I agree although I almost think they should not accept unbound +8 out of principle. Those should be passed to someone that needs it.
That was my first thought too.
Are there BTC +6, +7, +8 tomes? I would think even if you have BTA tomes you would want to give them to alts rather than converting them to shards.
That's not lag, it's just DDO trying to become turn-based again.
Feature wishlist: colour-coded HP bars; red/blue teams in raids; rez-timer in party menu