Selling for ridiculously high amounts

[Waeksyn]

I see this often - people posting stuff for sale at ridiculously high amounts. For example, Peacock ore goes for 5-6K on my server but there is a couple of postings at 100K (same person). Why would people do this?

• It's not advertising that you have the item because it is listed by retainer and I don't think you can find out who owns the retainer.
• Is this a poor man's storage expansion? Put it on the boards for an amount so stupid that it won't sell (hey if it does, bonus) just for the storage.
• Use it as a way to move gil between characters on the same account (why do this? Tax will kill you)
• ...

[Riepah]

There are also people hoping for someone to accidentally buy it, I'd wager.

[DoctorPepper]

Keep in mind there is no expiration date for posted market board items you have for sale. With that, a lot of the prices that seem ridiculous may not have been at an earlier time in the games development. I know that's not every case but I'd wager there are an awful lot of items up for sale on characters who have long since quit the game.

[Risvertasashi]

Extra retainer storage.

[Lovescake]

Keep in mind there is no expiration date for posted market board items you have for sale. With that, a lot of the prices that seem ridiculous may not have been at an earlier time in the games development. I know that's not every case but I'd wager there are an awful lot of items up for sale on characters who have long since quit the game.

sure?

mine says selling items until XX/XX/XX


to op:

Its just people trying to
A) Show off they have said item
B) Accidental Purchases
C) RMT

[Felis]

Keep in mind there is no expiration date for posted market board items you have for sale. With that, a lot of the prices that seem ridiculous may not have been at an earlier time in the games development. I know that's not every case but I'd wager there are an awful lot of items up for sale on characters who have long since quit the game.

If a player don't use his retainer for some weeks, the retainer get removed from the market.
But there are also some people who never update their prices.

[Kaelah]

Keep in mind there is no expiration date for posted market board items you have for sale. With that, a lot of the prices that seem ridiculous may not have been at an earlier time in the games development. I know that's not every case but I'd wager there are an awful lot of items up for sale on characters who have long since quit the game.

I second this.
Some people put things up for sale then don't check them for ages too (for undercutters). I check mine normally upon log in and before logging out. It's mental how much the prices can drop in just one-four hours sometimes. You put something up for 5k and suddenly there are 5 or more of the same item later for 500gil.

[DoctorPepper]

My mistake I guess, I've taken multiple week breaks from the game and have -never- had an item taken off of my retainers market board. I had several items on the mb for multiple months at times too just out of laziness to update prices. I think my point still stands to some degree however based on my own experience.

[myahele]

Wow if people aren't complaining about undercutters people are complaining about selling at hight prices

[Waeksyn]

Wow if people aren't complaining about undercutters people are complaining about selling at hight prices

Not complaining. Just curious as to why people do this. Hey, maybe there's some hidden advantage that I could also use?