Player owned shop

Traders who have reached at least circle 30 are allowed to rent their own shops in the Market Plazas of Crossing, Riverhaven and Shard.

Renting a shop

There are a limited number of shops available at each Market Plaza. A good time to start looking for a shop to rent is the day that rent is due as there are usually one or two shops available due to the previous tenant being evicted. Ask other traders around the market about when the next end of pay period arrives.

For starters, visit the clerk in the main office of the plaza where you are seeking a shop and ASK CLERK about RENT. They will inform you if you are ready for a shop, then you can find a vacant shop in the market and RENT it. Make sure your debt is cleared before you attempt to rent your shop.

Commands and Help

After renting your shop, head into it (after OPEN <shop entrance name - entrance, door, arch, etc>), and take a while to familiarize yourself with the SHOP command and HELP.

SHOP

The SHOP verb is the way that you interact with the various settings of your shop. The following options are available:

 SHOP PRICE      - Set the price for an item in your shop.
 SHOP RESERVE    - Reserve an item for a certain person to buy.
 SHOP CUSTOMER   - Shows you what your customers would see if they used the SHOP verb.
 SHOP REMOVE     - Removes an item from your table or a player from your shop
 SHOP BLACKLIST  - You can ban a person from your shop permanently.
 SHOP SCHEDULE   - Schedule times for your shop to be open when you're not there.
 SHOP TIMERS     - Change the timers for shop-related things, like blacklisting.
 SHOP WIDTH      - Modify the width of your ledger.
 SHOP NAME       - Change the name of your shop.
 SHOP STATUS     - Find out how your shop is doing.
 SHOP CATEGORIES - Update the categories of items that your shop sells..

You can enter these commands by themselves for more information about how to use them.

HELP

Shops are the pinnacle of achievement for any trader. While a shop might start small, its success (and influence!) can quickly become something of great renown. This help file is designed to help you navigate your shop and learn the different ways that it can be used. To access information on a specific topic, use the syntax HELP [TOPIC].

The available topics are:

 BASICS - Get basic information about how a shop is run.
 OPENING - Learn about opening your shop and keeping it open while you're away.
 SURFACES - Learn about sales surfaces, and how you can acquire more and different ones.
 MERCHANDISE - How to interact with your merchandise.
 PEOPLE - Find out the unique capabilities of your shop when dealing with people.
 BACKROOM - Find out more about what the back room is for, and what you can do with it.
 EXPENSES - Learn about the different ways you can incur expenses for your shop.
 EVENTS - What kind of random events can occur, and what you can do about them.
 FURNITURE - How and where to get new furniture for your shop.
 EVICTION - What you need to do to avoid being evicted if your shop goes into the red.
 CLOSING - How to close your shop and what effects that has.

Rent

The base cost of rent per month is 30 plat per month. The base cost is increased by the number of surfaces that you have as follows:

# surfaces	Price
1	.75 plat
2	3 plat
3	6.75 plat
4	12 plat
5	18.75 plat
6	21.75 plat
7	24.75 plat
8	27.75 plat

After the total is calculated, the rent is scaled by location (Crossing is charged full price): Riverhaven: 50% Shard: 25%

This amount is then charged at the end of a pay period.

Pay periods are 80 Elanthian days, [or 20 RL days]. This is exactly two Elanthian months, and occurs at beginning of the first, third, fifth, seventh, and ninth months of every Elanthian year. When a pay period ends, several things happen:

- Your expenses are charged to your store's bank account.

- Your rent is also charged to your store's bank account.

- Your earnings are added to your store's bank account.

- Your expenses and earnings are reset in anticipation of the next pay period.

If your shop's balance becomes too negative for too long, you may be evicted by the plaza owners. You may DEPOSIT any amount of money into your shop's bank account (while in back room) at any time, and may WITHDRAW any positive amount of money in the bank account as well. When you perform a withdrawal, the money is transferred directly into your local bank by a secured courier - No need to worry about thieves! You can also WITHDRAW #### POCKET to keep the money on your person.

Your shop's currency is the same as its local province - Kronars for Zoluren, Lirums for Therengia, etc.

Surfaces

At 30th circle, you will be limited to a single surface on which to place your wares. As you gain circles, you will be able to place more surfaces on your sales floor:

Circle	Surfaces on Sales Floor	Total Surfaces
30	1	1
40	1	2
45	2	2
50	2	3
60	3	4
70	3	5
75	4	5
80	4	6
90	5	7
100	5	8

Shop Lists

Crossing's Market Plaza

Last Updated: December 28, 2011 (11 Nissa 403)

Shop Name	Owner	Room
Sandar's Armory And Supplies	Sandar	Sun Room
On A Whim	Rajara	Sun Room
Halajar's Love Emporium	Halajar	Sun Room
Kalyssia's Gweths And Pets	Kalyssia	Water Room
My Two Kronars!	Annandale	Water Room
Legiro's Shop	Legiro	Water Room
Thevelar's Retail Therapy Centre	Thevelar	Grass Room
Quartre-Plea's Mercantile	Sortny	Grass Room
Carma's Weapons And Wares	Carma	Grass Room
Shopaholic's Paradise	Quala	Solarium
Treasure Trove	Airam	Solarium
Monedero's Arms, Armor, 'N Wares	Monedero	Solarium
Weapons, Leathers, Gweths N More	Kenzaze	Forest Room
Mellicent's Fluff 'N Stuff	Mellicent	Forest Room
Canfield Trading Co.	Slayton	Forest Room
Deaglan's Sharper Edgee	Deaglan	Dimly-Lit Storage
Zlarn's Honest Junk Shop	Zlarn	Dimly-Lit Storage
Grin And Bear It!	Gossford	Dimly-Lit Storage
Subi's Stuff	Subiboshi	Meeting Room
All-Mart By Ralfey	Ralfey	Meeting Room
Another Man's Treasure	Emirld	Meeting Room
10 Rusty Kronars	Carbas	Moon Room
Tirsten's Potions In A Pinch	Tirsten	Moon Room
Ienna's Emporium	Ienna	Moon Room
I Got Ingots	Ascher	Armor Room
Tranon's Shop	Tranon	Armor Room
Lexara's Mercantile	Lexara	Armor Room
Naniaki's Trash And Treasure	Naniaki	Lodge Room
Thamar's Shop	Thamar	Lodge Room
Apu's	Apu	Lodge Room
Little Shop Of Horrors	Putput	Gladiolus Room
Twilight Splendor Trading Co.	Triesti	Gladiolus Room
Tears Of The World Dragon	Monne	Gladiolus Room
Bovi's Booty	Bovi	Fire Room
Teh Black Market	Pucktin	Fire Room
Armor, Weapons, Shields, Magic!	Banisad	Fire Room
Vanthala's Wonderful Wares	Vanthala	Library
Sales And Service Department	Pretti	Library
Suru Mart	Suru	Library
Diamonds	Spyra	Volcano Room
Yak Yeti Yak	Vanadesse	Volcano Room
Booms Booms Rooms	Kzarina	Volcano Room
Katath's Korner	Katath	Palm Room
Errant Aerend's	Aerend	Palm Room
Alyanah's Shop	Alyanah	Palm Room
Zhadnost, Tid Bits And Treasures	Zhadnost	Ocean Room
Resero's Auction Overflow!	Resero	Ocean Room
Salustra's Shop	Salustra	Ocean Room
Archipelagos Palladium Kronar	Archipelago	Tundra Room
Raellyne's Shop	Raellyne	Tundra Room
This N That	Dartion	Tundra Room
Late Nite Shopping	Selphy	Jungle Room
Harven's Happening Hawk Hop	Harven	Jungle Room
Triple Threat Trading Co.	Shidalyn	Jungle Room
Buy Or Beware!	Sorcus	Savannah Room
Forged In Flames	Scrytenslatha	Savannah Room
From The Battlefield To The Ball	Stylia	Savannah Room
Crystal Rose	Mythrose	Desert Room
Shop N Drop	Alyandera	Desert Room
LADY LOURETTE'S BOUTIQUE	Lourette	Desert Room
Skylure's	Idora	River Room
Lodgex's Shop	Lodgex	River Room
Junk And Disorderly Goods	Cristrulan	River Room
Best Shop Ever	Indaara	Tasting Room
Pino's Heirlooms And Rarities	Pino	Tasting Room
Futter's Buck Hut	Poxenfrocks	Tasting Room
Rigod's Wares	Rigod	Bottle Room
Obsidian Pass Trading Company	Vii	Bottle Room
Nightmare Rider's Inc.	Humbert	Bottle Room
Archer's Ford Leather Shoppe	Sways	Stomping Room
Loshant's Shop	Loshant	Stomping Room
Martyka's Shop	Martyka	Stomping Room
Dolan's Deals	Dolan	Barrel Room
Toleana's Shop	Toleana	Barrel Room
Yvara's Money Maker	Yvara	Barrel Room
Wilshire's Mercantile	Wilshire	Fermentation Room
Tayria's Trader Table	Tayria	Fermentation Room
Jazarene's Eclectic Collections	Jazarene	Fermentation Room
Brynnhilde's Shop	Brynnhilde	Cooper Room
Tauschen's Shop	Tauschen	Cooper Room
Tiddeggur's Weapons	Tiddeggur	Cooper Room