Advanced loot window in EQ is awesome, you can add in items manually. Use lucy's database to look up the icon and item ID numbers. I did it for rare items like ODS etc so I knew it'd get them without checking =p
I made money on phinigel in the start cause I had mages, and well mages dont need gear and the mage pets were yellow every time I got a new pet (the water ones) until about level 33 then they werent, so until 33 if you're a mage just save up for your pet spells and youll have a brand new shiny yellow pet to rape everything.
So yeah.. just my 2c. The 40 slots are great, had about 3 on one character. U could buy one then transfer to a new account buy another, I think they left in the option to buy two on one account now though.