As a new Poe/Poe2 player, the current trading system is the worst I have seen in any game. Ever.

I understand how trading works, and have been trading for a little bit now, and have made a decent amount of money & gear for very little cost - but it is extremely predatory.

It is impossible to see what an item (of an EX value, not taking about DIV costs) is usually worth, because items that are higher in quantity have a ridiculous number of bots listing said items for 1 EX, and ignoring players - all while waiting for other players to list for 1 EX to snipe them ASAP to make a huge profit.

How did GGG combat this in POE1? We are in early access and it is already a really big problem. Why is there no Auction House, Grand Exchange - like system in game (outside of currency exchange, which is amazing.) that would completely take out the need of a third party like the website, and stop the spam that heavily manipulates prices?

I know this is obvious to most people, but to people like me who are new, if you are receiving more than 2 messages within 60 seconds, rethink your prices.