It seems that new players are often confused about why some items in the shops are so expensive (it takes the forums to explain that there is a multiplier on the price if the item is higher level than the characters). So why not have Gary mention the markup when he introduces the first shop?
I support this one. Although whole system could be removed. Usable items are already limited by power tokens, and getting few better items wouldn't hurt that much. Especially as game is considered too hard by some.
I didn't mind the outrageous prices (good things should be expensive); my confusion was "How come every time I visit the shop, half the items are cheaper than when I last saw them?" And it was never more than half the shop (because of the random selection and many hitting their minimum) and some went down 10% and some 50% and a few times (about 3 items in 3 weeks) the price went up slightly (I've been playing three different parties).