So how about that Materia and the Market....

[Appleh4x]

The thing is i70 and i90 itme are TIME GATED, by either grand company seal and Myth. There is zero reason for this crime against humanity. Even if they are crafted they are many time more expensive than the i49 accessory.

Yeah I basically turned something worth 2 million gil into 2k gil. I wasn't using it anymore since I got the HA drop, but still.

[givemeraptors]

i'm not sure how you got this out of my post at all.

i was directly talking to the op complaining about how much crafters were charging. all i was saying is those complaining are also the same people putting the materials up for the high prices to start with. when crafting i do not spend 500k on materials to turn around and sell the product for 200k.

Ah I see now. Sorry about the misunderstanding.

TLDR: Research the proper iLVL ranges, SB in the correct content, and you will actually see a significant increase in overall SB rate / materia yielded.

I think the issue most people have is that:

1) If you want to SB you have to focus directly on SBing. You can no longer SB "casually" by tossing on some lower level jewelry during your Roulette runs. If you want to smack mobs in the open world you need to make sure your equipment is in the proper level range. This means you can't spiritbond while farming ATMAs in high level areas like Southern Thanalan or Western La Noscea.

2) Expensive and time consuming (in regards to both making and bonding) equipment is no longer guaranteed to provide a decent return on investment. As Appleh4x so eloquently put it:

Yeah I basically turned something worth 2 million gil into 2k gil.