So I have a question:
Why is it that Extremely Hallowed Shrine Powder (a useful item that isn't sold by vendors) sells at auction for 1800 currants, yet the raw components (163 sparkly, 52 beryl, and 92 dullite) sell to a tool vendor for about 1600 currants? Does that mean that all the mining, grinding and alchemizing (assuming you do it yourself, as that is probably the most cost-efficient way to), not to mention all the food and drink you consume while doing it, is only worth 200 currants? Am I missing something here? Is there any economic advantage of spending the time to learn all the skills to make things, or is EHSP just really over-produced? Any sort of insight would be awesome, I'm just a bit confused.
Edit: Thanks to GrindOTron and the Glitch Wiki for their help!