No, it's hilarious for exactly the reason I think:

You: Maybe try Y.
Me: That won't work, because X.
You: I never said that, stop making shit up.
Me: Provides actual quote where you did say that.
You: But I said Maybe.

Do you understand what a suggestion is? Even if you remove maybe, putting something forward is a suggestion, which is one possible way that something can be addressed. Just because you use a qualifier like maybe doesn't mean you didn't suggest it. Just because someone chooses to comment on that doesn't mean they're making shit up. Now you're arguing that using part of your idea for a much simpler way to prevent buying favor is arguing for the irrelevant. Have you asked to have this thread locked yet, because you're now, by your own admission, arguing the irrelevant. Because my little suggestion, that could be done in two lines, instead of a verbose wall of text, accomplishes exactly what you're trying to accomplish, removes the ability to buy merchant favor, and eliminates the need to micromanage your inventory. If doing these things is irrelevant, then this thread is pointless, because that was the whole point, right?

Congratulations? You just played yourself.