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Game Mechanics

USING A VENDOR

To use a vendor, one has to click on the "Use Vendor" which will bring up the vendor interface below:

Owner Using Interface

Buyer Using Interface

The display interface that a player receives after using the vendor depends on their relationship with the vendor. The vendor owner receives the For Sale, Offers to Vendor and Stockroom tabs along with Price and Item Name filters and zone selection options. Non-owners receive the For Sale, Offers to Vendor and Available Items tabs along with Price and Item Name filters.

For Sale:

The default screen when using a vendor is the For Sale screen. This will list all the items on the current vendor through categories.

For Vendor Owners

At the top left are four zones

• Galaxy
• Planet
• Region
• Vendor

Selecting one of these allows a player to see items not only on the vendor that they are currently accessing but any of vendor in the galaxy depending on the zone is picked. The default view is the Regional view and all the items on vendors in the immediate region zone area that belong to the player will be shown. The galaxy view displays all items on all vendors on every planet that a player has a vendor on. The planet view displays all items available on any vendor that the player might have on the current planet that they are on. The final option, vendor, lists only items available on the current vendor.

At the bottom right of this window is a button named "Sell an Item." When clicked it will bring up a dialog with the player's inventory shown on the right side. The player may then pick something from their inventory, Put in a price and optionally add a description and click then "Sell Item" button. The item will go up for sale on the vendor that the player is currently using. Items placed for sale are on sale for 30 days. If they are not purchased After 30 days they are removed from the for sale section and placed in the stock room. Players must retrieve them or put them back up for sale within 30 days or they will be deleted by the vendor.

This can be very confusing when stocking or retrieving items or handling offers. Be careful that you have the vendor on the right zone before performing. Do not fear, your customers only see the items on the vendor they are looking at. You are the only one who has access to the other zones.

The other button there beside the "Sell an Item" button is for withdrawing sales. Click on any sales item listed and click withdraw. The item will be placed in your stockroom. The Details button will show you all the particulars about the current item you have highlighted.

Offers:

The offers tab will show you any items that have been offered for sale by visitors to your vendor. You can double click on the item to see details about it. Click "Buy" to purchase the item and have it put into your stockroom or "Reject" to send an email telling the buyer that you are not interested in purchasing the item. The seller should have 7 days to retrieve the item before it is deleted. No email is generated on an offer. You must check your offers manually to see if you have any. If you are online when the offer is made you will see a system message. No other notification is sent. Items purchased from this tab should go to the stockroom where they can be retrieved or put up for sale. Offers made to a vendor count against the 25 item limit allowed to place on the bazaar.

Available Items

Stockroom:

The stockroom holds items purchased through the offers screen, and items withdrawn from sale (either by your manually or expired by the 30 day timer) The stockroom has a 30 day timer. Anything in the stockroom beyond 30 days is subject to deletion. Be very careful about storing items in your stockroom.

Caution: Be careful when deleting a vendor. You canot withdraw items into the stockroom and delete the vendor and still retain those items. Any item for sale, in the stockroom, or waiting to be purchased (offers) or picked up will be deleted when you remove the vendor.

Anything in the stockroom on any of your vendors can be put up for sale on the vendor it is on. You cannot use the stockroom to transfer items from one vendor to another or to retrieve items from vendors other than the one you are using. Sometimes you are allowed to withdraw items from a vendor that is physically close to the vendor you are operating from, but this does not work all of the time. The best rule is that you must go to the vendor where the item is actually held in order to retrieve it.

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