Quote Originally Posted by Jojoya View Post
If players have to pay the fee upfront instead of only after it sells, they're more likely to consider whether the item is worth listing at all. Maybe it would clear out a lot of the junk on the MB that's getting sold at or below sell to vendor price. I'd miss being able to make tens of thousands of gil on my new characters before they even do their first combat quest but it might lead to a healthier marketboard.
I'd almost replace "listing" with "making", and that could create a scarcity of things. And, though I am not one, I would think the dedicated crafters would openly say that if it's not worth listing, it's not worth making either.