Default Unlock bug
To unlock a locked item instantly you need to have the following:
A character that you are trade partnered with that has a merchant status.
To unlock the locked item perform the following steps:
1) Start unlocking the gear
2) Trade the gear to the char with merchant status
3) Hop log (jump back and forth diagonally until you DC) the merchant char
4) Log the merchant char back in
5) Congrats, your item is unlocked