Quote Originally Posted by MorbidCoffee View Post
When it comes to selling eternal bands, you're trading my money for your time invested in making gil. The very same way crafted items have a value based on the difficulty of the craft, the time invested, and the demand for the item. Different means of obtaining an item, but of equal value. It's an option for players to make gil if they choose, and the demand for the bands will slowly die out over the next few weeks and the price will significantly drop. Welcome to economy 101.

When it comes to dealing with bots, you're trading your personal information for an advantage.
Your explanation boils down to "I used my real life money to buy your gil." The size of your wallet in real life should have no effect on your capabilities in the game, once you're in the game (subscription/expansions). They assured us that the Cash Shop was not going to become Pay to Win, but that is exactly what is happening when you can trade Cash Shop items for another player's gil.