I don't see anything on the merchants that are new but (bad memory), I even checked the guy that sells the castle nothing new there. And it doesn't look like they got any new receipes to learn either. The only thing I saw that I didn't remember being there was a dresser looking thing that did nothing.
lots of new building blocks for sale from the researcher's assistants .. all 5 chits each ..window frames arched doorways rounded tiles but no square tiles so far.
disappointing beyond the initial recipes, unless your goal is house items. would like to see no limit on the amount of potions. also make the potions heirloom.
and if I may quote: "Niami's Chef Hat of Yummy Creations It makes me bald, but I love it! Unlocks on a vendor at researcher rank 3" http://eq2.eqtraders.com/articles/article_page.php?article=g815&menustr=115000000000 the researchers are rank III, yet,.. no hat,...
You can still run the quests Ad nauseam in the futile hope you might get a decent Saddle or Reins pattern, but after thousands of quests I've only received 3.
From the same source you quote from Note that these lists are not complete! Some items may not be revealed until a server's researchers have ranked up enough to unlock the item on a vendor. EXPECT CHANGES! also "Orphans" (We don't yet know who will be selling these.) Mirt's Illuminating Beam (also unknown what researcher rank unlocks it) Niami's Chef's Hat of Yummy Creations (unlocks at rank 3 on ?)
Remember we had to bump all ranks up by one so what was on rank 1 before is now on rank 2. So hat is on rank IV now.