Player run shop

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Originally titled as "Trade Shops," player run shops were introduced during HSN 2004. The landing shopping districts opened 7/25/2004 and each town was quickly added thereafter.

How to own a shop

  • Citizenship in the town is required
  • A shop deed must be purchased (one room for standard, up to three rooms for premium)
  • An available slot must be claimed


How shops work

Shop inventories are limited by two factors: counter space and room size. Each room is able to hold up to 25 items. Each container is unique and holds a different amount. A shop owner can set up multiple containers such that the total meets or exceeds the 25 item per room limit. A shop may have up to three rooms, though this is limited to one on a non-premium account.

Shops maintain their own bank accounts, from which rent is collected monthly. Each partner in a shop maintains separate books, and rent is only drawn from the primary shop owner's account. Failure to pay the shop maintanence will result in repossesion of the shop.

Inventory in shops is available while in the shop via the SHOP INVENTORY command, while outside of a shop via a shop manifest (available from the shopping district warehouse), or via playershops.com (though not in real-time).


Shop Commands
SHOP CLAIM will set up a shop in the room you're in.
SHOP EXTEND allows you to add rooms to your shop or rearrange their connections.
SHOP PARTNER lets you give others access to your shop for selling items.
SHOP TRANSFER allows you to transfer ownership to one of your partners.
SHOP BAN lets you restrict others from entering your shop.
SHOP SIGN allows you to place a sign in your shop to describe your wares.
SHOP SELL will let you sell items in your shop.
SHOP INVENTORY will display a list of items and prices in your current room.
SHOP WITHDRAW ### -- If omitted, gives shop balance, otherwise returns a note for ### silvers
SHOP DEPOSIT will allow you to add silvers to your shop's account.
SHOP HAGGLE lets you adjust bias towards any race or profession.
SHOP ARRANGE lets you select how you want your room to look.
SHOP ROOF toggles the visibility of your shop's roof.
SHOP DEED creates a deed for your shop (inventory must be removed first).
SHOP POLICY contains IMPORTANT information you really should know.

Related Links

http://www.play.net/gs4/info/playershops.asp

http://www.playershops.com/

http://www.geocities.com/ladynilandia/roleplaying/shops.htm

http://www.mularos.com/prsref.html