Not being able to buy single items from a stack on the marketward.

[Jinko]

This was raised on the beta forums before they were locked and then later closed, so I would like to re-raise this point as I feel it is important to the economy in FFXIV.

As of phase 4 we were unable to buy single items from the MW if the seller had sold them as a stack.
In 1.0 it was possible to do this and in my opinion this is a step back in terms of functionality and ease of use.
A lot of people were complaining about this in /shout /say and /linkshell chat because it restricted their plans to level crafting classes and make items in general.

A response from the dev team would be appreciated as to why they took this approach and whether they have any plan to change it.

[Streetwind]

I agree. Please allow us to buy single items from stacks.

[Richie]

[QUOTE=Streetwind;1017301]I agree. Please allow us to buy single items from stacks.

I'm third on this, /agreed

[Finae]

Yes please do this, being able to buy one item instead of stack would be great!

[HypnotikAcid]

100% agree ran into this issue as i was leveling cooking just wanted to buy one fish from the market and was only stacks of 10-20 and i was not about to dump 2k g on fish.

/signed

[Twiddle]

As a DoL and a DoH when i choose to sell a stack of item X it means i am selling you the stack. I often sell a stack for much less then if i was selling 1 at a time, as a bulk deal. Meaning i sell 1 of X for 500gil for example, or a stack of X for about 300gil each. So my profit here is selling you the full stack rather then 1 by 1. So no i do not agree to having people peck at a stack i am selling and taking it for no profit to me. You should be requesting people to sell single's of an item that's fine and i do that often. But asking for what you are, no thank you. I rather just sell it the the Npc for low profit then give it away!

EDIT: Last sentence

[-Aleth-]

As both a seller and a buyer I find this incredibly inconvenient.

If I want to make one item for my crafting journal I certainly do not want to buy 99 of a rare ingredient for 99,000 gil. Or even 30 or 10 of them.

On the flip-side, if I am selling items I don't want to have to list many many single items at the same price just to give buyers a reasonable way to get the number they want.

Currently it's lose-lose.

I found the 1.0 method both convenient and profitable as a buyer and seller.

If you are not getting the amount of gil you want per item, just raise the price. I made plenty of gil selling from stacks in the market wards.

If you force me to buy 98 extra of an item when I want 1, chances are you just lost a sale anyway...

Look at it this way, you would have been 1/99th closer to selling the lot... or 5/99ths or 98/99ths... depending on how many I needed.

A stack of items doesn't go off or spoil if someone takes one off the top.

[HibikiTsukimi]

Meaning i sell 1 of X for 500gil for example, or a stack of X for about 300gil each. So my profit here is selling you the full stack rather then 1 by 1. So no i do not agree to having people peck at a stack i am selling and taking it for no profit to me.

If the system is changed you could just sell however many in a stack you want at 500 each, people get to choose the amount they want and your still making 500 every time someone buys just 1. Why limit yourself down to 900 forcing someone to buy 3 or have a stack of 3 that people buy as many as they want at a time in the end making you 1500. In the end the system has to be fixed, because no one who is an avid seller will sell individual items due to the 20 item cap per retainer and the market prices for items will get lower and lower because people like you who want to sell stacks of them wont find someone to buy a stack of 15 goat leathers at 500 a pop for 7500 when they just need 2.

[Femmecalico]

There are going to be some items that folks are going to need in bulk, so let them buy it in large stacks if they so wish! Then there is people whom just need a few in quantity, so small sale is just fine as well. There's a market for both!

Most businesses do both, you can buy a large tub of sour cream for your whole family or a party, or get a smaller one just for yourself. So why not allow the players same option?

I would want the option to buy what I need, and will pay a reasonable price for a smaller quanity that doesn't have me paying a ton of gil. Expecially if I have a small project.

Whether I sell in bulk or small quantity should be my choice, however the current process makes it extremely difficult to do mass sales. If im selling apples, I am hopeful that I could sell 1 stack of 99 in bullk and another stack of 99 as individuals, and let the market decide.

Could be wrong, but it makes sense to give players more options.

[SomeFatGalka]

As a DoL and a DoH when i choose to sell a stack of item X it means i am selling you the stack. I often sell a stack for much less then if i was selling 1 at a time, as a bulk deal. Meaning i sell 1 of X for 500gil for example, or a stack of X for about 300gil each. So my profit here is selling you the full stack rather then 1 by 1. So no i do not agree to having people peck at a stack i am selling and taking it for no profit to me. You should be requesting people to sell single's of an item that's fine and i do that often. But asking for what you are, no thank you. I rather just sell it the the Npc for low profit then give it away!

EDIT: Last sentence

I think I understand where you're coming from

Liberating a sales spot by selling the whole stack at once for a lesser price simplifies your life. Don't have to keep track of anything or wait to sell 1 at a time x 99 times
But are you taking into consideration that maybe 15/99 might get sold individually before someone buys out the remaining 84?

Selling 1 at a time doesn't hinder the stack being sold as a whole. It would just convenience more people.