To add something actually constructive to an unconstructive thread, I would like to bring this up:

Quote from the notes: "Unused gear will be bound to a character after engaging in battle, crafting, or gathering even once, regardless of item level."

I don't get the point of this... we run Satasha or whatever and Plundered gear gets dropped we get it.. and all we can do is either use it, or sell it to the vendor (is what it sounds like now). Considering that the vendor gives you barely nothing is laughable. Might as well discard it. And NO, I am not selling the stuff en-masse or gouging the market... I just don't see the point in binding gear like that.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding the note, or maybe SE doesn't know how to write patch notes we can make sense of...