It has come to my attention at least one person doesn't understand the rules governing profile updates and Bazaar purchases. For ease of mind let me elaborate on the policy...

If you post in a fight, you are locked in at that level, with the equipment in your profile and/or from spoils prior to that fight.

This means that in between rounds you can post level updates and buy equipment from the bazaar as necessary to help you. However, once you post for the first time in a tournament battle, you can not utilize your unapproved profile updates or the bazaar merchandise even if completed during that fight. This will mean that tournament battles will be locked in with what you began that battle with. Once that battle is complete your are good to go for the next battle and can make full use of your items and abilities.

This caused a problem awhile ago, so keep this in mind, even if an ability triggers on level up, you are NOT considered leveled until your profile has been submitted and approved.