If you drop a container on the ground, any LORE items inside the
container will poof. Not just sometimes, but all the time. I learned
this the hard way when my sister handed me a Paw of Oppalla and asked
me to identify the ring inside (which she knew was a waste of time
anyway). I didn't have a spare inventory slot and the paw fell on the
ground. When I picked it up, no ring. I petitioned and the guide I
talked to responded basically, "You should have known that would
happen," and "No, I can't restore the item."

Purna