Undercut Hell

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"Correct Price" A true story.
US chem mfr started selling an item below a German cartel price in Europe, 'violating' the Cartel's territory. They tried to cut him in on the action. He refused. They then thought they could undersell him in US and put him out of business, and sold the item like crazy... all they could make. But really, US chem mfr was just buying from them and then reselling in Europe at his original European undercut price, still making a profit. The thing is that he made money both ways, by under-bidding the Cartel's high price, and by buying up the too-low undercut price, and marking it up.

Moral of the story? FFXIV MB isn't like RL. Tens of buyers who are not very cost-sensitive don't really help set accurate prices. Neither do price-insensitive sellers who just had the item fall into their lap. BUT, you can still buy out gross undercutting and profit from it.