I don't understand it, I just do not understand it!

[Angelhearth]

Finally Crab Cakes got up to a half decent price on my server (Spriggan), and I got the price up to 8,999 in stacks of 5. They sold well at 7,999, and they began to sell well at 8,999. Then, suddenly someone comes home from work, finds they are sold out on their retainer, and dumpes them for 6,200. Who does anything like that? Can you please look at the history of Crab Cakes, and have a look! I sold 11 stacks of 5 @7,999 (within 1 hour), and 2 stacks of 5 @8,999 (a little slower, but that would have picked up), you do not have to dump the prices, they probably sell for higher (comparable foods in 5.2 sold for 10k and more). Square Enix, can you please take players through a merchant course before letting them out there?

[Shurrikhan]

TC: This crab cake sale marks the end of days!
Me: Cool, I get to save 20k on crab cakes.

[Angelhearth]

TC: This crab cake sale marks the end of days!
Me: Cool, I get to save 20k on crab cakes.

Nah, I bought them up. :P

[Jojoya]

Not everyone cares about maximum profits. Players are free to set whatever price they feel is fair for their time and effort.

[Garten]

Why do you care?
Buy the ones at low price from them and resell if you think are smarter.

[Angelhearth]

Not everyone cares about maximum profits. Players are free to set whatever price they feel is fair for their time and effort.

Yeah, I see a lot of that excuse. Personally I think they just don't understand better.

[Angelhearth]

Why do you care?
Buy the ones at low price from them and resell if you think are smarter.

And I do it, if the price is way too low. Otherwise, if we're talking raw materials, I normally force the price down, down, down, and then buy, leaving them looking silly when I up the prices again, and they are out, because they went into the market with just a couple of hundred of them, while I never go in with less than 2 full stacks.

[Jojoya]

Yeah, I see a lot of that excuse. Personally I think they just don't understand better.

We understand perfectly well what we're doing.

You're the one who lacks understanding of what motivates others.

[Alien_Gamer]

Hmm, according to the merchant courses I took, when you're competing with others in the market you need to differentiate your product from theirs. When all products are functionally the same, you do this by lowering your price to make your product more attractive than your competitor.

Wow, it really does explain what was happening. Perhaps you should have taken that course.

[Angelhearth]

We understand perfectly well what we're doing.

You're the one who lacks understanding of what motivates others.

Who are WE? Those that has done everything there is to do in the game, and don't have nothing left to do other than to destroy the market for those that haven't done everything yet, and still want to save up gil so their FC can buy a large plot?