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Marianne McCann
Feted Inner Child
Join date: 23 Feb 2006
Posts: 7,145
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10-17-2008 13:32
So in March, the current spaces in Luna Oaks and Busy Ben's were passed out via lottery. Residents took their spaces on April 15th for a six month stay. http://blog.secondlife.com/2008/03/13/your-chance-for-a-shop-in-luna-oaks-galleria-or-busy-bens-vehicle-lot/http://www.massively.com/2008/03/13/luna-oaks-busy-ben-lottery-time/Doesn't that mean it's about time for the next lottery? Did anyone hear anything? Mari
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Ceera Murakami
Texture Artist / Builder
Join date: 9 Sep 2005
Posts: 7,750
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10-17-2008 13:35
You know, back when I was still trying to sell clothes, furniture and stuff, I tried several times to get space on one of those silly lotteries...
And yet...
I honestly can't say I ever went to either retail site and actually *bought* anything!
Do any of the people who have space there get any better sales than anywhere eles in SL? Somehow, I kind of doubt it.
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Marianne McCann
Feted Inner Child
Join date: 23 Feb 2006
Posts: 7,145
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10-17-2008 13:42
From: Ceera Murakami You know, back when I was still trying to sell clothes, furniture and stuff, I tried several times to get space on one of those silly lotteries...
And yet...
I honestly can't say I ever went to either retail site and actually *bought* anything!
Do any of the people who have space there get any better sales than anywhere eles in SL? Somehow, I kind of doubt it. I've been to both and looked at both. I've not found anything I was compelled to buy. Then again, I can be both a picky buyer an not the sort for whom a lot of products "fit" well. I think that, if there is a greater push for mainland, then it can make these spaces more relevant. I certainly see a fair number of people at both when I go by. I do suspect, though, that traffic at Luna Oaks has been impacted by damaged content (yes, it's one of my issues again!). The Dore to Luna trolly -- which feeds into the mall from two infohubs -- has been borked for some time.
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Tali Rosca
Plywood Whisperer
Join date: 6 Feb 2007
Posts: 767
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10-17-2008 14:31
I had totally forgotten about those  -I guess that answers Ceera's question on my part. Word of mouth and other "long distance exposure" is much more important in SL, where it's faster to teleport straight to a shop in another sim than to walk across the one you're in. |
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ArchTx Edo
Mystic/Artist/Architect
Join date: 13 Feb 2005
Posts: 1,993
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10-17-2008 15:40
I had a small Kiosk space for several months at Luna Oaks, put a vendor there, never sold a thing.
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Yumi Murakami
DoIt!AttachTheEarOfACat!
Join date: 27 Sep 2005
Posts: 6,860
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10-17-2008 16:09
I had a slot at Luna for a while, but it wasn't a big seller. It had a "wave" every now and that, but that was it. The problem is, Linden-owned or not, it's a mall that doesn't do anything to attract traffic.
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Kornscope Komachi
Transitional human
Join date: 30 Aug 2006
Posts: 1,041
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10-17-2008 16:58
I won a spot there. I did sell a dingy last week and I have given at least a thousand free watches from a giver prim. (Along with landmarks, I must add.)
So there are a lot of newbies who will be on time for their next appointment and who might just drop into my store in the future.
Yes, it's time... Soon.
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