I an expert crafter, I make my money through other means such as ventures, quests, maps, gathering etc. As for the Marketboard, as a buyer or seller I can say, people will pay what they want to pay and people will sell the item as low as they are willing to go. If you don't like it, tough. If someone is willing to sell the same item at a lower price than you, let them. If your item is worth the gil you are selling it for, the demand will keep the prices up. For example, look at materia. This isn't just for one server but DET IV materia went up in price since Novus. Why? Demand. People undercut on it but the prices still continue to go up, sometimes down, but it will fluctuate around a steady number. If people didn't care about the gil and wanted to undercut, do people not sell it for 100gil?

[Apricoth]

The only overhaul I want to see is allowing people to choose the number of items they want to buy out of a stack that is placed up in the AH. The way it works now is unacceptable in my opinion and a huge pain in the proverbial arse. Everything else seems fine to me.

[Alistaire]

There has been many posts about...

"Many" is subjective. "Many" players avoid this forum because it's far too filled with posts quite like yours.

[Raubahn]

Here is what I really wanna know, in the current system the first to put something is always the first on the list unless someone undercuts him, so why did SE bother with this feature?
they could have just never bothered with it because even if you match the price of your undercutter he will still undercut you because he wants to be first on the list.

So what do get by me telling you this? people undercut because they wanna be the first on the list so why doesnt SE just make it a random thing where when ever you click on the item you want it just changes the list even if it was the lowest? that could work couldnt it?

[kingatlas]

What's an auction house......???

[Ashkendor]

The only overhaul I want to see is allowing people to choose the number of items they want to buy out of a stack that is placed up in the AH. The way it works now is unacceptable in my opinion and a huge pain in the proverbial arse. Everything else seems fine to me.

Ew. No. If I list 99 of something, it's because I want to sell 99 of something. Not 5 at a time.

If I want to sell 5 at a time, I'll list them that way but expect to pay more per piece.

[Apricoth]

Ew. No. If I list 99 of something, it's because I want to sell 99 of something. Not 5 at a time.

If I want to sell 5 at a time, I'll list them that way but expect to pay more per piece.

I am all about customer service. I want my customers to be convenienced, not inconvenienced where choosing the quantity and where their bank book is concerned. Your retort is strange to my eyes.

[Aussir]

Mommy! The bad people are undercutting my OVERPRICED stuff because everyone can post anything! STOP THEM MOMMYYYY!!!!111ONEONEELEVEN

The only overhaul I want to see is allowing people to choose the number of items they want to buy out of a stack that is placed up in the AH. The way it works now is unacceptable in my opinion and a huge pain in the proverbial arse. Everything else seems fine to me.

[Ashkendor]

I am all about customer service. I want my customers to be convenienced, not inconvenienced where choosing the quantity and where their bank book is concerned. Your retort is strange to my eyes.

Because I look at it from the standpoint that if I take the time and retainer space to list things out in small stacks, I have a right to charge more per piece than if I list an entire stack of 99 for bulk sales. If I choose to list a stack of 99 because I simply want to be rid of it, then someone that needs the item in bulk can purchase it. I don't want to get rid of 5-10 at a time; I want to get rid of the entire stack. It's actually very profitable to sell small stacks at a premium price, though it takes more micromanagement of retainers, and thus more time and effort on my part.

In any case, there is no "customer service" involved in the market board listings because there's no interaction between you and whomever purchases your items. It's pretty much anonymous. I honestly don't think about the convenience of the people that buy my items. I think about the extra money that's made by listing things the way that I do.

[Aussir]

Because I look at it from the standpoint that if I take the time and retainer space to list things out in small stacks, I have a right to charge more per piece than if I list an entire stack of 99 for bulk sales. If I choose to list a stack of 99 because I simply want to be rid of it, then someone that needs the item in bulk can purchase it. I don't want to get rid of 5-10 at a time; I want to get rid of the entire stack. It's actually very profitable to sell small stacks at a premium price, though it takes more micromanagement of retainers, and thus more time and effort on my part.In any case, there is no "customer service" involved in the market board listings because there's no interaction between you and whomever purchases your items. It's pretty much anonymous. I honestly don't think about the convenience of the people that buy my items. I think about the extra money that's made by listing things the way that I do.

If I see stacks on 99 when I only want 5, I can assure you that I will not buy the stack of 99 and waste my money unless the whole stack of 99 costs the same as or less than the 5 items I want.