Is a store worth it?

Pure Sabacc · Post by **Pure Sabacc** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 2:22 am

I have recently reached level nine, and I have a fairly healthy collection of meat in waiting, so I began to wonder: Is buying a store worth it? I'm already selling items (pretty easy to come by stuff too) for a hefty profit at the flea market, but will the bonus profit I might make in the mall really worth the investment? I seek guidance from those with experience on the subject.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 2:26 am

A store is only worth it for a couple of reasons. One, you can adjust the price to match the market, so you don't get permanently undercut the way you can at the Flea Market. The other reason is if you want to sell REALLY REALLY big stuff, which you probably won't be doing until you ascend or if you want to sell a Mr. A.

Soontir948 · Post by **Soontir948** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 7:02 am

I guess it depends on who you are. For me, the flea market is fine as I sell any good deals I get but not much else as I don't have a lot of things.

Nephtys · Post by **Nephtys** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 9:22 am

My store's so far made me quite some money. About 100K, and that's only after two restocks. People WILL buy moderate priced items, or consumables. If anything, just make sure your prices are near the lowest (perhaps with no limit), and they will be sold.

Mayabird · Post by **Mayabird** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 11:23 am

While I haven't been making as much money as Petro, I've been making a good amount of cash off my store. I cook a lot of stuff and find cheap stuff in the Flea Market to resell (such as Chef's Hats, white picket fences, and pretty flowers/bouquets). The trick is to sell stuff that will be consumed or used up in some way so there's a constant supply. Ingredients, food, drinks, and campground items are the best to sell.

Skadi · Post by **Skadi** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 9:43 pm

A store is definitely worth it. Its easier to offload the more expensive items and you now have a new place to offload goods cheaply purchased at the fleamarket as Maya has pointed out. You will make back your initial investment rather quickly. The key is to focus on a few items that everyone needs such as chef boxes, bartenders, food and drinks. Random quest items are generally not worth it but well priced food and drinks will sell quickly.

Pure Sabacc · Post by **Pure Sabacc** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 12:32 am

Well, I took the plunge.
The Sauce Pagoda is open for business, although its stock is limited at the moment.

Oh, and cookie for the shopkeeper reference.

As a side note, how does one make a Fez of Entomology? I followed the smithing instructions, and they dont work.

Soontir948 · Post by **Soontir948** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 6:43 am

Pure Sabacc wrote:As a side note, how does one make a Fez of Entomology? I followed the smithing instructions, and they dont work.

You can't, the dictionary is to be used for a quest.

Pure Sabacc · Post by **Pure Sabacc** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 1:33 pm

Wow, its been less than a day, and I've already completely recovered all the money I spent on the store, with a 10k profit on top of it. And that was with just junk lying around my stash.

consequences · Post by **consequences** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 8:20 pm

Two days in, I peaked at about 100K over where I was when I bought it, as a result of a hell of a lot of legwork, and blowing up about four bartenders.

So I'd say its worth it.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 2:29 am

consequences wrote:Two days in, I peaked at about 100K over where I was when I bought it, as a result of a hell of a lot of legwork, and blowing up about four bartenders.

So I'd say its worth it.

Yeah, our corner of the kingdom is notable for exploding chefs and bartenders-in-the-box.

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 12:58 pm

Mine's still holding up, though it's giving creaking sounds every now and then.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 1:07 pm

The Dark wrote:Mine's still holding up, though it's giving creaking sounds every now and then.

Just wait until you're working bulk. Meatdump blew two in a day, after processing the regular foodstuffs and somewhere in the vicinity of sixty sausage pizzas.

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 3:44 pm

I just bought a store, and have recouped about 35,000 of it in one day's sales. Finding a crapton of limes while adventuring was good for business.

[edit] *blink* OK...I've sold over 90,000 worth today. Fruit sells like you would not believe. And one was an accidental sale of something I was going to send to Meatdump, so the 11,000 from that sale went into the Clan's coffers.

Soontir948 · Post by **Soontir948** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 9:52 am

Wow! I recuperated the cost of the store within one hour!

I made a 100k in sales. Yay!

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