Please allow us to buy 'X' Quantity of an item on Market Board

[Vespar]

Can we please have an option to buy a specified quantity of an item from the market board?
Folks tend to plaster 99 of an item up when most buyers only need 1 or 2. This means no one will buy the items due to the cost... and therefore no one actually sells it either. A lot of sellers try to save their selling space or are lazy and bundle huge amounts of items, but buyers lose out because they don't need or cant afford the cost of a huge bunch of items when they only need 1 or 2.
If we could have the option to buy set amounts from a seller, it would actually spur sales and keep things competitive..

[Tsubaki75]

Please no, if i'm selling a stack of items that's exactly what i'm selling. I do a lot of crafting and if i'm too lazy to go back out and gather a cpl things that i need i will def buy a stack if it's a material that i store, at the end of the day i still make profit on it. We don't sell stacks of things because we are lazy, we do it because they will sell. And you are right, most people don't need a stack of materials but also most sellers will sell a stack along side smaller bunches of the same matt to cover both bases.

[Liam_Harper]

And you are right, most people don't need a stack of materials but also most sellers will sell a stack along side smaller bunches of the same matt to cover both bases.

But if you're covering both bases, and the items will sell due to demand, why would buyers being able to buy partial amounts be an issue?

It's not like someone will buy 1 or 2 and then nothing from your stack can sell again. If demand is there, your stack will be whittled down as fast as a large single stack. You'll need to undercut to be the cheapest, but demand should set prices either way and you won't need to put big discounts for bulk. You can also put all your materials into one retainer slot instead of splitting into 5 stacks of 5 or such.

It could at least be optional. The seller could choose to allow partial transactions or lock to stack only.

[Elamys]

It could at least be optional. The seller could choose to allow partial transactions or lock to stack only.

It being an option for the seller wouldn't be unacceptable. The root of the problem is more that it takes power away from the seller. Maybe they want that bigger chunk of change all at once instead of a trickle of smaller purchases.

[Shadowleaves]

Respectfully, I don't think you are understanding. You are still selling your "goods" at X amount per 1. Where is the harm of your retainers selling x amount of Y item until you run out of those items? You still get your gil as the seller and the buyer buys exactly the amount that he/she wants of that item. It's a win win. Your stuff sells, buyers can buy until you run out, you get your coins, buyers whatever amount of that item(s) they are buying.

That isn't letting the game interfere with the market. Now if you want the game to interfere with the market, then let an NPC sell stock so buyers can spend their gil to get exactly what they want. See the difference?

Some of us are new players and just trying to level up our crafting job since we literally just started it. Do you think we have the gil to afford to buy at the ridiculous amount of an item for 10,000+ gil per purchase of bulk when we just need 1 or 2 of that item for a quest to get completed? All you are doing is making me want to further say No thank you and just gather the mats myself since there is no reason at all for me to buy 99 crow feathers for example.

[Jojoya]

Respectfully, I don't think you are understanding. You are still selling your "goods" at X amount per 1. Where is the harm of your retainers selling x amount of Y item until you run out of those items? You still get your gil as the seller and the buyer buys exactly the amount that he/she wants of that item. It's a win win. Your stuff sells, buyers can buy until you run out, you get your coins, buyers whatever amount of that item(s) they are buying.

That isn't letting the game interfere with the market. Now if you want the game to interfere with the market, then let an NPC sell stock so buyers can spend their gil to get exactly what they want. See the difference?

Some of us are new players and just trying to level up our crafting job since we literally just started it. Do you think we have the gil to afford to buy at the ridiculous amount of an item for 10,000+ gil per purchase of bulk when we just need 1 or 2 of that item for a quest to get completed? All you are doing is making me want to further say No thank you and just gather the mats myself since there is no reason at all for me to buy 99 crow feathers for example.

It's a good idea to check the date on posts. The post prior to yours was made in July 2019. The game has changed since then.

SE already interfered with the markets. Material vendors have been added that cover the majority of intermediate crafts used for leveling . Desynthesis changes have flooded the marketboard with intermediate crafts in stacks of 1-3 at prices usually lower than what the vendors charge.

You'll find it easier to get most of what you need in 2022 compared to what it was like in July 2019. It would depend on what you're trying to make of course (CUL wasn't really affected, nor the ALC consumables).

Don't be afraid to buy up some of those big stacks and split them down to resell at a slightly higher unit price. If you need the item in small quantities, then others will need it in small quantities. It's a good way to make gil as a new player. Just make certain to first check the sales history on an item to verify how often it's been selling and at what prices.

And of course gathering the mats yourself is what you should be doing. You get XP for your gathering class, you get what you need for the price of the teleport, and you can sell any extra you gather but don't need to other players for profit.

As for those 99 Crow Feathers, the level 10 BTN quest says "Hi!". Other players are absolutely buying those stacks of 99 even if you aren't. Better to spend a few thousand gil buying the 99 feathers so the 15 minutes it would take to gather them could be spent making a few tens of thousand of gil (or a lot more). Of course a player could also go to one of the NPCs that sells them for 21 gil each to pay less but some buy off the MB for convenience or out of habit.

For that matter, you could also visit one of the vendors to buy them for 21 gil each yourself.

[MistakeNot]

As for those 99 Crow Feathers, the level 10 BTN quest says "Hi!". Other players are absolutely buying those stacks of 99 even if you aren't. Better to spend a few thousand gil buying the 99 feathers so the 15 minutes it would take to gather them could be spent making a few tens of thousand of gil (or a lot more). Of course a player could also go to one of the NPCs that sells them for 21 gil each to pay less but some buy off the MB for convenience or out of habit.

The level 10 BTN quest was changed with Endwalker- Now it only requires 10 Crow Feathers. So absolutely no need to buy stacks of 99 of them from the MB. Especially not when they can be bought fairly cheap from the vendor at the Carpenter's Guild.
Several other gathering quests that required large number of items was also changed to require more sensible numbers.

[Jojoya]

The level 10 BTN quest was changed with Endwalker- Now it only requires 10 Crow Feathers. So absolutely no need to buy stacks of 99 of them from the MB. Especially not when they can be bought fairly cheap from the vendor at the Carpenter's Guild.
Several other gathering quests that required large number of items was also changed to require more sensible numbers.

Did not know that. Thanks for the updated information. It could be those still selling the stacks of 99 likewise aren't aware of the change.

[Lambdafish]

No. The game mechanics should not interfere with a market board sale. This change would be horrible for sellers

[KDSilver]

If sellers do that choice, they don't want to only sell one or two.