Do not APQ with the Gold Boxes in your inventory.

I hardly think this is a good idea...

How come? o_O Could you explain that a little more?
It isn't as if they are worth much, or it would hurt anybody to try

I got a gold box from giest, so if they did this for whatever reason, that'd be pointless unless I already had a master key, and opened the gold box in the obss chamber, either way, I still have the box.

True, it would be pointless, but the boxes disapearing will be unintentional, and if it was working properly, it wouldn't be pointless.
Also, interesting that it drops them. If you are APQ'ing with people that you don't know, I guess that adds to the potential for APQ drama