Quote Originally Posted by TaleraRistain View Post
The drawback with that is that if you don't know that person, you're kinda SoL. I was on Horde side on a predominantly Alliance server so our community was small and we did help each other where possible, but we tended to need to be self-sufficient.

There's nothing wrong if someone prefers the other way, though. And you can do the same in XIV since not everyone levels their crafters and gatherers. So we're still valuable to the community.
It's as simple as sending them a whisper when they advertise their things. There is no "SoL" situation here. They aren't a secret.