The supply is fine. Pay the 400k+ already. Or wait and it'll be 40k. Just like before.

And, are you really comparing this to mythic Weapons and alexandrites? It's 40 geodes. 30,000 drites. 40 geodes. 30,000 drites. 40 geodes. 30,000 drites. Good grief. You know, all that gil serves no purpose if all you ever do is save it "just in case something great down the road shows up and I want to buy it" Everyone has access to millions of gil now simply by experiencing their jobs in Abyssea and some leg work. Mages no longer have excuses not to buy expensive stuff. I think you can wing 40 geodes times however many staves you have but if you insist on not doing it, wait a month or so and they'll be right back at the 1k mark for goldsmiths to rape for gems again.

Hell, you can still get them for cheap right now. Someone somewhere is always under charging because they're too lazy to check price or they want to save on AH fees and you can get a 20k geode for 1. It's common enough to bother under bidding on any and all items that are heavy in supply on the AH.