I must say that i agree with the overpricing in luna. I go to Luna often looking at what things sell for and trying toprice my items.
I like the possition of my shop and i would only consider changing the location for a few reasons which are: -
1. That i could move it to the other side of the road so the shop front was on the roadside and not the back of the building
2. That i could get a nice spot on tokuno roadside (europa) but then traffic here is very limited now the tokuno event is over
3. I got a good house in Luna - although i looked into this and there was a couple of people willing to sell the houses but i was amazed when a friend broght what could be no more than 10 by 10 for 100 mill and when i asked a well known player how much they would take for their plot there (not much more than 13 by 10 i would guess) i was told they take no less than 200 mill !!
My shop is located near to Blue Wolf Traders (carry on up the road to a house / museum owned by fredrik Il Belo then cross road and go south for about 2 seconds)
I love the spot it gets frequent passers by due to other big shops on the road especially BWT just wish i could go other side of road but oh well! lol
and at a cost of 3mill for the plot it seems a lot better than paying 100 or 200 mill for a plot which is a lot smaller than the 18 by 18 i have now!
In a thread i posted here before - i stated i am a new rares collector, and i am
also said i have limited cash - and i do!
Let me put it this way - My shop is called "GOLDSTRETCHERS - Making your Gold STRE-------TCH Further" based south side of that busy Umbra Road that BWT is on.
I stock lots from Regents in 1000's on commodit deeds through to higher end things like potted plants and trees etc
My problem is i am trying to make the shop popular by stocking a variety of items that appeal to lots of players to keep them coming back again and again. However most people come back for what i call the lower end items - I cant keep my solen vendor stocked for long before it all goes. But when it comes to the higher end things even though i am very competetive with the bigger shops i just cant seem to get that higher end buyer trade!!
Hence i sometimes feel i am spending more on vendor payments than i am making.
Also no matter how much i spam free vendor spots i find it very hard to get people to place vendors and then stock them up - i reckon if the shop had a few more vendors it would become more popular!
Again also find it hard to keep all vendors stocked to the same levels as the likes of alc do - i cant afford to buy items like she does at the moment and i do a lot of idocs (these dont gaurentee the stock levels needed tho lol) but quite often my work shifts mean i am not home at times idocs fall so this is another problem i have with getting stuff
This is where i have to hold my hands up to people like Alc and Leto (when he ran 2's company) on europa shard. I have the ultimate respect and admiration for them - They show you dont need to be in Luna and also are great examples of how shops should be!
I would just like to add if anyone has a need for a vendor please keep GOLDSTRETCHERS in mind - leave me a message onmy shop notice board!
Also - Alc/ Amatala / (sorry i forget your char name) Owner of IDOCHUNTERS shop - keep up the good work ur shops r great