It seems the primary issue at hand has not been understood by most of the responses.

What might the potential lost player base be from "optional" additional charges?

I know when I first looked into FF14 in order to leave the MMO I was playing, I did not join, and did not bring my friends because they had just added the mog station two weeks before. I was disappointed.

There are people (like me), that see potential negative affects on the community or players from such a system.

It isn't just about inventory, although I do feel the amount of time spent trying to value, sell, and get rid of inventory items each week is time not spent playing. I also find it difficult to just dump it all as that seems wasteful.

I am letting my game time lapse today, for sure for the rest of the summer until school starts.