I suppose its basically impossible to have your cake and eat it too.

This system does have the advantage of no fighting and drama over drops, it just sucks to get something you don't want that someone else does and not be able to give it to them.

What am I supposed to do when I obtain a Deluxe Animator from Akupara?
The deluxe animator is a false reward. It's inferior to the animator +1. Thus, PUP or no PUP, you're going to throw it away.