[Quiet Man Cometh]

Damage would be relative depending on how many users are actually buying runes. So much of this stuff is relative to attitudes. People who can't or won't by runes might feel left out or resentful of the people who do buy them, or for us even selling special currency items. A handful of runes at a time at least provides a rune option for people who can't really donate, and might encourage more participation. There is still value in donating as A: it helps the site and some people are altruistic enough to do it, and B: it saves a lot of time and posts for people who don't want to wait.

What might happen is runes might go down in "aurum" price in the market because they are a little less exclusive.