I was under the impression that the paw of opalla was no trade - therefore
not really "a dime a dozen" And I would never begrudge another cleric a
good item. The rings are NOT no trade - so it IS possible to purchase
them - though they are excessively costly to get from another player.

And at your level, killing Mitty should give you good experience, so get a
group and hunt her, you don't have to rely on smite alone if you have a
group - everyone in the group could get experience, thus no one would mind
overly helping you to camp. (Druids seems to like the paw also - you can
get a druid to help you camp and help you to kill Mitty - and get both of
you the rings)

I need to camp that Mitty also ;) so if you need help on Solusek Ro server,
would be glad to help.

Just some thoughts =)

~Siren