Quote Originally Posted by Wolfie View Post
1. Place an item for max gil on your retainer once you get a spot, so it never gets kicked out.
This is actually (what I feel to be) the main reason the Market Wards are like they are now. Because your retainer never leaves, it's always just there taking up space.

On top of that, far too many people use the market wards to flood the market with junk. Unfortunately, with the way gathering works in this game, it's far too easy to get materials. This means there are more people selling the same crap, so unlike the AH in FFXI, we have literally hundreds of Copper Ore available.

The Market Wards need to have a penalty/fee similar to FFXI. You HAVE to pay a percentage to place the item for sale, and it expires after a certain amount of time, like 7 Earth Days. When that time expires, the item is no longer "in bazaar" on your retainer, so you have to reset the price. When all items are sold, the retainer is removed from the wards, so there will be room for people to place theirs to try and sell their junk.