12-07-2005, 06:44 AM
Been wondering that myself. The guild hall has sorta been established as THE big shopping location in the surrounding area(no small achievement considering MOST of those venders in there are mine ;D) and additional venders only help to attract more customers to the location. Considering the guild hall is out of the way for most players, the supplies kept in stock there(and the prices for them) have to be of good quality and quantity to attract people. These days alot of the vending locations are in decline and poorly stocked, since items no longer decay and many feel the market has disappeared. I disagree, business remains good from my perspective, but that's due to the reasons I've already mentioned.
Establishing ANOTHER sales location nearby tends to mix up the potential customers and the smaller location usually suffers for it(think RL competition against say, WalMart). Fireyone tried establishing a RBL market outpost not long ago on Talus(I had a vender set up there also) in a neighborhood that had GREAT location, but HEAVY competition. It litterally died from lack of customer interest. You really have to look at how much competition you have in the area you set up in.
Believe me, if your gonna set up your own seperate store, I certainly don't want to discourage you. But I think you should realize just how much work it is to set it up, stock and then MAINTAIN the presense for an extended period of time to make it successfull. I DO strongly encourge making use of the global advertising system option in the venders also. In the meantime, setting up 1 or more venders in the guild hall might be a better way to get yourself started.
Establishing ANOTHER sales location nearby tends to mix up the potential customers and the smaller location usually suffers for it(think RL competition against say, WalMart). Fireyone tried establishing a RBL market outpost not long ago on Talus(I had a vender set up there also) in a neighborhood that had GREAT location, but HEAVY competition. It litterally died from lack of customer interest. You really have to look at how much competition you have in the area you set up in.
Believe me, if your gonna set up your own seperate store, I certainly don't want to discourage you. But I think you should realize just how much work it is to set it up, stock and then MAINTAIN the presense for an extended period of time to make it successfull. I DO strongly encourge making use of the global advertising system option in the venders also. In the meantime, setting up 1 or more venders in the guild hall might be a better way to get yourself started.
Beware my dark side......oh! Hi Dark.