Whenever I play the game and get new armor and try it on, it binds to you. I may be wrong about this, but there doesn't seem to be a way to preview what the armor looks like before equipping it on. I have some armor that I don't really like but I can't get rid of it now and it's too late for me to trade it. If there were a way to look at the item you have before putting it on then it would help a bunch of people. Another thing would be to make a way to discard armor and stuff you don't want. I really hate to say this, and I don't want to make anyone mad, but how armor binds to you and you are forced to keep it is kind of frustrating when you don't want it anymore.
I too wish there was a way to preview items before they bind, i.e. preview them before you equip them. Something more effective than running around haven looking for someone already wearing it or clockwork for someone using a weapon.