Quote Originally Posted by Black91CRX View Post
Why people would pay outrageous prices for materia when they can bond their own in less than an hour is beyond me.
That part should be pretty obvious. Why spend 1hr to spirit bond a few materia when you can purchase 20 of them in only a few seconds? We live in an age where people are more than happy to pay for the convenience of having someone else do the work for them.

Higher grade materia is a pain to get since you'll need higher tier equipment or you need to get lucky with an ilvl 55. Using higher grade equipment also bumps up the costs considerably, making it hard to justify when compared to the countless cheaper alternatives already on sale in the markets.