Originally Posted by
Girlie
When people do this with gear, I've found that they are doing it to dress their retainers. You'll find a well-dressed retainer selling groceries, for instance, with three pieces of maximum priced gear in the bazaar. You can't choose your retainer's gear without putting that gear up for sale in the bazaar.
It actually is kind of convenient sometimes. I wasn't sure whether I wanted to craft myself a cotton sugarloaf hat, but said grocery selling retainer was wearing one. His display helped me decide. :)