I logged into the forum today to post a similar story, Nefulum. After putting in tons of hours toward this goal, needlessly salvaging items I would have otherwise sold (just so I could reach the 500 item quota) I was extremely disappointed to find that the reward was 20 mystic coins, 56 copper, and ONLY 2,100 exp??!? Seriously?? LESS exp than most dynamic events? It seems insulting really. Why bother???
I really thought this achievement would mean something more……..