I doubt they will ever be removed either, but I could see Jagex de-monetizing them (making them non-tradable, replacable by Diango, like rabbit ears or scythes). They weren't afraid to get in the face of PKers and stakers; why should rares owners feel any safer? That would be a shame, IMO, because rares aren't the symbols of corruption many people make them out to be. They will always be souvenirs of an earlier, better time in my book. They are the "inverted Jennys" of the Runescape world. I guess because they said they wouldn't make any big other changes anymore. I take their word, maybe I'm too naive, but hey, it's all I got. ;)