Takes more than 1 day to find new goods in the shops. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/puppyeyes.gif" alt="" />
I preferred to let repair, because I had a lot of money and skill pts were too precious for me - but if you find items with repair skill: keep them if you wish to get more money from fully repaired goods. Yes, the price is supposed to be higher if you repair them yourself and then sell.
If you haven't visited the merchant, save/load and look into his goods. My own personal view: the better his attitude was towards me, the more spellbooks I got.
Gavanariel/archer in the Dark Forest/Elven village = sells bows.
Kiya