Remember that when things inflate in price, so do many items that you can hunt down and sell.
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But as there are less low level players the supply of low level gear drops sharply. Include the fact that a good population of the low levels are alts, and hence have access to more money than a first time player and you can see why the price would go up.
I had a feeling FXIV was going to come out next year instead. I am right and wrong at the same time.
I can not wait for Sept 30th.