I can't edit the initial post anymore (there seems to be a statute of limitations on this forum for edits), so I'll just note it here.

When clicking on item models (the graphics, not the tooltips for them) to pick them up, if you double-click to pick it up, it skips most of the pickup animation. This lets you pick up things faster. If you're using the tooltips to pick stuff up, though, you still need to use the right-click trick.