ISP: Verizon
Type of Internet Connection: DSL
Internet Connection Speed: 1.5 Mbps
Date & Time: 4/5/2012, 11:30 pm EDT
Frequency: Ongoing
Character Name: Elysia Zalakria
Race: Elezen Female
World: Aegis (Figaro prior to merge)
Class/Level: WAR 50
Area and Coordinates: Ul'dah Market Wards, Lower Tailor's Row
Party or Solo: Solo
NPC Name: "Galkawithnotail", retainer
Monster Name: N/A
In-Game Time: Not sure

Steps:
1. Logged in following maintenance that restored items that were lost during the server merge.
2. Found most missing items on the same retainer from which they disappeared - "Galkawithnotail" - except Hermes' Shoes. This retainer may have been one open space short of all the missing items prior to this maintenance. (Obviously, I'd have made this space available if I had known that this was what the maintenance would be addressing. There is now sufficient space on this retainer, and I'll keep it that way in case there's a chance of this item being restored.)
3. Checked and double-checked other retainer and main character's inventory, but the shoes were absent from all of them.

I wasn't sure if I should make a GM call versus posting here, considering none of the categories apply to my situation. Any help would be appreciated.