Nice post by the way..however regarding the L items , you have to realise some players have galleries and museums or like items for show, I admit I sell all my broken L items on auction for a 2-5 ped markup depending on how rare the item is, because ive come across some good L items that are pretty rare and not readily available to a collector.
MA would disallow the sale of broken weapons if it could not become a collectable item, as some L bps and looted L items can be worth a fortune in the future as a collectible to many avatars that have money to burn, I just sell to get back some of my losses.
You technically cannot call it a scam
Agis