Brand new player here.

I'm on Zalera, which I'm thinking is a pretty low-pop world. I took a peek at the market board and noticed there's practically nothing on it. As in, ONE weapon for marauders. Maybe 6 for dragoons. Similar numbers for other classes. And all the gear I see is low level crap, available from NPC vendors, that people are charging thousands of gil for.

What gives? Is the MB really this useless, or is it just Zalera? Does this mean that crafting is pointless? And finally, can I only get gear from dungeons/quests?