To answer the OP's question as to WHY there aren't many low level items available, I just don't think most people take the time to auction them. Heck, I saw Paladin Deepwater Boots on a vendor in FV today and those aren't even low level gear. Some items aren't worth the time it takes to sell them. A lot of people just don't care about selling an item for 10-25pp to a player if a vendor will give them 8pp for it. It's easier just to vendor the item and not have to waste time in the EC tunnel.
Also, a lot of places those low level items drop (Befallen, Najena, Split Paw, Runny Eye, Blackborrow, etc.) just don't seem to be zones that are used all that much here. The population just isn't big enough to support every dungeon. The server seems to peak out at about 800-1000 at high play times. There was easily double that on live servers during the Kunark era.
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