Archive for August, 2008

Setting Up Shop: Part 3 - Selling Your Creations

27 August, 2008

There are two main ways of selling your items, either via a simple box, or via a vendor system such as JEVN or hippoVEND. Obviously the vendor system is more expensive, as you would need to buy the vendor system you wish to use. However, the main advantage that a vendor has over a simple box, is that if SL is having problems and not delivering items, it is easy to spot if an item was not delivered and redeliver the purchased item.

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Setting Up Shop: Part 2 - Pricing

3 August, 2008

Selling anything in SL has similarities to selling in RL. So it’s useful to research the market you’re entering, whether that be simply wandering around SL looking at similar items for sale, or doing a more thorough market research. Think about the following:

  • What type of items are people selling in the market you wish to enter?
  • What type of extras do they have? (Be that freebies, menu systems, script enhancements that make it easier to modify the item…)
  • What permissions do others typically set on their items? (Modify, copy or transfer.)
  • What prices to they charge for items?

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