Have you played BDO ? just wondering.
Yes I have, for a while. Stopped couple of months ago.
I'm assuming your point is you can't just cash and sell as many items as you want until you're satisfied with your silver, which yes, it's way better than what AA does, but let's do some quick maths.
100 USD = 25000 Credits
25000 Credits = 11 2k Packs + 1 1k Pack + 8 100 Packs
2k Credits = 230g~ Before donations went down
1k Credits = 115g~ Before donations went down
100 Credits = 10g~ Before donations went down
11 2k Packs + 1 1k Pack + 8 100 Packs = 2725g~
Yes, looks like a lot and "only" for 100$.
But keep in mind I made 1k~ gold in 4.3 hours total if I count just the traveling time from X to Y for trade runs.
(With the Farm Hauler, would go way faster if I had a freighter)
4.3 Hours = 260~ minutes give or take
1k~ Gold = 260 minutes (4.3h)
2725~ Gold = 708 minutes (12h~)
It ends up being a personal decision really, do you think the 100$ are worth to skip what you could get in 12 hours?
Also keep in mind this is only a decent way to make money, they're normal packs from a basic location to another.
You could definitely find way more profitable ways to make money if you so wished to.
Yes, a wealthy person that doesn't value their money can just cash and get ahead of everyone if they so wished to, but personally I don't really care because the average player you meet in wPvP will just be exactly that, the average player.
Apologies if that wasn't your point, but asking redundant questions isn't exactly a good way to argue. (Sorry if I fucked up the quick maths, rather sleepy.)
Sorry for the rant-ish.