QFT!!!
I swear fam these peeps do not know how to grow business or hustle at all. they have no clue what supply and demand is. When i first maxed my alchemist i was broke. ( under 50k). cause shit getting fullmetal alchemy gear was pricey as fuk. (300-350k) So i said fuk it takes money to make it.
Then the few things i sold in qty of 30 and 40 mofos started selling in groups of 200 and 300. Im like you can sale one for 47 and peeps are buying why sale 1 for 25 and lose all that $$$?? It happened overnight it seemed im like why would you sale 2500 qty for 20 a piece? that 2500 could have made you triple or quadruple.
So my saving grace was real life sale experience, i needed work done so we go back to word of mouth and door to door sales lol.
Now for you Beta you more so a direct whole seller lol cause you get the shit from the earth lol.
Myself I am a glorified middle man so I started aggressive referrals lol. I searched out white mages who could use special shit from me. materia melds, i70 etc. Lucked up and found some that had what i needed, leatherworks, armorer etc and started there. Id trade my needed item for theirs then told them refer peeps to me and ill refer peeps to you.
Think my name helps a tad there lol
Then after a few days i started getting tells crazy, then i started discounting if whoever bought me whatever X of peeps. So you bring me 5 peeps for what ever i will do materia for free or whatever im feeling at that time. I was able to network with more crafters who didnt fuk with alchemy.
So Beta even tho shit you supply for the whole fucking economy see if you can narrowing peeps down to be their direct seller lol.
Shit im not rich cause i spend more time fighting than making stuff and white mages have been doing other jobs now so my business is eh but i still have a decent amount saved. I have some peeps on my friendlist to get back to but im sure i can make money there.
I just have no clue why SE wouldnt have more ways to make new money? like we have fates and leves why not have money fates and money leves? Money quests, shit you do a instance for gear might as well for money. Id fight 5-10 enemies at the sametime or whatver for something like 15-25k a fight. you know how we normally do in RPG’s fight monsters to get money or an item then sale that item lol.
Money leve would be perfect IMHO, it caps with said allowances and then you have to wait to make more. Its ok Square I’ve been waiting for a job with you guys since 98 call a brotha I can help. Shit yall got my CC, phone number and home address it aint that hard to find me.