Cartel Market Item Requiring Artifact Equipment Authorization

To whom it may concern,

A relatively recent item added to the Cartel Market called the "Master's Datacron and Equipment" Bundle has a problem: the gear received from unboxing the "Eternal Commander Equipment" Box (one of the two items from the Bundle, other being the "Master's Datacron" itself) can only be equipped with "Artifact Equipment Authorization". As I understand it, Cartel Market items are not to require such Authorization, as it would deter preferred players from buying "A.E. Authorized" items from the Cartel Market. I also have found that there was a similar issue back in 2015 where color crystals purchased from the Cartel Market also required such authorization, though the issue has been long fixed. Nevertheless, a new issue has arisen that may and have temporarily halted current players from purchasing this bundle due to this finding that, mind you, was not stated in the Cartel Market, nor in the announcements, to be locked behind "Artifact Equipment Authorization". it would be of bad taste for players to buy another Cartel Market item, in this case "Artifact Equipment Authorization", just to be able to use a Cartel Market item they previously bought.
 
The most logical solution would be to remove the Authorization from the gear - if not possible, then to replace it with orange gear of the same stats - or even blue gear (as seen when one creates a boosted character using an Outlander Token). Personally, I would like the "Eternal Commander Equipment Box" to be transformed into an "Eternal Commander Equipment Token" where they can use such token to redeem a bound(to prevent GTN abuse)&non-authorized starter level 70 armor crate of their choosing from the Faction Fleet to give players more freedom in choosing their armor regardless of their discipline(can just bundle the 48 discipline-specific modified armor sets when one unboxes the "Eternal Commander Equipment Box" into their own individual box, then buy one of the boxes with the token). Alternatively, instead of a token, let the item be a consumable status item, in which upon consumption, grants access to a vendor on the Imp/Pub Fleet where one can purchase for free, starter level 70 modifications and armor. In any case, players would eventually stumble upon gear "more suited" to their discipline through rewards anyway, it is just my preference to select my own gear.

I hope this report is well-received and this issue be dealt with swiftly.

Regards,

A Concerned Player