Quote Originally Posted by IveraIvalice View Post
Auction House Pros (FFXI style)
#1 everything is in a list and easily accessible. yes the item search feature is the same way but its only to find the item. in the AH its to buy and sell the item, not just to find it
#2 all the AH are linked together, no need to travel across the world to find one item because its not in the city your in.
#3 you can compare prices very easily for selling because its all in a list right there in the same place.
#4 you can sell items right there, no need to exit the menu and travel to a whole other area and find or summon your retainer to go through his list just to sell something
#5 your money is sent to you directly. the current system makes you have to go through the trouble of finding or summoning your retainer (same as selling) just to get your money.
#6 just the ease of having everything in front of you in stead of running around to find stuff
1. Not Exclusive to Auction Houses. Can be implemented in the Market Ward.
2. Not Exclusive to Auction Houses. Can be implemented in the Market Ward.
3. Market Wards already allow you to compare prices of items others are selling. If you feel you can make a profit and sell the item faster for a lower price then already listed, go ahead. Thats economics.
4. Not Exclusive.
5. In FFXI your money was not given to you directly when you sold an item. It was delievered to your mailbox and you had to go to a mog house to get it. Same with every other AH the money is dropped in a mailbox that you have to go hunt down.
6. Not exclusive.


Everything you mentioned can be implemented into the Market Ward without an Auction house.