The "archer's issue" is probably due to the amount of non gil sellers camping. It's a hard drop, sure, but now it's a free-for-all. At least the gil sellers were somewhat organized and camping 24/7 gave them more chances at a better drop rate.
Now, those who got the drop are having them crafted into Snipers for the higher sale. The gil sellers had no means of synthing... so they just sold it, as is.
I don't see the price dropping anytime soon, if crafters are depending on non-gil sellers, to sell Archers.