Bazaar The Basics (Final Fantasy 12)
June 9th, 2009The bazaar is actually a quite useful way to make money and to buy products. This is a basic tutorial about setting one up or buying from it. It includes tips that new and intermediate players alike can appreciate about using the controls.
To buy products from a bazaar, simply check a character with the bag by his name. Click on the product you want. If the item is numbered, you will have the option of buying more then one. Even when buying a stack you will be charged the price listed per item bought. Note: This is often forgotten, items in a bazaar cannot be bought per stack, only per item. Still, you may see people selling items at stack level prices, don't buy from these people.
To set up a bazaar go to the second main menu. You can get to this menu by pressing twice "-" on the numeric keyboard or "- " with compact keyboard chosen on the "config 2 option", in the "config" second menu option or by using the middle mouse button (or wheel) twice. The long way is to press the menu button once and then use the arrow keys or select the arrows that appear along with the main menu
Now select bazaar. This will bring up two options: set prices and edit comment. You may sell unequiped items by selecting the items. You can put a (per unit) price on any item that doesn't have the green "ex" circle or is a linkpearl. You also have the option to of "edit comment" which allows you to put or edit the comment in your bazaar window. Please again pay attention that the price is per item even if you put a price on the stack, and that buyer will have the option of buying as many items in the stack as he wants paying per unit. You will be amazed how many people forget this. When you are selling items they are not selectable for other use like equipping, selling at auction, or simply use and dropping. Items once they have a price set on them cannot be stacked. Bazaar items will be faded in the item menu. To remove an item from the bazaar go back to the bazaar window and set the price to zero (quickest way is using the back button). While in the bazaar window itself people cannot buy from you, the bazaar takes effect once you leave the window.
Often people who sell using a bazaar would like to do this afk or even away from FFXI. To stop auto logoff go to the "global" submenu in the "config" option in the second main menu. There will be an option on the length of autolog off. Turn this to "off." You may use temporary logout ("play online" in the 2nd main menu above logout) to go to play on-line with your character still in FFXI. However make sure you set your "online status" in your friends list is set to "invisible" or you may simply show an "unavailable" circle looking like (***).
That is all about setting up a bazaar. You can see how your bazaar looks by checking yourself (F7 to target) and selecting "view wares." I will write another tutorial as to how use the bazaar system to your profit.