diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/MetaItemStack.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/MetaItemStack.java
index 1ed554b3e..77c074c81 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/MetaItemStack.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/MetaItemStack.java
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ public class MetaItemStack
 			{
 				List<String> pages = pager.getPages(split[1]);
 				meta.setPages(pages);
-
 				stack.setItemMeta(meta);
 			}
 			else
@@ -397,8 +396,6 @@ public class MetaItemStack
 				stack.setItemMeta(pmeta);
 				resetPotionMeta();
 			}
-
-
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -479,6 +476,7 @@ public class MetaItemStack
 		{
 			return null;
 		}
+		
 		final String enchantmentName = enchantment.getName().toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH);
 		if (user != null && !user.isAuthorized("essentials.enchant." + enchantmentName))
 		{
@@ -490,12 +488,7 @@ public class MetaItemStack
 	private boolean hasMetaPermission(final CommandSender sender, final String metaPerm, final boolean graceful, final IEssentials ess) throws Exception
 	{
 		final User user = ess.getUser(sender);
-		if (user == null)
-		{
-			return true;
-		}
-
-		if (user.isAuthorized("essentials.itemspawn.meta-" + metaPerm))
+		if (user == null || user.isAuthorized("essentials.itemspawn.meta-" + metaPerm))
 		{
 			return true;
 		}
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignTrade.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignTrade.java
index cfca60d89..d1115eaae 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignTrade.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignTrade.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.earth2me.essentials.signs;
 
 import static com.earth2me.essentials.I18n._;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.*;
+import com.earth2me.essentials.Trade.TradeType;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 
 //TODO: TL exceptions
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ public class SignTrade extends EssentialsSign
 		validateTrade(sign, 2, true, ess);
 		final Trade trade = getTrade(sign, 2, true, true, ess);
 		final Trade charge = getTrade(sign, 1, true, false, ess);
-		if (trade.getType() == charge.getType()) {
+		if (trade.getType() == charge.getType() && (trade.getType() != TradeType.ITEM || trade.getItemStack().getType().equals(charge.getItemStack().getType()))) {
 			throw new SignException("You cannot trade for the same item type.");
 		}
 		trade.isAffordableFor(player);