It's really a wrong way to fix the problem. Sure it may give more fun to the faction players but it will make all non faction give up trying to PvP.
I find faction items very overpowered so they should be very expensive.
I would like the balance back on Siege. It's bad when PvP'ers have to be in faction to PvP and have to have this stupid factions items.
I say remove the faction items and lets all use imbuing items, then maybe a nonfaction players attacked of a red faction player would have a better chance to fight back.
Then we also get rid of all this pancakes about buying back factions items and there will be better business for the crafters.