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 of sales to rent is 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.

Eviction

When you get evicted, a Plaza official will approach you with a similar message:

A Plaza official approaches you and says, "Your shop in <Town> has been in debt for too long, and your tenancy there has been forcibly ended. Your belongings will be stored in a Guild warehouse so that you can claim them later. Because of the tardiness of payment, you have been assessed a fee of <Price> <Currency>, plus an additional <Price> <Currency> in administrative fees. Good day, <Madam|Sir>." With that, the official takes his leave.

Retrieving your Belongings

• Zoluren

Head over to the Administration Office at the Plaza entrance.

ask clerk for goods

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

List of Current Shops

Store hours are in Eastern time.

Crossing's Market Plaza

Last Updated: 40 Moliko 409 (7/27/2013)

Shop Name	Owner	Hours	Room
Teh Black Market	Pucktin	5pm and 3am	Sun Room
On A Whim	Rajara	1pm and 8pm	Sun Room
Thamar's Shop	Thamar	5pm and 1am	Sun Room
Kalyssia's Gweths, Gems And Pets	Kalyssia	2pm and 8pm	Water Room
My Two Kronars!	Annandale	12pm and 10pm	Water Room
Klausette's Closet	Klausette	7pm and 10pm	Water Room
Thevelar's Retail Therapy Centre	Thevelar	1pm and 12am	Grass Room
Quartre-Plea's Mercantile	Sortny	5pm and 2am	Grass Room
Carma's Weapons And Wares	Carma	7pm and 1am	Grass Room
Shopaholic's Paradise	Quala	4pm and 12am	Solarium
Mofasah's Desert Outlet	Mofasah	6pm and 11pm	Solarium
Monedero's Arms, Armor, 'N Wares	Monedero	12pm and 4am	Solarium
Weapons, Leathers, Gweths N More	Kenzaze	2pm and 2am	Forest Room
Mellicent's Fluff 'N Stuff	Mellicent	4pm and 2am	Forest Room
Canfield Trading Co.	Slayton	2pm and 12am	Forest Room
S-Mart South	Lianisa	5pm and 9pm	Dimly-Lit Storage
Ilithian Arms And Armor Emporium	Mythrose	8pm and 11pm	Dimly-Lit Storage
Tranon's Shop	Tranon	5pm and 2am	Dimly-Lit Storage
Phirst's Past And Present	Phirst	7am and 4pm	Meeting Room
All-Mart By Ralfey	Ralfey	2pm and 11pm	Meeting Room
Another Man's Treasure	Emirld	8pm and 2am	Meeting Room
Salustra's Shop	Salustra	11pm and 8am	Moon Room
STUFF	Tsuchikage	5pm and 11pm	Moon Room
Ienna's Emporium	Ienna	6pm and 3am	Moon Room
Adventure Outfitters	Joubeyrt	6pm and 9pm	Armor Room
Gnara's Tiny Shop	Gnara	12pm and 8pm	Armor Room
Tayria's Trader Table	Tayria	3pm and 7pm	Armor Room
Naniaki's Trash And Treasure	Naniaki	5pm and 3am	Lodge Room
Gweths N Discount Older Weapons	Schieffelin	10am and 3pm	Lodge Room
APU Corp Headquarters	Apu	12pm and 3am	Lodge Room
Catwalk Couture	Maybeth	9pm and 12am	Gladiolus Room
Putput's Hole-in-One	Putput	variable	Gladiolus Room
Tears Of The World Dragon	Monne	9am and 12am	Gladiolus Room
Something For Nothing	Rottenzeal	4pm and 1am	Fire Room
Lorili's Knick Knacks	Lorili	12pm and 7pm	Fire Room
Weapons And Arrows!	Banisad	1pm and 10pm	Fire Room
Vexing Vixen	Vexie	5pm and 3am	Library
Pretti Unique	Pretti	6pm and 11pm	Library
Deame's Shop	Deame	7am and 1pm	Library
Poddi Time	Poddi	8pm and 2am	Volcano Room
Vanadesse's	Vanadesse	4pm and 1am	Volcano Room
Lexara's Mercantile	Lexara	2pm and 2am	Volcano Room
Resentment's Shop	Resentment	10pm and 2am	Palm Room
Subi's Stuff	Subiboshi	6pm and 11pm	Palm Room
Alyanah's Shop	Alyanah	7pm and 1am	Palm Room
Tasyra's Fascinating Finds	Tasyra	3pm and 2am	Ocean Room
Resero's Auction Overflow!	Resero	8pm and 12am	Ocean Room
Tarelo's Warehouse Of Wonders	Tarelo	7pm and 10pm	Ocean Room
Archipelagos Rare'N Wicked Stuff	Archipelago	1pm and 4am	Tundra Room
Raellyne's Shop	Raellyne	2pm and 7pm	Tundra Room
Jileanne's Discount Goods	Jileanne	6pm and 9pm	Tundra Room
Buy My Stuff	Selphy	6pm and 12am	Jungle Room
White Rose Merchantile	Nlia	4pm and 9pm	Jungle Room
Triple Threat Trading Co.	Shidalyn	7pm and 10pm	Jungle Room
Something Shiny	Zaherli	5pm and 10pm	Savannah Room
Hooked On Acronyx	Acronyx	12pm and 9pm	Savannah Room
Hands Of Aliesa	Nituki	5pm and 12am	Savannah Room
Castlien's Collectibles	Castlien	2pm and 7pm	Desert Room
My Humble Shop	Alyandera	6pm and 1am	Desert Room
LADY LOURETTE'S BOUTIQUE	Lourette	8pm and 2am	Desert Room
Skylure's	Idora	4pm and 12am	River Room
Lodgex' Liquidation Emporium	Lodgex	5pm and 3am	River Room
Pointy Things, Armor, And Fluff!	Gomihako	2am and 5am	River Room
Best Shop Ever	Indaara	6pm and 3am	Tasting Room
Pino's Heirlooms And Rarities	Pino	2pm and 11pm	Tasting Room
RKM Leather And Cloth Outfitters	Remigius	12pm and 9pm	Tasting Room
Finer Things By Zincir	Zincir	8pm and 1am	Bottle Room
Obsidian Pass Trading Company	Vii	5pm and 3am	Bottle Room
Live To Tell The Tail	Kozeni	12pm and 3pm	Bottle Room
Archer's Ford Leather Shoppe	Sways	5pm and 12am	Stomping Room
Loshant's Shop	Loshant	4pm and 2am	Stomping Room
Martyka's House Of Heirlooms	Martyka	5pm and 3am	Stomping Room
Nyken's Flower Shop	Nyken	11am and 6pm	Barrel Room
Tirsten's Potions In A Pinch	Tirsten	10am and 1am	Barrel Room
Ithchy's Shop	Ithchy	11am and 12am	Barrel Room
Harvens House-O-Goody's	Harven	4pm and 3am	Fermentation Room
Arizona's Necessities And More!	Arizona	3pm and 1am	Fermentation Room
Jazarene's Eclectic Collections	Jazarene	4pm and 11pm	Fermentation Room
Abrasax's Magic Emporium	Yoity	5pm and 12am	Cooper Room
Groot Of All Evil	Groot	4pm and 2am	Cooper Room
Tiddeggur's House Of Pain	Tiddeggur	2pm and 2am	Cooper Room

Riverhaven's Knight's Hall

Last Updated: 40 Moliko 409 (7/27/2013)

Shop Name	Owner	Hours	Room
Ciressa's Tiny Haven	Ciressa	5pm and 1am	Rose Room
Crimsondae's Collections	Crimsondae	1pm and 1am	Rose Room
Jerdes Caravan	Jerde	2pm and 4am	Rose Room
Rhashkaa's Wonders	Rhashkaa	12pm and 4pm	Warrior Room
Card Room	Inil	7pm and 11pm	Warrior Room
Insara's Exotics	Insara	6pm and 12am	Children's Room
Keltie's Old-Rare-Fest N' Quest	Keltie	7pm and 10pm	Children's Room
Lion's Gait	Twid	4pm and 11pm	Theatre Room
Wizard And Warrior Emporium	Shalendrya	3pm and 1am	Theatre Room
Bloodbath And Beyond	Sorhatani	7pm and 10pm	Theatre Room
Old World Antiques	Toleana	8pm and 4am	The Back Room
Real Steel Company	Legiro	variable	Keep Room
Inver Brass	Jondac	8pm and 12pm	Dungeon Room
Dragon Shield Provisions	Emilynn	3pm and 12am	Dungeon Room
Katath's Korner	Katath	7pm and 1am	Storage Area
Deja VooDoo	Dejana	6pm and 10pm	Storage Area

Shard's Crystal Plaza

Last Updated: 40 Moliko 409 (7/27/2013)

Shop Name	Owner	Hours	Room
Corcles Quagmire	Corcle	12pm and 7pm	Play Yard
Secretia's Secret	Secretia	1pm and 1am	Play Yard
Myya's Miscellany	Myya	4pm and 11pm	Prism Room
Ilithian Military Surplus	Wilbo	7pm and 11pm	Oak Room
Elaijah's Exotic Mercantile	Elaijah	9pm and 1am	Food Court
Dutosa's Metals	Dutosa	7pm and 3am	Food Court

Utilities

• Trader Shop Inventory Logger (script): a set of scripts and triggers that runs through every Trader-owned shop in the market plazas and logs inventory.
• Trader Shop Inventory: Isharon's spreadsheet of inventory and prices at Trader shops.

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