Quote Originally Posted by Miya_Carbuncle View Post
Uh, you realize some of us missed those events... right? If event items that I've missed aren't available in-game, and I want them enough, I'll spend a few bucks on 'em. Why not? There's no other way to get them.
Because how they decide to make their "few bucks" just might leave a bad taste with enough people. This is as much about politics and PR as it is about marketing.

They could have just as easily placed the same NPC, that sold the items for the same 47 gil a piece, and made their money elsewhere.