I'll admit that I benefitted greatly in my early days by purchasing eggs for under the return value. That said, I do think that more users need to be aware of this feature, new players in particular.





I'm not sure how it has anything to do with common sense or research- it's a relatively new and still very small game, after all.
You can still be a good Samaritan and auction eggs cheaply. This wouldn't stop people from doing that.