and he is wrong about how economy in the game works
Hah!

I've merely been around long enough to see how it ACTUALLY works, as opposed to how you seem to THINK it works.

You need to give it a little time, the last patch really threw everything for a loop. I've seen prices on many things fall over 800% in the last week alone, as the true price the market will bear sorts itself out. Scarcity will also begin to recede as many older and rich players (such as myself, though I'm not rich anymore :/) get done picking up the lower-level gear that they now need to work their subclasses.

Re: the DoL website, I implore you to take a closer look at it; it really is the best site for finding gathering points. Not every point is popped at the same time, true - but a little bit of effort on your part will quickly find the ones that are there, and it's easy to set up a three-point triangle for continuous harvesting (especially with your choco friend!).