Why not just buy things straight from the item search counter?

[Nakiamiie]

Because the informed masses some people voted for AUCTION HOUSE instead of "wasting spending their time on the Marketplace" when the fix replacement is this simple. And SE listens, since communication makes the game so much better.

I like shopping in the Market Wards, it would be a shame to see them disappear. However, I agree that some people just don't enjoy the Market Wards and it's ok. So, for them there could effectively be an option to buy directly at the search counter (make an actual search counter that looks like an auction house counter, if it what it takes) and have the item delivered in their pocket.... for a price (5% sounds like a good idea).
That would add a gil sink in the game, make people in a hurry get their hands on what they want faster, and keep the Market Wards open for people like who like shopping. With that, we don't need an auction house, all you have to do is select which item you'd like and which listed price you'd like.

[Smokie23]

To lazy to travel to a ward to buy something you want, when your already sitting at the telepoint to any ward you want?? HAHAHA wow some people are frigging lazy. (probably gonna say some 'but players are in a hurry' now) I think players can spend 1.5 minutes to buy something from a retainer. Actual time it took me to buy hempen yarn from a retainer was 1 min 29 seconds (the majority of that time was trying to find 'hempen yarn' from the stupid search). So people are complaining that they cannot take 1.5 minutes out of their time to go buy an item they want....that is laziness not 'players are in a hurry' excuse. laziness is nothing to cater to.