Idea against Undercutting at the Marketboard (The next.. )

[Lyrinn]

I've handled this recently by just playing chicken on the market board. Undercut me by 1g, I undercut by 100k. People eventually stop, and if they go below the material cost of the item, I buy it and start fresh.

I deal with people like you all the time (and win) so I'll share my own perspective. You undercut by 100k at a time? I will still undercut back. You destroy my profit? Guess what? You're destroying your own profit too. I will use your undercutting method against you and drive the profit margin to the bottom and then let yours sell. Market board fighting is as much about maximizing competitor loss as it is maximizing personal profit. In the end, you will either remain persistent and deal with low profit margins for an extended period of time, or you will give up and look for better opportunities elsewhere.

Undercutting is a double-edged sword. The more recklessly you swing it, the more likely you are to lose something big.