Ok, so I just did a bunch of hunts in a row which put me up into the Paragon of Justice clan rank, right above Riskbreaker. So I notice, go get my reward from Montblanc, etc. Then I think "Hey, I'll go check to see if anything new's available at the clan merchant... oh, I have enough money now, I think I'll buy those bubble belts that I noticed were available last time." So I go to the merchant... and those bubble belts aren't available! I remember seeing them before when I was Riskbreaker (possibly lower). I hadn't even bought one yet (I probably would've sooner, but I forgot about them after I first saw them).

I saved to a new file, and reloaded a previous one when I was still Riskbreaker. I went to the clan merchant, and what do you know, the bubble belts are there!

So: wtf? Do you LOSE some items you can buy as you go up in rank? It would be annoying if I had to do that mark again, though not horrible. Can I still get the belts from the merchant?