diff --git a/scripts/commands/generic/transferItemMisc.js b/scripts/commands/generic/transferItemMisc.js
index cf6626829..7318d8e65 100644
--- a/scripts/commands/generic/transferItemMisc.js
+++ b/scripts/commands/generic/transferItemMisc.js
@@ -14,14 +14,11 @@ function executeCommand(galacticManager, player, target, args) {
 		return;
 	}
 	
-	if(target.getParent() == actor) {
-		result = target.moveToContainer(actor, inventory);
-		actor.removeEquipment(target)
-	} else {
-		result = target.moveToContainer(actor, actor);
-		actor.addEquipment(target)
+	result = target.moveToContainer(actor, newContainer); // Move item from the old container to the new container
+	if (actor.getEquipmentList().contains(target)) {
+		actor.removeEquipment(target);
+	} else if (newContainer == actor) {
+		actor.addEquipment(target);
 	}
 
-	result = target.moveToContainer(actor, newContainer); // Move item from the old container to the new container
-
 }
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diff --git a/src/resources/collections/SWGList.java b/src/resources/collections/SWGList.java
index 4c70d5c32..4c51ea236 100644
--- a/src/resources/collections/SWGList.java
+++ b/src/resources/collections/SWGList.java
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ import resources.player.PlayerState;
 import utilities.Encoder;
 import utilities.Encoder.StringType;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.ByteOrder;
@@ -93,6 +95,11 @@ public class SWGList<E> extends AbstractList<E> implements Encodable, Serializab
 		this.strType = strType;
 	}
 
+	private void readObject(ObjectInputStream ois) throws ClassNotFoundException, IOException {
+		ois.defaultReadObject();
+		updateCount = 0;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Appends the specified element to the end of this list if it doesn't already exist. Once added, the updateCount is incremented by one
 	 * and data for the object is encoded.
diff --git a/src/resources/objects/SWGObject.java b/src/resources/objects/SWGObject.java
index 34f200db9..b55c95b68 100644
--- a/src/resources/objects/SWGObject.java
+++ b/src/resources/objects/SWGObject.java
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ public abstract class SWGObject implements Serializable, Comparable<SWGObject> {
 		// Get a pre-parent-removal list of the observers so we can send create/destroy/update messages
 		Set<SWGObject> oldObservers = getObservers();
 		Player prevOwner = getOwner();
+		oldObservers.add(prevOwner.getCreatureObject());
 
 		// Remove this object from the old parent if one exists
 		SWGObject oldParent = null;
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@ public abstract class SWGObject implements Serializable, Comparable<SWGObject> {
 		// Observer notification
 		Player newOwner = getOwner();
 		Set<SWGObject> containerObservers = getObservers();
+		containerObservers.add(newOwner.getCreatureObject());
 		if (prevOwner != newOwner) {
 			if (prevOwner != null)
 				oldObservers.add(prevOwner.getCreatureObject());