Please Squeenix, implement blind bids on the markets...

[zenmetsu]

The problem with rampant undercutting is that it destabilizes a market. Making it very hard to justify gathering or crafting said items, because they can loose so much value in day to to the point they are no longer worth the investment to obtain or craft. I am all for cheaper goods, but I am not happy about people constantly devaluing the investments behind the items either.

Ding! You are unwilling to do the work that I will do for the pay that I am willing to accept. As long as you are still trying to sell the same product as I, you are a threat. You will either undercut me, or list at the same price and possibly take my sales. In the case of crafting, you will be buying up the materials that I need, and thus, increasing the cost of those materials. In the case of mob drops, like fleece/hides/meat you are competing for kills. It isn't always about undercutting.

Blind Bids Yes Please. Undercutting is getting stupid on my server. It's good for some stuff, but things like tome items are selling for super cheap now. Greedy lil kids trying to get gil to buy their titan wins.

You assume too much. Specifically, that a blind bidding system is going to stop people from undercutting. But the Titan bit was humorous. Would be a damned shame if everyone else ended up with their Relic+1s... you'd have a hard time feeling special.