I can see how the games effect it too - for example, if I earned enough to buy the new items with games, I would feel no need to sell my extras from before, would I? I understand that.

Still, I think the inflation is mostly natural, due to menewsha's growth and the not-so-natural part is, well, people knowing that the prices will rise and hanging on to their items.

On gaia for example, I knew someone who hoarded slippers when they were 100g each and got 30 or so. Nowadays they are 40mil++.

People who know that the prices will rise, even if not as extremely, don't want to sell before they can make a nice profit off it.