Well I just want to remind people that the repair NPC actually repairs equipment while you wear it. In fact they can't repair any equipment that you aren't wearing actually.

I think it is just the design function of the bazaar posting system that makes you need to take off and seek repairs which I don't find that big a deal. Repairs are much more reasonable now after the few patches adjusting rates of durability decreasing. I just wish I wouldn't fail repairs so regularly on new and full moons even being over 30-40 ranks above the item's rank.