Quote:4) To the people that address merchants in the same category and family as meso sellers, you are gravely mistaken. There is truth in that merchants target profit in game and meso sellers target conversions, however, please understand that when meso sellers inject mesos into the game, the worth of mesos decrease and merchants need to find ways to counter this and retain their wealth. If a merchant does nothing, they lose. Another problem that arise from inflation is diminishing buying power and an oversaturated economy that will inevitably lead to the death of this game. Too many mesos in the game, would mean all legit players, merchants or otherwise, lose. You can't afford to buy anything because SOMEONE will always increase price (Adam Smith, invisible hand, etc) to adjust to the market. In the end, meso sellers win out. Everyone else loses.
I actually agree with you. Merchants are not really doing anything unethical by raising prices. Essentailly all they are doing is investing in items when the price is low, and then reselling again when the price is high. They aren't doing it for the sake of being evil, they are simply making the most logical investment decisions.
Also since at this point there is not much we can do about it, we should focus on how we can maximize our gains in the current economic climate. For example, since the prices of dark scrolls are inflating, one could go gach at mushroom shrine and obtain some dark scrolls, and then sell them at the inflated price. When prices are low, you buy. When Prices are high you sell.