People don't have a lot of TC these days, on average people have less. To put it into context since tournament servers were added players are around 250% poorer. Why you may ask... Probably betting etc.

If you're struggling with the market then you need to rethink your strategy. If people aren't buying off you then it's because they either don't want what you have or can get it somewhere else cheaper. You're not going to sell anything unless you're the cheapest they can get.

Textured joints aren't hurting joint sales at all. Joint textures are designed to work along side joint colours, that's why they have colour blending on black & alpha so they act as overlays to make colour matching a set easier.

Also keep in mind that people don't change their stuff every 5 minutes. They get the gear they want & stop buying.

All in all, it aint anything to do with tournaments or textures. It's just poor marketing, and that's why a handful of people are able to control 99% of the market. They know what they're doing.