You are right I didn't think about R&D costs.

Quote Originally Posted by Roaran View Post
In a free market, worth and value change. Stable prices usually mean there is a stable demand and stable supply. Especially for FFXIV, there is rarely stable demand or stable supply. So fluctuating prices should not be surprising. And if prices were not able to change when needed, either higher or lower, we would have shortages and wasteful production.
This is true, although up until recently we haven't had the ability to see sales history on items, it was a totally free market where everyone sold an item for what they thought it was worth.

With the introduction of Price History there has been a trend towards stability because even if an item is not currently for sale someone can check the last sold item for some kind of starting point.

This is why I think its more important to have that information on the retainer side than the search counter.