[Ruffie]

The problem with vendors giving decent prices for crafted goods is that it opens up too many holes for people to churn out mass amounts of coin. This allows gold farmers to destroy the economy rapidly.

With a small amount of creativity however, they could come up with a decent exchange that would not impact the economy.

N pieces of crafted armour for one free ride to any city on Telon anyone? T1 has a 3 minute cast time, T2 has a 2 minute cast time, T3 has a 1 minute cast time, T4 has a 30 second cast time, T5 excluded...don't need a sink for those yet. Make the item soul bound with one charge, refresh timer of 2 hours.

N Pieces of crafted armour turned in for an hour long USEFUL buff.

N Pieces of crafted armor to rent a speedy mount, speedy being better than anything you could get for your level. Level being determined by the tier of the turn ins.

Long term, add a city where the only way to gain faction is to turn in crafted gear. Access to the city gains you access to better crafting XP in the city, Premeir adventuring dungeons, Diplomatic centers, Additional quests for all spheres, specific raids when they get raiding in... Faction would degrade in this city, demanding a constant supply of crafted goods. Story line for the city, could be a city under siege.

Basically, BoE is the lazy way out which addresses one issue at the expense of several others.