Yeah crafting currency is where its at. People use it and there is always a need. Gear usuaally drops in value over the league because more and more enters the economy with no removal, other than players quitting.Maybe maps and books? But those are pittance. Maybe the boss key parts too? Those rare ass chase items? But too rare IMO to actually "farm". High end supports? Again RNG... But as the league goes on more and more of this currency is being used because more and more high end items are being crafted, or at least TRYING to craft it.
I rolled a druid yesterday. gort my monk to 90 and just lost steam. Still playing him but I wanted to try a plant Oracle. So I rolled one and wanted some twink items. And man, there is a market for this shit like crazy. I was crafting +1 and +2 spell skill shit and using it, then selling it for 40-80 ex. within minutes of posting on trader. I know this is a small pittance, but it adds up quick. I think I sold like 4 wands and 4 offhands. No more than a few ex to craft too. Usually you can find +1 or +2 shit on vendors if you do the rounds. I was looking at some of that shit on the market and people want like 1 div for it. So yeah there is a market for that shit too. I have to go through my inventory for the shit I kept from my warrior and monk. Maces, staves, twinky armor....