[Rob]

Some people have descriptions on items, without needing books. Any idea how to do that?

When you add an item you can enter both a price and a description (2000 +25 Vanq Xbow), if you only enter a description it won't be for sale, e.g. 'Bag of Armor'.

With the new vendor search that is being developed, items that are not for sale will not be shown unless they are containers (bags, pouches, etc).
So for those players that put out a single item with a ridiculous expensive price(mainly ingots/boards/scrolls/pots) as a descriptor (looking at you Robin Hood,Harold Miner, Bungah, etc), those items are going to clutter the results.