The motif market is actually way down, generally speaking. The last Anniversary Event, where motifs were given out in the gift boxes, allowed people to flood the market with motifs at drastically slashed prices, which drove the prices way down. I made a great living on Morrowind motifs, which typically sold between 12-25k. I'm lucky now if I can sell at 8-10k. I'm sure someone will reply with a "tuff toenails, buddy". I wasn't complaining, just trying to explain the pricing a bit.