I think you're still missing the point... You're having an argument of your own.
If it costs me $7 to buy a $5 item, I'm not going to do it. DRK goes unused.
IF the ATM machine charges me a $2 fee to get out $20 dollars, I'm not using it.
What does some 3rd party's markup have to do with 'liquidity?'
The lack of liquidity is causing the markup at point of entry. Thus, choose not to enter.
If I kill my own market position becasue the liquidity is so low that I can't buy the DRKs to then spend on the goods/services I intend to buy with it...
This isn't about "to da moon" stop thinking about that. I'm talking about people actually using DRK to buy stuff. If they can't get the DRK without paying a premium due to lack of liquidity, they're not going to buy DRK. We've watched the charts several times. It seems like some hard buys show up, but then there's a huge gap and both sides stare at each other across the gap as the manipubots crap on it... It's already too tied up.
Ah, you're referring to the spread gap between buys and sells. That in time should narrow. BTC was the same way years ago. It happens in time.