>1.) Your weight info is off. The Lockjaw Vest, as I recall, weighs 1.5.
>The Cured Silk weighs 0.1. The difference in coinage is about 55 coins of
>any type. Since EQ uses a bracketing system, even 4 AC makes a difference
>and +5 Stamina means more hit points, depending on your current stamina and
>level.