Yes. My stuff has been selling super fast. I put up 5 stacks of ingots just before the daily time flip, and had to put more back up after it because it was already sold out. I also got rid of all my cheap motifs like Anequina from past events.
I've been opening an Alik'r treasure chest each day instead because I'm trying to find a lead at the same time. I initially thought you needed to use a treasure map for it to count for the Honest Toil quest but it turns out any chest out in the wild will count.
I've been buying gear I need for my collections (still missing lots of PvP pieces) or running off to find a chest somewhere. They don't need to be dug up from treasure maps despite the "unearth" wording, any regular chest lying around in the overworld will do.
PC NA, CP2500+. Character creation is the true endgame.
Well, the traders right beside the event have some pretty silly prices on some things (12k for APPLES?) But go to the banker in town and buy from your own guilds. I've been selling a LOT of items, even though our traders are zones away. Many people simply slip the traders by the event because at least a few members got way too greedy (seriously, there are free Apple's by the statue).
It depends. I've picked up some deals (in my mind) on furnishing plans at the Belkarth traders. I have a price I won't exceed, and when I see a fair priced plan I don't have, I snag it.