I see this has been discussed before. I don't see any explanation from the devs as to why some items are permanent. On the surface, it seems a strange and undesirable feature. But it's especially disturbing since, as a new player, this is not understood. In my case, I was offered equipment better than what I had by another player who, I guess, was being nice? He didn't mention I'd have to pay real money to ever remove it from my inventory. I now see it's really not that great an item.
I would like to find some game worth spending money on, but if I can never, ever get rid of the starting junk in my inventory, there's no way I'm going to support the effort with real money.
I know some players don't care or don't mind, and I would ask those players not to comment on this post. This is for the rest of us who are annoyed by a feature that no other MMO I've played has, and one which is quite annoying. Not a dime to the game, nor a recommendation to any friend, if I have to pay real money to remove a "gift". And I'd really like the starting proto equipment gone, too.
Hold on...which items are you talking about?
Weapons/Armors/Helmets/Shields can be vendored by visiting a vendor in the Bazaar, even bound ones.
Open up a vendor and click on the items you want to sell. Select checkout once you're done.
However, I don't recommend selling your items, if you ever want them again. Use the Loadouts feature to quickly access gear.