The effects of Maker on the economy

So, uhm:

- No, you can't re-built items.
- Yes, all stats dissapear -if- you need excisting items to create a new item (like maple shield upgrade?).

In a sense you can - you can "disassemble" items that exist, and for higher stats (ie above average) you get more monster crystals appropriate to the item level. I don't know if this includes scrolled stats or not. You need the monster crystals to forge new equips.