Quote Originally Posted by Preypacer View Post
They say trading items for gil isn't against the ToS. However, buying items for the sole purpose of re-selling them for gil (rather than using them for their intended purpose) is not what they want people doing. That treads into the territory of RMT, and that is against the ToS.

Seems they realize they goofed on the implementation of those things, but would rather appeal to the honesty and good-will of their players (lol!) to do the right thing and not buy them specifically to sell them for gil... rather than have to go back and fix the system so you can't.

They are flat out saying "don't do it, or talk about it, or we'll be forced to change how the system works. Please use the items as intended".

Is that seriously not clear enough for you? Too nuanced, maybe?
I have 3 support tickets saying otherwise lol. Keep believing what they feed you in public.