Spell price arbitrage

[manguard]

So I've been collecting Kunark spells since Velious came out since I prefer to level there instead of Velious. I anticipated (guessed) an upward trend in Kunark spell demand about a month into Velious and it seems like there is more demand now. However there are still some spells going at bargain prices when there are other people who have been WTB them for months. Sure it's good for the buyer's bank roll if they manage to find their WTB spell in a timely manner, but bad for the spell economy. This has happened to a few people I know now who were WTB spells.

How long will people wait before paying more for a spell they want? How can we set up a system where the people who WTB a spell, don't have to do so if they don't mind paying a premium to get it ASAP without feeling ripped off? Is it possible? Is the spell economy just too sparse to actually be its own economy because people who need spells will just either wait years if they have to or just farm it themselves?

Just another day in tunnel quest...