Quote Originally Posted by Pikachew View Post
The problem is the lack of demand and not the fact that you can't sell your stuff for ridic prices.
Many items have a huge demand for them, namely 1 stars and various HQ gear sets that turn into T3-4 materia. Prices used to be high for many of them, but in some situations such as the one on Leviathan, there's one guy who undercuts himself and pushes prices down to 0 profit or sometimes into the negative unless you gather everything yourself. Take opportunity cost into consideration, and it's just a bad situation all around. It doesn't have anything to do with supply, demand, or competition for selling an item.