Undercutting

[Brian25]

I recently read a thread where someone was denouncing people who undercut on the Market Board, which is something that took me by surprise. I figured that it was something that was normal in every MMO auction house-esque system, or at the very least that's the experience I got since it was prevalent in every MMO I've played up to this point... and in real-life...

But since I'm still relatively new and only just now getting the opportunity to participate in an early expansion economy, I just want to ask, because I've been absolutely vomiting materials onto the Market Board at undercut prices and smiling with greedy glee when they all sell before the person whom I have undercut.

Is this behaviour 'normal' or 'acceptable' in FFXIV?

I've always just matched the lowest price. If everytime I come back from a dungeon etc and its the same retainer undercutting me by 1, I'll just destroy the market. I brought the Chondrite tools from 300k down to 20k on my server by listing 10 of each at 20k. I was pretty proud that someone managed to find out who I was and messaged me angrily.