Buying less than 99

[Wazabi]

As with your final statement, two things, 1) its a "Duh" moment, anyone with any grasp of economics would/should agree and 2) I am unsure where you are heading with this sentence.

It may be a "duh" to you...but you'll be suprised how many people are "confused" about economics. Just trying to summarize the real problem that is causing players to be less successful at trading when compared to some of their other games.

[Teykos]

This already happened in 1.0.

The fact that they bothered to change it makes it feel like they don't want to go back to that if they have a choice.

[Mrbojangals]

Buying in bulk to save money per unit is fine the way it is. You wouldnt force Costco to sell you 5 rolls just because you dont want the whole bag. Leave the free market alone. Just kill the bots and gold sellers!

[tymora]

What has that got to with the free market?

Buyers get the convenience of buying what they need.
Sellers get the benefit of listing 40 different items for sale (read, more chances for sales) instead of 40 different sized stacks of 1 item.

I say this benefits everyone whether you like it or not.

[Wazabi]

Buyer, no difference. Seller, big difference.

As explained in the previous two pages, what ops propose will destroy the ability of seller to differentiate from others seller through bulk/breakbulk pricing.