NPC vendor sell prices

So I am pretty new to this server and was wondering why the sell to npc vendor prices are so low? My wife likes to work on tailoring and selling to the vendors when she gets a bag full is how she gets her starting gold, and a good amount of her gold throughout play. She goes out kill mobs for loot, and critters for leather. She enjoys many aspects of this game. However, the low sell prices to npcs makes her wonder what is the point? Other than trying to compete against well established players and their wares, the only thing now is to go out kill to get her skill up and pvp, without tailoring half her fun is gone. I first thought I was misremembering selling weapons to the blacksmith, but I have gone to UOSecondage which I know was close to UO Ren and its definitely a vast difference.
 
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