Oh yes, I agree with that. CE, SP and DD should also be playerowned. Its cool for the players, And it isnt stupid work. People like to have a job in a shop, But since DD and CE are NPC-Owned, Alot of players lost their job. It should come back.
About the Economy, This is just a problem for now. I suggest that Era should buy a own / real Site, Where they put all information on. And they could also have a Standard Trade Value of everything. (Like Sizzle's Era)
Anyway, If they could release a official Era Site (A real one which is hosted like:
www.GraalEra.com or something), And at the same time make sure that everything is done (Gun Info, Trade Values etc.) they can release the new Era and have a reset. If everyone just stay active on the Era Site, And all the Trade Values stay the same, We would have a better Economy. Or not?