While I do understand that people need to gear their companions, I am also aware that actual players need it more. However, in the event no one needs it, I do think that it's silly for gear to go to a person who will just sell it, rather than a person who can't use it, but has a companion who CAN. I actually would support the addition of a "companion need" button. We already know need overrides greed. Basically, it will work like this: Need>Companion Need>Greed. The players who will use it come first, the players who won't use it but have companions who will come second, and as usual people who have no use for it and will just sell it come last.