Not sure where to take this issue, but figured here is a good place to start. Using the new REST Api for SuiteQL. I can do the following:

select * from transaction

But I cant do:

select * from item

I get:

Error Response
Http Code: BadRequest Bad Request 
{"type":"<https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.4.1>","title":"Bad Request","status":400,"o:errorDetails":[{"detail":"Invalid search query. Detailed unprocessed description follows. Search error occurred: Record 'item' was not found.","o:errorQueryParam":"q","o:errorCode":"INVALID_PARAMETER"}]}

If I try

select * from items

I get

Error Response
Http Code: BadRequest Bad Request 
{"type":"<https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.4.1>","title":"Bad Request","status":400,"o:errorDetails":[{"detail":"Invalid search query. Detailed unprocessed description follows. Invalid search type: items.","o:errorQueryParam":"q","o:errorCode":"INVALID_PARAMETER"}]}

Any ideas?