Just dropping in to let you know that the Gift of Simril exploit has reportedly been fixed. They at least have added some sort of workaround because the game no longer seems to track the amount of opened gifts, making higher tier awards effectively impossible.

As a result, the Lesser Bonding Runestone is recovering fast and has already jumped from 25k to 60k in the Auction House. There is a good chance it will slowly approach its old value at 150k, so there might be still some opportunities for a smart investment.