Spell Prices too damn high!

[Anathuril]

Just so we know what we are talking about, I logged my druid and looked for more info. Most of the spells I mentioned as druid level 9 were specific to druid and/or ranger, and in all those cases druid had lowest req'd lev of 9 (e.g. Ignite Rng(22) Dru(9)) costs 5p2g.
So, we have Levitate Rng(39) Dru(14) Shm(14) Wiz(24) Enc(24) - cost is 4p2g.
Then, SoW Rng(39) Dru(14) Shm(9) - cost is 5p2g.
Also, Invigor Clr(9) Pal(22) Rng(30) Dru(14) Shm(24) Enc(24) - cost is 4p2g.
If Messianic were correct, one would still expect that a L14 spell like Levitate would cost more than a L9 spell like SoW, wouldn't one? Or that two L9 spells like Invigor and SoW would cost the same? Not so!

Finally, I don't care at this point for my char, but though I remember high costs when I played circa 1999, I am sure I did not pay those prices for L9 spells. Sure you can say someone should get "decent plat" from 5-9, but I would like to know where one can get the 40p or so required with an untwinked newby at those levs.