I've Lost Everything

[worldofneil]

It is the one thing about the demolition that I've never been able to fathom.

It's because housing was always supposed to be a gil sink. We have so many things adding gil into the game, but very few that actually remove gil. Housing was supposed to be one of those, and one that removed massive amounts at a time as originally you couldn't get it back.

Then as we all know with demolition they give you back 80% as well as the items, but to still be an effective gil sink they'd rather not give it back, hence the limited time to collect it in. They probably include furniture in that because it's easier for them to do it all at once and possibly also because any NPC bought furniture (small amounts as they are) would also be a small gil sink too.

[Claviusnex]

They probably include furniture in that because it's easier for them to do it all at once and possibly also because any NPC bought furniture (small amounts as they are) would also be a small gil sink too.

Or in my cynic's view they want people to have to go back to the Mog Station to repurchase all of those housing items they paid cash for.