To OP:

You are absolutely correct. I really don't know how to heal the economy, typically it will balance itself over time. Remember we have a lot of people doing the same thing at the same time (trying out gathering and mining) because of the new mechanics. This has flooded the markets with similar things. As for crafting we saw this coming. Yoshi has handed gear over on a platter, why would anyone buy anything off the market board? I just took a few jobs to pretty close to 40 with out buying 1 piece of gear! I have never played a game that slapped crafters in the face so hard. I mean why go through so much trouble with crafting gear design if they were going to be worthless. Looks like it was all for vanity just like everything else in this game. Looks great but very little substance. We all saw this coming a mile away, so I am happy to announce. I told you so.