Quote Originally Posted by Kaedan View Post
Wrong.

One of the big problems with AHs in general is the ability to buy up the entire supply of something. Someone can abuse and exploit the system by buying up every instance of an item (particularly rarer items) and then reposting them at 10x the price. This is exploitation... not free market.

In a real free market, that doesn't happen unless you have a monopoly (which is illegal btw...translated to gamespeak = exploit).

And the reason it works is because people can buy gil online, and if they really want that item, they will buy gil to get it... ruining the economy for the rest of us.

Now, I agree that it is certainly possible to do that with the current MW as well, but it's much more time consuming and is a hassle for the would-be exploiters. It's a deterrent. And honestly, I would rather spend a little extra time to reduce the chances of people exploiting and artificially manipulating the supply.
How is that any different or going to stop me from buying up all the growth formula alphas in Gridania? Anything can be exploited. Have you ever seen a successful economic structure in place anywhere in the world working for anyone?! The whole thing works off of exploitation. Undercutting. Outsourcing. Fly by night trading. The list goes on an on.
Corruption is the norm. The only thing we're asking for is a way to sell our piles of crap and still have lots of time leftover to smash face in the game. Not the mythical golden System that will be failproof and completely fair to EVERYONE!