I'll start:
I'm personally willing to help manage the IC concept behind it (and, since I'm posting this, willing to organize it OOC). I have a LS with a very open-ended IC concept - an association that sponsors people, including crafters and artists of all trades. They have an IC excuse to sponsor/advertise a bazaar. They are not crafters, however - ideally some crafter LSes/FCs should be involved too.
I have several alts. At least two would be willing to sell things. One is an artist and would likely be offering the Hydaelyn equivalent of getting your portrait drawn quickly by a street artist. The other is an armor/weaponsmith. The others could all browse or just show up to chat.
Ul'dah seems to be Eorzea's primary trade hub, so having the market be in Ul'dah seems reasonable. I can see it being an itinerant sort of thing, though - a different city each time. RP within the city tends to get pretty messy, so finding spots outside of the cities would be cool. For Ul'dah, maybe the... Silver Bazaar, I think it's called?
Crafters, artists, performers in general and merchants obviously have a place in an event like this. Fighters could also be there as security. Most folks could at least browse, I think!
I'd go with twice a month, on different days of the week/different times so more people can attend, maybe? I'm personally a night player, though.
As for actual selling, as long as people aren't spamming, it could be a nifty way for people with high levels in crafting and/or gathering to craft or offer materials to other players. If a player is open to it, you could also buy/bring them the materials and ask them to craft for you. :o
It could be a nice way to recruit people into organizations/FCs IC! Markets usually attract people, so they tend to be nice spots for IC advertisement.
I'm personally willing to help manage the IC concept behind it (and, since I'm posting this, willing to organize it OOC). I have a LS with a very open-ended IC concept - an association that sponsors people, including crafters and artists of all trades. They have an IC excuse to sponsor/advertise a bazaar. They are not crafters, however - ideally some crafter LSes/FCs should be involved too.
I have several alts. At least two would be willing to sell things. One is an artist and would likely be offering the Hydaelyn equivalent of getting your portrait drawn quickly by a street artist. The other is an armor/weaponsmith. The others could all browse or just show up to chat.
Ul'dah seems to be Eorzea's primary trade hub, so having the market be in Ul'dah seems reasonable. I can see it being an itinerant sort of thing, though - a different city each time. RP within the city tends to get pretty messy, so finding spots outside of the cities would be cool. For Ul'dah, maybe the... Silver Bazaar, I think it's called?
Crafters, artists, performers in general and merchants obviously have a place in an event like this. Fighters could also be there as security. Most folks could at least browse, I think!
I'd go with twice a month, on different days of the week/different times so more people can attend, maybe? I'm personally a night player, though.
As for actual selling, as long as people aren't spamming, it could be a nifty way for people with high levels in crafting and/or gathering to craft or offer materials to other players. If a player is open to it, you could also buy/bring them the materials and ask them to craft for you. :o
It could be a nice way to recruit people into organizations/FCs IC! Markets usually attract people, so they tend to be nice spots for IC advertisement.