Ive played for a couple years now. Ive seen the market for lots of items rise and fall either because of quantity or lack of people farming said item. Also due to item "hoarding." People have asked me and everyone else ofcourse, "why are lock prices so low." Or gear prices accordingly, some say it has to do with quantity, which it sometimes does. Or if the total arlor gold count gets low. (This can happen when alot of people that farm get nothing and spend lots on potions, Therefore eliminating total gold in the game) the main point of all thus being market effects. The only. Only. Only. Fail safe way to drive prices down or up is to literally stagnate the market by not posting items and waiting. (Supply&demand) if theres no locks on cs. The price will be high. Only if you stop listing for. Day or two the price could go up drastically. Market fluctuations can be controlled by the players and not the quantity of items that exist. Or number of people opening crates or anything. Its all you arlorians. Take control of your market.