I used the Polished Steel Ulak on my monk until he was in his high 20s. They SHOULD be cheap but MR economy seems to be out of whack with what I see on the 2 other servers I have visited.
On 7th Hammer you'd have trouble selling a PSU for 10pp.
Wu's armor is not bad for your pre-20 toon, but again on MR, unless you farm the stuff and make it yourself, it could get expensive. Trivial for the gloves is 88, the other slots much higher 130s-150s so even that could be problematic.
Edited, Tue May 18 11:55:46 2004 by Dothammer