"If we added a feature that would enable players to search for a specific item type, it would make the high demand items sell incredibly fast. This would then result in the high demanding items completely disappearing from the market, and almost no one would find the type of items that they need."
Complete horsecrap of an excuse that further shows that the developers (along with the imbecile who composed the above quote) does not even have rudimentary middle school level of knowledge in economics
If they simply remove price ceiling, the prices of highly sought after items such as parts will simply will rise until the supply matches the demand. The items will not simply 'disappear'. Even as of now, high demand items are nonexistent in the market since they are instantly bought out by the users with faster devices, with the market being flooded with endless pages of metal, donuts, and shoes. So using this * as an excuse for not adding a search filter is unacceptable.
It is time for EA to be selective regarding the educational backgrounds of their employees, instead of hiring dropouts after dropouts.