I do not recall the exact names of the items, the sheild was a Paladin and was blue and large in appearance, the sword was a witcher sword,, i believe the name was Ethereal Sword and had a damage rating of 7 to 11. I am new to this game, and I did not pay much attention to the details. Both the sheild and the sword were left handed thus I could only use one. The sword was never used. Nor did i notice any exeration date, for if I did I would not have spent real US dollars on them. And yes I baught them from the merchant curiousity) I didnt take his name.

questions:

Will all items purchased, through a merchant, with real US dollars be subject to experation dates, and why?

If I spend real money and buy reals and then thansfer reals into gold then buy a sheild or the materials needed to blacksmith one, be subject to an experation date?

What would you recomend I do at this piont to at least replace my sheild?

I spent about $16 US dollars on these two items not realizing they would expire and about $25 US dollars overall envested here on this site. Answere my questions above and I will know if I should ever put real money in this game again. I Know I should have read all the rules and details of this game before I started it, but I just jumped in and started playing and spending money. Foolish on my part as it appears with this circumstance.

Thanks for your attention to this matter.