Small thing - L44 Dark Wand of Mastery has worse stats than L35 Dark Wand of Mastery

Just saying.

Because it is sold by the NPC's, and those are supposed to have lower stats then those found in the dungeons.

I agree with the OP. If the NPCs are supposed to have less powerful items, don't give them pinks to sell. A level 44 Mastery pink should be superior to a level 35 Mastery of the same item type regardless of where it comes from IMO.