ITs idiots who go OH WELL EVERYONE ELSE IS SELLING LEVEL 8 GEAR FOR 80k I MIGHT AS WELL TOO the ruin economy in these games... as a veteran of FFXI I can tell you if you keep this retarded mindset you will kill this game before it even has a chance.
Sorry, but you're wrong about this. The market will naturally adjust over time to what people are willing to pay. If people are willing to pay 80k for r8 gear, that's the appropriate price for it. If people don't want to pay that much, the prices will drop over time to what people ARE willing to pay.

I don't know what to tell ya 'bout the DoL website. It's absolutely the best resource on the web for folks doing what you are talking about doing, the maps are not in fact pointless - they are excellent - and the operator of the site works hard to keep it updated. You're totally wrong about that as well.