Board Thread:Wiki/Forum Technical Support/@comment-25330335-20150329025639/@comment-25330335-20150329121423

The List of prices would be more along the lines of guidelines than actual "YOU MUST STAY WITHIN THESE PRICES" kind of thing (Sorry for caps). And the idea would be to use traders as a kind of base average, and build from that, so we don't get unrealistic prices for items like bread. Markdown would be the name of the game, things like that. And, in minecraft, you can't have an entirely realistic economy, because you can produce the stuff you need at no cost, rather than needing markup. The List would set a price standard, which could be modified up or down to compete with other companies, designed to keep the economy stable and prevent a crash.