Quote Originally Posted by charlemagne View Post
The item blowing up does not remove gil from the economy. Let's assume that there are two things that can happen. (A) the item doesnt blow up and (B) the item blows up.
(A) You're right in thinking it's worth gil. But it isn't gil itself. If you sell it you get your gil back but that gil comes from another player it is not gil introduced into the economy.
(B) It blows up The guy you bought it from still has your gil so that gil is still in the economy. You cant get your gil back by selling it but the gil you would have got for selling it is still in the hands of the guy who would have bought it from you. The gil is still in the economy.
Its an asset. Worth gil. I dont know if I am misunderstanding you or what, but it has value represented in gil.