The way OP worded his post opens it to easy attack. It is undoubtedly the case that the mechanic is working as intended.
The point he is trying to make, which is a lot more difficult to refute, is that GMs may have inadvertently given out the equivalent of an additional item slot and high end NTOV loot that fits in it, without considering the game mechanics that would allow for players to keep this item permanently.
This issue is similar to the illusion:gukta potions given out at past GM events. The difference is, in those cases, the GMs circumvented the permanence of the items by making it so vendors would not buy the potions (to continually recharge them) despite the fact that they can be traded/dropped.
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