There's the item lending system, although it isn't exactly the same, you could lend a couple of items to help your friends out. Silly me. I thought drop trading is against the rules. Although I will admit I snagged a maple longbow from a pair of drop traders. Last time I tried it, which was before PVP returned and before the expanded trade limit, I managed a decent 55kish a hour with steel bars If you play the Grand Exchange right, you can make cash off of that. It's the same way with the real stock market. For example: I should have bought Citigroup stock on Monday, waited for the announcement of the bailout, and sold either today or tomorrow. And especially with the nice new graphs--you can see where everything is going and try to anticipate updates. In a way, it's merchanting made easier. And F2P doesn't pay a cent. No, really, perhaps Jagex should listen and work for the people who give them a profit? (I am and always was F2P, too.) There's a reason why members pay to get their perks, you know. You can't just walk up to a company and demand free stuff.