A lot of you are neglecting the OP's point. Bungie said specifically that the objects sold would only be cosmetic. Regardless of the crap in your bank or any other flawed diagnosis, the point is still that the objects are not cosmetic, but rather they are consumable.
The slippery slope is right in front of us, prepare for the long drop.
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OH MY -blam!-ING GOD ITEMS THAT INCREASE GLIMMER AND WEAPON UPGRADES?!?!?!?!?! -blam!-ING PAY TO WI.... Oh wait. I have like 500 Blue Polyphage Orbs for Vex, 100 Ether Seeds for Fallen(I use them for Heavy) 780 Black Wax Idols and my god, over 1000 command keys for Cabal. Yep, Bungie just added pay to win. OH MY GOD ITEMS TO HELP BOOST WEAPON UPGRADES WHAT THE F... Oh wait I already have about 40 of each type of these back when the only way to get them was from Xur since DAY ONE of dismantling a maxed out legendary and MAYBE getting ONE. LAWDY LAWDY SO MUCH PAY TO WIN KIDS, LETS GO BURN DOWN FURGUSON. -.-;