... a Gallic Royal Navy "Valor" battleship can hurt a lot of people, Nath. Just ask the Council.
A compromise would be that people are still allowed to sell ships but the buyers, even if they are not part of an official player faction, should at least attempt to make the bid from the appropriate faction. I think that's the least a potential buyer could do.
And I appreciate satire, Zapp... I feel your pain.
I'm probably the only person who saw that Zapp posted this and assumed it said Sabre instead of Satire.
I've honestly never been under the impression that the Stock Exchange was in-RP, certain special threads aside I've considered it little more than an OORP sales room.