We need things to spend currants on. Auctions are generally dead because there's very little value to having extra currants, so no incentive for people to put items up. New Streets chat has people putting items up if they can't travel fast enough, but it's less preferred since you only get a few (thousand) currants while the purchaser gets mood, energy, xp, cash rebate and (maybe) a trophy piece.
I'm hoarding ore since I get enough currants out of leveling and projects (and the crab) and I can use ore for powder, projects, or something to be determined. I only use currants for seeds, groceries, and new tinkertools (need to get around to tinkering 3). It would be great if there were something to spend my money on.