Quote Originally Posted by Dargoth_Draconia View Post
Honestly majority of the time I just vendor the items because I am too lazy to look for someone to repair them to have them sit in my bazaar for awhile to sell or on retainer. I have so many items and so little bazaar slots that I just got to make a decision, keep it or scrap it.
Actually, NPC'ing items creates more opportunities for the crafters. Right now, hundreds (thousands?) of items are being recycled. You rank up, repair the item, and try to sell it in your bazaar. Someone buys it and repeats the process. The result? An eventual oversaturation of the item. Can you imagine how many needles would be on the market if some people hadn't switched to the "broken = toss it/buy new one" method of (ahem) repair?

Makes me think that the restrictions on trading were part of Square's plan to keep crafters busy. Currently, you need crafters to either recycle the item (repair to 100%), or to replace the item.