Remove shards, and RMT will just farm base components harder. Then we'll just have the same discussion about base components. So next step is just remove base components. Might as well get rid of crafting entirely next.

When I do sell shards, I don't sell 2000 at a time for 30 each. I see about 50-100 for about double that. People snatch that up. Many crafters don't want to buy 1000+ at a time.