I don't like shopping much in real life.
So the thought of having to shop for stuff in a game does not quite meet my fun threshold.
I know that there are those who love the thrill of the chase of a good bargain or trade... so .... where's the shopping service? Surely those who love to shop can meet the needs of people like me who are both a)clueless and b)disinterested.
The other thing is that I'm kinda of very focused when I actually do shop. I know exactly what I want and I go and buy that. So I can't wait until they finally do decent filtering on the AH... (any day now yes?)
So um yeah... if you wonder why my high level toons are wandering around wearing completely **** items, that's why... I find them in a chest, are very kindly given them, or I very focused buy them (possibly paying more than i should).
Hmmm... I think I'm reversed gender stereotyped in this... it's a very odd game for gender stuff.. but that's a different topic.