By "high fees" I mean the price at LocalBitcoins is usually much higher than anywhere else. Sellers don't usually offer prices anywhere near the current price at exchanges.

If you choose some specific combinations you can probably get a reasonably good deal, but most people who choose LocalBitcoins will be buying through methods which will make their Bitcoins way more expensive.

However you are right: it doesn't have to be expensive. I will edit the matrix to reflect that.