I am not talking about that. I am talking about gear that is not needed by the person who gets it. What you are saying is like saying if you buy stuff on sale, it is not as good as stuff you pay full price for. But just because you paid less for it does not mean it is of no value to you. The gear is the same gear it was when the boss dropped it as when the guy who got it did not need it and passed it to someone else at the exclusion of others. It helped the guy who got it to the exclusion of others, one of whom felt shafted. And in my view, that was due to the carelessness of both the guy who got it from the boss and the guy who got it from the other guy. They both cared nothing about others who could also use the item.