I'm a fairly new player and initially started crafting so I could supply my own gear and save a lot of gil, but fell in love with it and haven't looked back.

When I first started selling stuff on the market I would get really frustrated with the 1 gil undercutters and drop my price waaaay too much out of spite, not understanding how everything works. After a bit of time and experience I look at it as a game (well this *is* a game lol). Either undercut by a gil or match the price of the other undercutter in the vast majority of cases.

I will say this - you can make quite a bit of gil working the market, but you HAVE to be proactive. You can't just load up a retainers with dozens of items expecting them all to sell in a very short period of time without actively managing them I use no addons, no botting software or anything like that, but I spend a LOT of time gathering mats to craft stuff, crafting items and watching for trends. Every morning when I log in I check several broad categories - food, furniture, gear, mats, etc. to see what's selling and will gather mats and craft up those items in bulk. It changes every day, and I watch my auctions like a hawk, checking them once an hour and adjusting accordingly.

This is my endgame vs. running dungeons/raids. I find it very satisfying and think of it as pvp almost. Not everyone has the patience to gather, craft and manage their auctions, but if you do it will pay off in spades.

If you're new to crafting and selling on the market, don't take the 1 gil undercutters personally. Smile and reprice your wares to 1 gil under them and go about your day. If the price drops more than you're willing to sell for simply pull your stuff and wait a day or two and pop it back on the market.

Have fun with it!