I have a problem with obtaining lambent stones.

I'm running around NRo/Oasis/SRo regularly now and shouting out for lambent
stones assuming people will be cool and just give them to the poor bard who
needs them for his armor quest like most people do with all the rest of the
no-drop quest components for all the other classes. I assumed wrong.

This may be just on E'ci, but greedy people are seriously trying to cash in
on lambent stones. I got a few answers to my requests for stones, but the
cheapest anyone was willing to give me one for was 20pp with some morons
saying they sell for 100-200pp each. I agree with others on this list who
refuse to pay for the stones for various reasons. I have spent over 1000pp
purchasing gemstones (sapphires, rubies, etc etc) and I am not going to hand
some greedy bugger more.

Soooo, I am now camping SG's in oasis every opportunity I can but I killed 4
last night and did not find a single one. I am joining pickup groups for
the purpose of giant hunting and I often have to convince my group members
that they should let me loot a stone should we find one. I just don't get
it.

I still need about 7 lambent stones total for the rest of my armor and I am
certainly not willing to pay another 200-1000pp to obtain them, I don't even
have that kind of money anymore after buying the other components. But I
have been looking for my next stone for 4 in-game days now and have killed 5
giants and am still empty-handed.

Does anyone have any suggestions or recommendations apart from soloing in
the Rathe mts and charming giants to kill each other?

-Faras