Tinker up some of those items that feign death 90% of the time, might live and not have to run back again.
If that's the case then I'd say they really need to flag the item more appropriately so that it doesn't get caught up in general update sweeps. That explanation would, however, explain the blue stat changes over the last few years.
Guess I will ask this here since we are discussing an item that lets us see shinies. I recently finished a collection and got some granny glasses that also allow us to see shinies, not sure if they are different shinies, was wondering if these work even if they are attuned and in our backpacks like the earring does?