This sounds kinda familiar... Like when players were exploiting free wins from Warzone countdowns in Early Access. Bioware didn't roll anything back then either.

The Lv. 50 PvP Gear on Dromund Kass (or Coruscant?) costs Warzone Commendations. The Champion Bags that cost 200 Warzone, and 200 Mercenary Commendations give a chance to get a random piece of Champion gear, or Centurion marks. Note: If you get Champ gear from the bag, it's gonna come with no stats, take these to your vendor and turn them in for the actual gear. (Ex. Unassembled Champion Legpiece can be traded in for the actual Champion legs of your choice.) You can also get Champion and/or Battlemaster bags from the Lv. 50 Daily/Weekly PvP quests.

But you don't need to take anything off to compare them....

This thread needs an Arrow to the knee...

Thanks for the thread OP, helped me to realize something I overlooked while I was shopping around for upgrades, God Bless ya.