The game needs an auction house

GGG's reason for not including one is that they want to add friction to the game and want to make the experience of trading feel special. This is a valid reason but I think it is easily outweighed by:

• the overall reduction in scams, time wasters and abuse that goes on with trade;
• the significant inconvenience of having to play "cat and mouse";
• making the market more transparent and preventing price manipulation;
• bringing the game to a more modern audience (trade site worked well in PoE1 but it is 2025)

Thoughts