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The player shop feature is a part of the Plot System.
If player vendors / shops are enabled, players can create and manage their own zCoin shops.

How do player shops work?

When a player converts their plot into a vendor/shop, they are typically charged a fee - depending on the server's settings.
When they have established their vendor plot, it will initially begin with 0 items in stock.

While inside the vendor plot, the owner can browse the Global Market, and choose what they want their shop to sell
Upon adding stock, it will default to 'retail-value' which is +10% of the Global Market cost

Shop owners can change the cost of each item they sell, at any time, using a simple command
Shop owners must continue to replenish their vendor's stock and inventory. If it has nothing to sell, the owner won't earn zCoins.

Vendors sell each item at a price per unit, but allow players to purchase multiple quantities in a single transaction
The Global Market can sell bulk-discounts, and but allow players to purchase multiple quantities of this bundle in a single transaction

All product ID's are unique and auto-increment for each player-shop. No more long number combination for an item's id
All payments received from customers will go into the plot's balance

Vendor plots can be taxed uniquely, and separately from normal plots
If a vendor plot cannot pay it's taxes, it will be deleted
Vendor taxes are also collected at 1:00AM EST, if enabled

This functionality requires that the 'Persistent Server Link' option is sent to active.
Player Shops / Vendor Commands
Below you can find the commands to use the Vendors, for both a customer, and shop keeper.
/vendor browse - Browse a list of items available for sale at this shop / vendor
/vendor buy {id} {quantity} - Purchased the defined quantity of the item corresponding to the provided id. Ex: /vendor buy 15 2

/vendor restock - Displays a list of items available witin the Global market, to purchase for your shop/vendor
/vendor restock {id} {quantity} - Purchases the items corresponding to the provided id, the defined number of times.
/vendor price {id} {new-price} - Sets the new cost of the item corresponding to the provided id. Ex: /vendor price 15 1.5
Configuration / Global Market
As a server operator, you can control what items are made available to these player shops, and at what cost.

You will want to add as many items as possible, in a balanced manner - to stimulate a healthy economy. Player shops will not be able to afford to maintain a constant stock of every item you make available, and this will cause variations between two shops - even if the same player owned them both.

When player shops/vendors are enabled, you can manage the Global Market using the 'Server Shopping Mall' drop down from the sidebar.

Economy Tips - Please Read
A broken economy isn't very fun. Here are some tips to prevent players from abusing this system:

To prevent shop owners from getting cheap access to every item you offer in the global market - BUNDLE each item. In otherwords, if you are going to sell a pistol for 100 zCoins, and expect them to sell for 125 zCoins each - make the shop owner purchase them three at a time, for example. If they choose to purchase it to obtain a cheap pistol for their own use, it requires a greater up-front investment.