Bots ruining the Marketboard for honest working Crafters

[SlickPaws]

The bots have always been an issue on the MB. They're annoying but they're just a part of life now if you want to try and make money via the MB.
One trick I like to employ is - when you find a bot and it's consistently undercutting you, just undercut it and relist, wait for it to react and then repeat down to a level where you can comfortably buy all its stock and make a return. I did this with some of the Gatherer Materia the other week. Pushed it down to about 5k each, relisted for 90k each, sold it overnight.

If people wanna bot, punish them for it where you can. Other than that, just gotta suck it up and accept they're never going to root out the problem after this long.

EDIT: You also might want to try plying your trade via Party Finder. I look in there quite often for people unloading materials from submarine trips - clay, lumber etc - and there's usually people listing crafting services to order. Completely circumvents the MB, and you don't have to pay a tax on the gil. It's definitely something people are turning to because of bots. I also see people advertising gathering services as well, and I've personally made a LOT of gil from gathering over the years as well.

[soul2092]

The bots have always been an issue on the MB. They're annoying but they're just a part of life now if you want to try and make money via the MB.
One trick I like to employ is - when you find a bot and it's consistently undercutting you, just undercut it and relist, wait for it to react and then repeat down to a level where you can comfortably buy all its stock and make a return. I did this with some of the Gatherer Materia the other week. Pushed it down to about 5k each, relisted for 90k each, sold it overnight.

If people wanna bot, punish them for it where you can. Other than that, just gotta suck it up and accept they're never going to root out the problem after this long.

EDIT: You also might want to try plying your trade via Party Finder. I look in there quite often for people unloading materials from submarine trips - clay, lumber etc - and there's usually people listing crafting services to order. Completely circumvents the MB, and you don't have to pay a tax on the gil. It's definitely something people are turning to because of bots. I also see people advertising gathering services as well, and I've personally made a LOT of gil from gathering over the years as well.

Since savage was unlocked i did along with my co crafter for two days, the amount of people complaining our prices too high was ridiculous and not to mention some rude people going along the lines of “Sorry i found it cheaper” right now im tools down until i can figure things out because mostly im mentally drained

[LianaThorne]

Since savage was unlocked i did along with my co crafter for two days, the amount of people complaining our prices too high was ridiculous and not to mention some rude people going along the lines of “Sorry i found it cheaper” right now im tools down until i can figure things out because mostly im mentally drained

I've made a profit so far tbh (I'm about to touch 30m just by passively chucking things on the MB when I remember/feel like it), but I also don't use the PF or hire people to do my gathering. I'm also not selling gear because that's always been a trap imo. It's definitely not just bots but a vast majority of crafters all trying to pile into gear selling hoping it'll make them millions. Undercutting is normal there, especially on the PF where people will drop prices if anyone shows up with an ad that's lower than they are.

If you really want to be cost-efficient:
- Gather your bulk mats yourself. I took every day up till savage launching taking a couple hours to gather a 999 stack of each new mat available in DT (can do a stack in 45m tbh if you're efficient). You're not only saving the cost of someone else doing it but you can sell materia as you go which is typically a rather large gil maker.

- Take pre-orders a lot of time in advance if you genuinely want to just go with crafting gear and then stop. It's not worth fighting the crowds when other avenues offer faster gil post-savage launch such as materia & mats for crafting the gear as they tend to rise in price if they're used in new items.

- Master book purchases can all be pre-farmed as well. Just cap your scrips and fill a retainer with more collectibles to use later when you run out. I had all my books within 5 minutes using that method.