[Suggestion] Icon/tooltip indicating if an item can be bought from a vendor

[Lujan]

Really please Google Just google this is also how people start to make money if a person is either 2 lazy or can not be bothered to take 2 minutes to check google, if an item is sold via an npc. Then whatever pay the price no tool tip is needed IMO I mean cloud acorns seeds were sold at 50k each I spent 15 mins and found out the vendor is in the residential district like really. Each seed was 500 gil.

A lot of new players who want to start making gil I offer this advice to buy npc items people are 2 lazy to port and buy from an npc not mega gil but it's a starting point.

Iron ore stack total is 2389 MB price on Fag is 25k it may not seem like a lot to me and trust me it's not but to a level 10 starting out that's a lot of gil with all the teleports and stuff needed to level.

[SimonRose]

I have no problem with someone buying from an NPC and reselling on the MB. Anyone can do it. Too lazy to do your homework? That's on you.

When I started 2 1/2 years ago, I was like most newbs, wondering how to make gil. It wasn't long till I realized I could buy from an NPC and sell for a profit on the MB. I remember how thrilled I was the first time I bought orange juice for something like 5 gil and sold a stack for 100 each. I continued this practice with a variety of items till my gatherers, and a few crafters, were able to start making me money.

I haven't done this in quite some time, but as a Trade Mentor, I often see Sprouts on the Novice Network inquiring how can they make some money. A few times I have partied up with one of them and explained this strategy. I'll have them shop at an NPC and tell me an item and it's amount, while I stand at the MB and check it's availability, pricing and history. I'll tell them how many to buy and what to sell them for. It's a winning practice for a beginner. One of these Sprouts had 39k gil when we met. Within a day he had made 140k. Overnight. Not bad for a beginner. You won't get rich this way, but it's a great way to start.

As has been said, do your homework. Gamerescape is a great resource for finding all ways to acquire items, from drops to crafting to NPC sales to gathering. With the advent of the Novice Network, all a Sprout need do is ask, and if your server is anything like mine, they'll readily get all the answers they need, probably with some offers of freebies.

Working as Intended in my opinion.

(This post is not directed to anyone in particular.)