Yeah but you didn’t answer my question :
Buggy is said to rival shanks
Buggy is said to be the mastermind behind Cross Guild
Buggy is said to have the power to make Mihawk a guy with more « skills » than Shanks obey him
= less than Shanks
So Mihawk having a bounty higher than Buggy is not really a problem.
Because Shanks resources, territories, allies and crew strength amassed for like a decade as an Emperor and even further as a legendary pirate in NW. All Buggy has is himself, Mihawk and Crocodile- rest are irrelevant fodders and resources of a freshly formed guild.
Quit with the emphasis of skills, though. Mihawk is also the strongest swordsman, which is apparently ignored because you think Shanks being a mere stepping stone in Luffy's journey implies he's Luffy's goal
Give credit where it's due. Cope goes only so far. Why make a fat L after decade of being wrong into another half a decade?