Why no dye?

So...why can't we dye the level 180 crafting gear? You can dye the gathering gear.

Maybe because we can't craft the Gathering gear. So the ... uh i170 is dyeable but the i180 is not. Perhaps.

Extra incentive to get the crafted version over the turn in.

Crafted takes longer to get over token version, which is why it's the 'prestige' one, and is dyable.