Items should be purchase-able by quantity

[TheDevster]

Since 1 gold nugget is the lowest form of currency (and I agree with that), then we should be able to setup quantities. For example; Assume I want to sell a full stack of dirt for 1 nugget. I type /rs price 1 and then click the chest with a full stack of dirt. Now, if someone checks the price it will say "cost 1 gold nugget for 64 dirt". If they purchase it, 1 gold nugget is deducted and they get a stack of 64 dirt. It should be configurable, if I click with 1 item, then it assumes the price is per unit. Otherwise the amount of item I click the chest with is set for whatever the price I set.

This would be a great enhancement and couple this with the ability to sell unlimited items (from a server shop) and this would be the best option for me. I also second the notion of not automatically "coloring up" their currency.

Thanks.

[ArchmageInc]

This is a duplicate of Issue-#4. My main concern in implementing this, is the added complexity in requiring one to use the same amount when setting the price. The other major concern is more for normal (i.e. non-admin) stores. If the price is 1 nugget for four dirt, what happens if there is only three dirt in the store? Is the item not allowed to be sold? Does it sell the three dirt for 1 nugget? That is a big issue.

[TheDevster]

I don't think this is a duplicate of #4. Nothing should ever cost less than 1 gold nugget. In regards to the major concern, If the store only has 3 dirt and the offer is for 4 dirt for 1 gold nugget, then the store can not sell to the buyer. Just like in real life, if the store does not have the quantity of items to sell you at the price they don't sell it. You don't buy a six pack of coke and them say, oh there's only 5 so let's sell that to you. They simply apologize that they don't have enough stock. Perhaps alert the seller that someone tried to make a purchase but they didn't have enough stock. As for your "added complexity in requiring one to use the same amount when setting the price", I'm not sure what you are even saying here. You already allow people to have different prices for different items? Or are you saying you are not sure how to handle the different prices for the different quantities?

[ArchmageInc]

Well, this is exactly what Issue-#4 represented. You are selling say 64 for 1 nugget. Therefore: each item has a cost of 1/64th of a nugget.

It could be implemented such that the store cannot sell if there is not enough stock.

It has been my experience that users find that the current method to set the price is complected. Thus, having them also keep track of how many items are in the stack with which they set the price could prove very complected. I will keep this in the enhancements and look to implementing it.

[TheDevster]

One of the reasons why I liked RealStore was because of it's ease in setting prices. typing /rs price $$ and then clicking the chest with the item in your hand was so easy. And far more superior to the "sign" method which limits designs of shops and such (as you MUST have a sign above the chest). Also, because we right click with the item in hand, it lends itself to easily calculating the number of items in your hand to set a price per quantity design.

As far as keeping track of items, quantities and cost: Left clicking the shop could spit out a price sheet (xDirt for 1 Gn - where x is the quantity of Dirt and Gn represents Gold nugget in a table view). That would lend itself to buyers to easily see what the shop offers and at what price and it would help the sellers know what stock they need in this box and what all their prices are for each quantity.

I'd modify and send a pull request, except Java is not my native language. I'm well versed in PHP and Ruby/Rails, but stayed away from Java (thinking about picking it up though).