well, at least its max, and you got to id...so thats another point for the title.....so you can either merch it or mod it for your heros. Dont see much of a problem since 99% of the golds I get either have a 13 req, are not max or arent worth 300gold......
That's happened a lot to me and was pretty common back in Prophecies. (Get a gold armor drop and no rune)
Oh and that weapon is normal just salvaged since items stay gold after salvaging
IE:
Had a sup scythe and salvaged but stayed gold
You salvaged the ranger BM insignia before the Dervish Sup rune? o.O
Woulda sucked if you lost the armor and ended up with nothing but the BM insignia.
Whats so special about items that are worth over 500g? : o
i think the more rare of attribute mixes the more it can be sold (to venders atleast). I'm just taking a wild guess here on how the prices are of the golds.