Dark Matter

[Coglin]

I've never known anyone to buy dark matter from a retainer or PC... The NPC prices are soo inexpensive it doesn't make sense to go bazaar hopping.

Sure, if by paying 1000 on the wards for grade 5, while you pay 4500 on the vendor, you mean it doesn't make sense. Then sure, your a pioneer of an entire new logic system.

[Umo]

Well, things are changing anyways, as you can read RIGHT HERE:

1. There will be a “Repair NPC” and a “Merchant NPC” stationed at every Aetheryte/Settlement.
2. When an NPC repairs an item, the level of durability will be restored to 99% of the item’s condition.
3. Only crafters are able to restore an item’s durability to 100% (As per the design)
4. The price for NPC repairs will be greatly lowered.
(The price per item will be fixed at 100G/500G/1000G/2100G/5000G according to the level of the equipment)
5. The cost of Dark Matter will be lowered.
(G1/G2/G3/G4/G5 = 50G/300G/700G/1500G/3500G)
6. The decrease in condition based on equipment deterioration changes are as follows:
No decrease in status/attributes for durability levels between 100 and 1

As Coglin stated, we could still have some profit selling gathered dark matter, but I expect a drop on sales rates if we take above information into consideration.