Show me where I said anything about winning....
As for them dropping in game, what of the players on "a break" or the new ones that come in the future, when all of the mobs or whatever that drop those no longer exist? Also they won`t have the node.
Once that happens, prices will most likely sky rocket.
That`s a hiderance to those builds that have to use those to make gear too.
Side note: Ages since I`ve played, how do you know there are "650k of them on the trading post"? Last I saw, the tp only ever showed 1000+.