Suggestion for partial sales in the market board

[Maeka]

It would be nice if the Market system weren't so anonymous, too.

Right now, the RETAINERS' names are listed, and not the players'. It's impossible to ask someone who's got a whole stack of items up if they are willing to take the item down, and trade you a smaller amount, even if you offer to pay more.

For example, I need *three* of a certain Food to turn into GC. I go to the MB and I see this:

Several stacks of 99 up for 1,000 each.
Several singles up for 5,000 each.
A few HQs up for 10,000 each.

I obviously want the 1,000 but I don't want 99 of them. I wish I could somehow find/ask that player with the 1,000 if he'd be willing to let me have 3 of them for 2,000 each because I'm sure not paying 5,000 per for 3, that to me sounds greedy. But I can't do that, because the names you see are retainer names.

And as far as the "undercutting problem", uh, try being not-so-greedy with your prices? I mean, yeesh some of this stuff is absolutely ridiculous as far as prices go. Food going for 10, 20k per meal ridiculous, and how it is impossible to get a weapon or a piece of armor for anything from Heavensward+ under 100k.

[ChameleonMS]

I obviously want the 1,000 but I don't want 99 of them. I wish I could somehow find/ask that player with the 1,000 if he'd be willing to let me have 3 of them for 2,000 each because I'm sure not paying 5,000 per for 3, that to me sounds greedy. But I can't do that, because the names you see are retainer names.

I could get behind this. The negative would be players messaging each other about undercutting and not being civil about it. But that negative is easily handled by blacklist and/or reporting. I know in the past I have been contacted by other marketeers about a particular item we were undercutting each other like crazy. We then came to an agreed upon price and did not under cut each other any further. We both got our GIL.
Just a little civility and everyone is satisfied.

And as far as the "undercutting problem", uh, try being not-so-greedy with your prices? I mean, yeesh some of this stuff is absolutely ridiculous as far as prices go. Food going for 10, 20k per meal ridiculous, and how it is impossible to get a weapon or a piece of armor for anything from Heavensward+ under 100k.

Free market. Just think about RL, how many items do you purchase for $x when it costs the company $x/50 to make and distribute.