Oh mighty fuck, it could be just as bad in reverse...

This means that item stores, who MIGHT'VE discovered the 23 new runewords for Ladder Only (since they'd have the resources), could've xferred said items to Nonladder in the confusion...

That would be a MAD profit, since they'd be the only ones to have them, and the Nonladder shmucks CAN'T MAKE THEM. Imagine the fucking money they would make...