Quote Originally Posted by Black91CRX View Post
Who can afford 20 top tier materia at 150K each? I'm just saying it's ridiculous to pay that much when spirit bonding is so easy.
Didn't you just answer your own question? The person who does that "easy" work and sells the materia. Keep in mind, the prices can only inflate to the extent that people are willing to pay. So do both if you wish, make materia, keep the stuff you want, sell that which you don't, use the money you make to buy the stuff you want.

That's just how economics work, and there's only so much stuff that gil is widely useful for, so expect to see that gill dumped into the things people care about.