Now to sell goods there has to be people out there who actually bid on them. If you can't find a particular item I'm sure you can find it at the Auction House. To search for items select bid and categories of items will pop up. I will have a list of what item is where later on in this FAQ. After you have found what you would like to purchase select the item and once again you will be able to check the price history of that item so you know how much to bid. Once you have check the price select bid and then enter the price you found out
from the price history. Once you have entered you price, at the top of the screen it will say placing bid. A few seconds later in the log window it willsay if you were able to purchase the item or if you were unable to. If you were, congratulations on your purchase. All purchased items go straight to yourinventory and not to your delivery box. FFXI Gil from sold items and unsold goods go to the delivery box. If you were unable to buy your item, play with numbers alittle and you will eventually be able to buy it. I've never had to buy and item for much more then what the highest price on the history list.

I'm sure for some items you have seen mixed prices on the price history. This happens often and it's an important thing to take note of. For instance, if anitem had sold 5 times for 50 gil, 5 times for 100 gil, and 1 time for 150 gil you might have to set your price for bid/sell to somewhere in the middle. If you selling your item and there is fluctuation in the price history I would try selling it for the price of the most common price on the list. So, if there are 7 for 50 gil and 3 for 100 gil, I would sell it for 50 Gil as you will have a better chance of getting it sold. When bidding for items I usually start with the lowest price on the price history and then work my way up. Sometimes you can actually get the item for the cheapest price on the list and you save yourself some decent  FFXI Gil.