A number of Web sites have spring up encouraging people to look
around their homes for things they can do away with temporarily - for a
fee. Conversely, people can rent items they only need once or
twice. Here are some of the peer-to-peer renting sites:
Zilok.com - 100,000 items for rent including drills, infant car seats, camping gear & digital cameras
rent-instead.com - offering a variety of electronics, books, clothing etc.
Chegg.com - text books for rent
BabyPlays.com - parents can rent toys
**This is from an intersting Washington Post article by Nancy Trejos.