Aura, If I recall correctly, You have an adventure for us. I would like to know how long we have as the rule for upgrading is potentially important here.
Ref: for every 1000 gp of item cost, it takes 1 day game time
for every 1 day of game time 3 days of real time needs to pass.
What do I have planned? I am gland you asked that.
+3 mithral chain mail
4000 [mith]+9000 [+3] +150 [base] = 13,150 [13 gam, 39 real] I wound need to hope to find this at the pearl
+3 ivory handled keen rapier
32,xxx gp [alt.: adamentine +3000] I wound need to hope to find this at the pearl