Would it be game breaking to add a feature where we could take an item that we actually want to use, but just remove an unwanted effect from the item in order to decrease its minimum level?

For example, a +4 DEX gloves with +3 Repair could have the +3 Repair removed, turning them into plain +4 DEX gloves.

If it turned the item into BtA and cost a decent amount of platinum, perhaps this could be a welcome addition to the game?