Undercut Hell

[NyarukoW]

I make 5m gil in a day of selling. I don't care, buy it all you want.

And yet you cry about this...

... Not many things annoy me as much as a 1 gil undercut.

BTW it is not hard to make 5mil if you started with 10 mil. You can always lose gil easily enough.

[MomomiMomi]

And yet you cry about this...



BTW it is not hard to make 5mil if you started with 10 mil. You can always lose gil easily enough.

Yes, because people undercutting for 1 gil want to sell their item first, yet they want it to retain their price. Pick one. Not both.

[Maza]

One thing for me is if there are several items up for say 10k and someone puts one up for 9999 I will buy the one below it for 10k. If you are going to undercut someone don't be cheap about it, give a better deal than one dang gil imho : ) I undercut when I need some gil fast or have an odd item I have no need for and just need the space. Checking history is very helpful, if an item has a lot up for sale but only 2 have sold in last month then I might undercut a lot to get rid of the item. I don't do that a lot or with a lot of items, just when it's kind of urgent. But hey, it will always happen so figure out a new strategy instead of expecting other people to make it easy for you.

[Ashkendor]

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When I'm choosing to undercut, after playing the 1 gil undercutting game for awhile I honestly get tired of it and do a steeper undercut to discourage further undercutting. Most of the time though, I just leave my items listed. I'm comfortable with gil now and I don't have any need to sell at a lower price. Usually I try to simply list something in another town and price match, and that seems to work just fine MOST of the time.

That is too predictable. Do it a few times and you are at 50% of your starting price.. guess what. Now it is a flip opportunity. By yours out and sell it for 2x, and then sell my own. All profit. Don't get emotional about pricing, it makes you lose money, in game and this is applicable to real life too.

BTW, The market does NOT believe in "waiting your turn" by the way. The player that puts in the effort to keep their prices current and always ahead by 1gil will be first to sell and that is because they put in the effort.

I've been known to undercut people until the item's barely worth selling, then yank mine from the market and wait for theirs to sell so I can relist mine higher. I swear, the PVP on the market board is better than Frontlines. :3

[NyarukoW]

Yes, because people undercutting for 1 gil want to sell their item first, yet they want it to retain their price. Pick one. Not both.

Sound like you want that too. LOL. The market board is at least fair that wa. It doesn't favor you or them.

[kidvideo]

TLDR

The only true undercutting that ever happens is if you sell below vendor value. The problem is that you are overcharging, not that others are undercutting you. o.O

That's right, I just shut down the debate.

[MomomiMomi]

Sound like you want that too. LOL. The market board is at least fair that wa. It doesn't favor you or them.

Dropping the price is me wanting it to retain its price? What?

I just want my item to sell. I can usually drop it to at least half the current price and my supply is near limitless.

[Stihllodeing]

I agree with the op to an extent. I certainly don't disagree enough with the op to insult their outlook.

Personally, if I'm undercut too deep I'll flip it, but that's just me. I do the same thing in real life sometimes.

[NyarukoW]

Dropping the price is me wanting it to retain its price? ... my supply is near limitless.

And yet you cry about 1 gil undercut. I sure hope people on Behemoth are watching you and putting your near limitless supply to the test. Of course it could all be a bluff. But don't cry when people flip your stuff for double money.

[Illya]

Nobody cares about the plight of the 1%