Item Binding

[Judge_Xero]

I don't like the idea of this at all. So I can't sell any of my old gear that I've used, all I can do is npc it? Here's a senario; I own and use a pair of double melded gauntlets, I want to try to make some triple melded gauntlets for an upgrade but I'm not going to attempt it on the ones I already use as if it fails I'm left with nothing. So I make some new gear and try for the triple meld over and over... A long time later, yipee! Finally triple melded the gauntlets. I now equip the triple melded ones as their better. But what do I do with the old ones??? Their pretty useless to me now, but I can't sell them as their spiritbonded to me. NPC? 15gil for double melded gauntlets, wtf?

Kind of true...
Look at this scenario.

Double Melded Gauntlets (Already Spirit Bonded so EX - unsellable)

Then you can double meld another pair of Gauntlets (Not Spirt Bonded - sellable)

Now lets try and Tripple Meld the EX ones because if it blows up, at least we still have a spare.

...Cool success, now let's sell the spare...

Essentially the exact same scenario, except you have a pair to sell. I see nothing that has changed. Except you can't sell your old gear that has already been SB'd.

Removing the option to sell peoples old gear just reduces the amount of price gouging in the market. Among other things, it's a great addition to a new economy in FFXIV: ARR.