Handstitched Leather Belt vs Smooth Waistband

Handstitched Leather Belt
Binds when equipped
WaistLeather
31 Armor
+1 Strength
Requires Level 5
Sells for 34 Copper to vendors
Item Level 10
CHANGED Changed in Forever: quality, stats, armor, binding.
Smooth Waistband
Binds when picked up
WaistCloth
9 Armor
Sells for 21 Copper to vendors
Item Level 9
FOREVER New in World of Warcraft Forever: not in Classic Era.

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Stat Handstitched Leather Belt Smooth Waistband Δ
Item Level 10 9 −1
Required Level 5 −4
Armor 31 9 −22
Str +1 −1
Total Stats 1 −1
Sell Price 34c 21c −13c
Binding Binds when equipped Binds when picked up

Δ is Smooth Waistband minus Handstitched Leather Belt: green where Smooth Waistband is better, red where it is worse (a lower required level is better; speed and sell price have no better side). Total Stats adds up Str, Agi, Sta, Int and Spi.

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