Lets Talk About UNDERCUTTERS!!!!

[Lexia]

What I find funny is people putting up finished items for less then the mats sell for.

[IzzyData]

What I find funny is people putting up finished items for less then the mats sell for.

Isn't that normal since they are forced to make things to level up their job? It's always going to be a net loss since they have to make things people likely won't want or cost more than is worth it for most levels.

[Lexia]

Isn't that normal since they are forced to make things to level up their job? It's always going to be a net loss since they have to make things people likely won't want or cost more than is worth it for most levels.

Crafters are forced to make glamour items to level up? On balmung the Thavnairian Bustier has gone below 3 million gil while all the mats to make it cost more then 3 million.

[Yoohre_WildRiver]

Crafters are forced to make glamour items to level up? On balmung the Thavnairian Bustier has gone below 3 million gil while all the mats to make it cost more then 3 million.

thats because when you gather the mats yourself you can make 100% profit, and can set the price only based on time spent and not gil spent

[Lexia]

thats because when you gather the mats yourself you can make 100% profit, and can set the price only based on time spent and not gil spent

Well I guess if they ok with losing gil as if they gathering it they could make more money selling the mats then making the item cutting out a step while still making gil.

[justinjarjar]

Well I guess if they ok with losing gil as if they gathering it they could make more money selling the mats then making the item cutting out a step while still making gil.

Get exp for crafting, then sell it more than vendor... do not see a problem here, but that is just one reason. I also see no problems with undercutting I sell most stuff at the 100k mark 1k-5k less them normal to get guaranteed sale. The prices for something like materia IV already flux a good bit from week to week.

[Yoohre_WildRiver]

Well I guess if they ok with losing gil as if they gathering it they could make more money selling the mats then making the item cutting out a step while still making gil.

you have more competition selling the mats, the bustier will probably sell faster?

[IzzyData]

Crafters are forced to make glamour items to level up? On balmung the Thavnairian Bustier has gone below 3 million gil while all the mats to make it cost more then 3 million.

For something like that it makes sense that you couldn't just buy mats and make profit for little to no work.

[UBERHAXED]

Crafters are forced to make glamour items to level up? On balmung the Thavnairian Bustier has gone below 3 million gil while all the mats to make it cost more then 3 million.

The bustier isn't worth more than someone is buying if for, not what you are selling it for. You say it's "3 million" in mats, but if I'm crafting and run out of mats and prices are more than I'm willing to pay for it, then I get them myself. When I craft, I feel a bit more like the "people's crafter" ensuring fair prices for items. If you aren't willing to pay that much for an item that you can obviously make yourself, then why would you expect someone else to. Why would I spend 25K on some lvl 30 gear? Same thing for glamour. Would you pay 15 million for some lvl 1 shirt with no effect on gameplay? What ever you're willing to pay for it, is probably what you should sell it for. And if it doesn't sell (soon), then you're wrong and the item is worth less than you think.

[T2teddy]

I'm happy so many people have tons of gil. I do not and it pisses me off to see HQ gear that I really need being sold for hundreds of thousands [or more] leaving me no option but to settle for lower level/quality.
If I pick up HQ stuff which I cannot use from MSQ I always put it on the market for reasonable prices. Those of us who are not gillionaires, meaning anyone who has only recently started on a new world, simply can't afford your ridiculous prices.