Trading Between Characters (Gearing an Alt)

[Axoc]

First of all, apologies if this is in the wrong place, but it seemed to be the most suitable section to ask this in.

How would I trade items between characters if I'm wanting to gear an alt? Would I just have to find another player that I trust to hold the items while I log over to the alt? I know that multiboxing is bannable here so that isn't an option. I COULD drop gear on the ground and then log over and pick it up, but that could always get sniped by somebody who just so happens to be running by at the time, and as far as I know, that doesn't work for trading platinum between your characters. I've noticed that only certain items pop up in a vendor's inventory when you sell to them, so that wouldn't be a reliable option either.

Do I just have to risk it all on another player not robbing me blind when I let them hold alt gear?