You think you have it bad, as an alchemist most of my recipes simply are not used by anyone. The grenade potions are seldom to never used, mana potions? when did you last see the healer use a X-Ether instead of yelling at the BRD to ballad. Castrum drops X-potions like candy and its farmed constantly which drastically lowers their value. The only thing of value for an alchemist really are the one star weapons for SCH and SMN Relics (the whm one is also ach but uses all lvl 50 or lower mats that are gathered by btn, making it nearly worthless to craft). One does not level alchemy to make a large profit, one levels it for the cool lab coat and Borg like headgear.