As of September 20, 2013, the following issue has been confirmed in FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn. We are happy to announce that the issue is now resolved.

- HQ items cannot be sold to NPCs.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.

* Updated: Sep. 20, 2013 at 3:30 (GMT) For Japanese data center Worlds, the issue was addressed during the emergency maintenance which took place on Sep. 20, 2013 from 2:00 to 2:35 (GMT).
For North American and European data center Worlds, the issue was addressed during the emergency maintenance which took place on Sep. 20, 2013 from 5:00 to 6:00 (GMT).