if you see someone with a lot of one item, that comes from pure luck, if someone has a lot of items stage on, they got a few lucky sales (50% off). even though some of this game is luck it also has some skill involved, learn what items go well with each other, see what is easy to start or build into. If you are worried about winning the first few rounds, a good start as the hunter is two wooden swords with a whetstone increasing both swords' damage. :)