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    Even if the prices dropped to 20gil/arrow, that price wouldn't last. Mine sell fast enough at 32gil per that my retainer occassionally falls off the list as is. Now, granted, I wish people wouldn't undercut so severely when I'm trying to sell stuff, but there's not much I can do about it. If someone's willing to sell for less profit, I should be willing to either price match (same profit), or undercut. If I'm selling at-price, there's something wrong, if someone is selling at a loss, well, they might not know wth they're doing.

    ETA: In response to your edit: No, the arrow isn't worth 35 gil, it's worth 10 gil. I'm selling it at 32 gil because people are willing to pay that much for my time, apparently. 32 gil is already 300% actual cost. If I wanted to sell really quickly, I'd price at ~15 gil.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Viridiana View Post
    Even if the prices dropped to 20gil/arrow, that price wouldn't last. Mine sell fast enough at 32gil per that my retainer occassionally falls off the list as is. Now, granted, I wish people wouldn't undercut so severely when I'm trying to sell stuff, but there's not much I can do about it. If someone's willing to sell for less profit, I should be willing to either price match (same profit), or undercut. If I'm selling at-price, there's something wrong, if someone is selling at a loss, well, they might not know wth they're doing.
    Yes but why should you HAVE to undercut to get something to sell. It obvious people don't think its a good idea and I can accept that. However, I really do feel that an item should be priced on its worth fully. People are not smart enough to price things properly, and this is why we end up trying to sell the same item for a month.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Point_Zero View Post
    People are not smart enough to price things properly, and this is why we end up trying to sell the same item for a month.
    What I'm reading: "People won't let me rip people off indiscriminately, and that's why my stuff never sells."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Point_Zero View Post
    Yes but why should you HAVE to undercut to get something to sell. It obvious people don't think its a good idea and I can accept that. However, I really do feel that an item should be priced on its worth fully. People are not smart enough to price things properly, and this is why we end up trying to sell the same item for a month.
    Let me put it this way. I could go back to selling for 35 gil per, and my stuff would still sell, eventually. Mind you, I don't think anyone else would even undercut. I'm positive they wouldn't if I put it at 34 gil, even. Problem is, people are going to post it after I do, and even if they put the same price, mine gets moved further down the list. So, I undercut--not even as much as I could--so that mine sells first. The thing is, if you undercut far enough, no one will be willing to price match or undercut further, your stuff will sell, and the price will go back to what it was before. I haven't logged on in days, but I guarrantee you the price right now is still 34/35 gil, despite the fact that I've sold ~20 stacks of arrows at 32. Undercutting may get "rampant," but there's always a lower threshold.
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