Actually a lot of crystal prices dropped when they allowed you to exchange guild points for them. Which caused there to be a lot more of them...which illustrated a funamental rule of economics. Supply dictates price.


Off of that chat and just as a basic player: I have undercut before. When I was leveling culinarian before, there was Shepherd's Pie and Knight's Bread as the main food for people. The prices were insane considering the recipe. Like 6k for 1 Knight's bread. They hardly sold, no one really bought the pies either. I tanked both prices. Found out the market would support 2k-3k prices. Kept the price around there and did very well for myself.

This is a reason also people undercut. It is all very well and good you are going to keep your Knight's Bread at 6k each and sell one or two a week and make 7000 gils. Meanwhile, I made and sold 100 at 1k profit each. According to this thread, that is undercutting. According to me, it is good business.