Was looking at the NPC item shop out of curiosity, and noticed something strange.

Here's a level 1 bow costing 210 gold:


Then, looking into the Platinum armor/weapon section:


This is a lv 5 bow that costs as much as an entire new campaign map...plus it's worth 20 gold. Not sure if it's the ultimate waste of Platinum or the best NPC merchant deal in gold:


Same with the other Platinum weapons and armors: