I was slightly amazed earlier when I came across a poster on the official forums who was having a thoroughly good rant about undercutting in the Auction House. What annoys him more than anything else is someone selling the same item as him for a a fraction less, let's say a silver. He says he would much rather people under cut him by at least a few gold.

Now, as someone who regularly has dozens of items up for sale in the Auction House, nothing irks me more than seeing someone come along and undercut me, but what annoys the hell out of ME is when they do it by a LARGE amount.

When people sell items, surely the first thing they do is check to see what price the said item is currently going for. Say for example that the item you want to sell is up for sale on the AH for 80g Buyout. I would post my item up for 79g 95s 99c, which means my item will sell before the one priced at 80g, but I'm getting almost the same cash. There's nothing honorable about it, but fair's fair, mine's cheaper so it will sell first.

However, I hate it when you see an item that usually sells for a set price, but some smart alec has come along and put it up for a lot less, like 20% or so. It means the market value of that item will drop, so to be able to sell that item, I have to sell it for a lot less too, and anyone else who sells it will follow suit. That's great for the buyer, but not for those of us who are selling, particularly when it's a crafted item.

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