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.