We need an AH

[Kaedan]

My claim was that the current system, with NPCs, can be replicated without the NPCs and void of all the problems that NPCs bring.

Edit: and I should clarify, by NPCs, I mean retainers. If purchases are done from a single, non-retainer NPC, that's a better system.

You are still failing to provide the specific parameters of the system you claim to be "objectively better".

I can tell you right now that there are benefits to having the current system over a "one NPC" system... so that alone proves it's not objectively better.