Quote Originally Posted by Gillionaire View Post
That's actually a very dangerous trap.. I've driven a few people out of market for doing exactly that.
When I sell about 50% above cost, they would try to buy out, and hike the price.. but the problem is.. To a very hardcore crafter like myself.. I craft about 10+ hrs a day because my work affords me the option to just click a macro every minute.. and yet I can't really do much else since I'm working.. so I'm sorta forced to craft and chat.. I can actually handle the entire server's demand.. Maybe 80% on weekends. In fact, because of continuing competition, price will eventually drop down to the point you bought the items at anyway.. So if you want to resell things, it has to be done FAST.. Especially right after an expansion.


So if you try to buy me out, I'll keep feeding you overstock and while my price point remains the same, your price point will get bloated.. Unless you wise up and sell at a loss to get rid of your overstock, you're never gonna get out of the market..

and that's how most people maintain their grip on MB..

While all this is happening, if you happen to be locked into a specific market because of specialization.. It'll be very difficult for you..
See to me you kinda reinforce what SE is trying to accomplish. Market board Moguls like you already control the market today. I've competed with guys like you and it's not very fun. I'm specialized in LTW/WVR and while I enjoy the MB, I don't really love camping out at the summoning bell. I still make a tidy profit by undercutting at an opportune time like when the moguls are taking a dump or maybe a 30 minute power nap. Or when a customer is actually shockingly astute enough to recognize that my Kirikimu Brais in the city they're currently in is actually cheaper than buying the pair listed 100 Gil cheaper in a different city.

With specializations, what changes? Well maybe a few moguls are deterred and either hang it up or focus one or two markets. And maybe a few moguls level 7 alts and do what they did before. What changes for me? I gear a couple specializations and do what I did before. But MAYBE there's a few less moguls undercutting my stuff. And for the ones who are still around, maybe it buys me some extra time to make a couple sales while they're pooping, power napping AND jumping alts and checking retainers!