I'll never understand why people make such a fuss about ornate. 90% of it is useless in comparison to DROPPABLE gear of the same value. Maybe worthwhile if you win a roll on it, but you could still just sell the mold /pattern and buy something of equal effectiveness. Granted, there are some items that have nice effects (enchanter legs, for example), but by far, the majority is just not very good.
Buy a piece of droppable gear and augment it. Sell it when you upgrade. Heck, you can even remove the augment and put it on what you upgrade to now. Maybe we'll see ornate appropriately valued when people start doing that.
Just my 2 cp. Flame away.