1. When they were $300 there were 7 voting sites
2. Many things to do w/ netherstars
3. High demand

The price of around $350-$400 is perfect for them.

 

If prices are high, that means there is strong demand. This is what the free market is about.

 

You can't just say "The prices are too high" when the market is entirely players. This means this is what the players value them at.

When did we have 7 voting sites?

 

I remember distinctly getting 7 netherstars a day? Maybe I'm just crazy

 

Maybe just an extra one on one of the voting sites?

 

I have no interest in star tools for the time being, so I find the inflation of the prices quite good actually.
Yet, with the inflation of netherstars, ECD itself devalues because as everyone knows, the easiest way for anyone from tycoon to builder to earn money is to vote, and if people vote, people get more money and the server becomes more popular of course, but then there's a constant flow of money into the system and then things become more expensive because people have more money.
Maybe I'm delusional, though.

 

There's no change in the value of ECD, because nstars don't create money, the money simply circulates among users. (and often ends up lost in lotto, ranks, spawnshops, etc)
It's not a constant flow of money, it's a constant circulation of money. And nstars disappear in large amounts when people buy star tools.

 

nether stars are only worth 150$ to the server with /sell hand. the recent 400$+ price of nether stars are directly influenced by the market for them. suggesting a price decrease wont solve anything due to the price being set by the demand of the item and not by the server set price. when the price gets too high and people stop paying for stars the price will decrease. this is exactly how an economy works. inflation and deflation following supply and demand.