Psst... The reason why you didn't see any of those spells on the AH is because the people who needed them went to those "worthless events nobody ever does" and farmed their own before they started farming more to slap on the AH to churn a profit off people who refuse to do the same.

A suggestion is that you give WoE and the new High Kindred Crests fights a try, since you might actually realize SE makes good content throughout the game, and has better gear for you to obtain than the ol faithful Perle set from the Abyssea NPC that waits for you right as soon as you enter the zone. Why, you might even get to work on an imitation Emp Weapon out of it!

Honestly, there's about 40-60 people constantly in WoE since the update hit, and I know there's tons of people in Port that'll join you if you /sh for the new battlefields. Our server can organize pickup groups that actually win most things, so don't let the fear of failure stop you. I'm sure it didn't if you shot past Maat @ 70.