Guild Wars 2

From my perspective as a leveling player, it’s good for the Trading Post to offer a broad and affordable range of items of all rarities and levels and I’m pleased that for the most part, this seems to be the case. But I don’t understand how players are benefiting from selling (for example blue or green items) to the TP for approximately the same price as vendors give. Is this just a good-will gesture to benefit other players? Or is this because it’s easier for players to clear out their bags by selling directly to the TP from their current location?

On the other hand, when I played another game a few years ago, we could usually count on making some money by emptying our bags into the AH. I miss that.

A lot of people use crafting to level their characters and a huge chunk of the blues you see on TP is the end results of that. Add to that the fact that blue items aren’t soulbound and you can wear it for a couple levels and dump it on the TP again.

Tintaglia.4762:

Or is this because it’s easier for players to clear out their bags by selling directly to the TP from their current location?

Yes.