For confirmation - selling objects

I've been told that the best way to sell furniture that you have in a shop is to use the root prim of the piece of furniture as a container, in which you put another copy of the piece. Then you set the Content of the first piece for sale.
Would you people agree that is the safest way?

Thanks,
Xylo

If you put a copy of the furniture in the root prim of the display model, and set for sale "Content", the furniture will be delivered in a separate folder, named like the display model, to the buyer's inventory.

If you directly set the display model for sale "Copy", the furniture will be delivered into the buyer's Object folder, and not in a separate folder.

I'd say both methods are equally safe; but the "Content" method allows you to add a landmark or an information notecard that will be delivered to the buyer with the furniture, in the same folder. On the other hand, it will clutter the buyer's inventory with a lot of folders if multiple pieces of furniture are bought. So it really comes down to personal preference.

Thanks, Jackal. I was told that if you put 'Copy' for sale, the buyer can then make one more copy and sell that one, which the next buyer can do, too, etc. I have heard this in a selling class, so it is supposedly true, but I do find it a little odd.

Xylo

Thanks, Jackal. I was told that if you put 'Copy' for sale, the buyer can then make one more copy and sell that one, which the next buyer can do, too, etc. I have heard this in a selling class, so it is supposedly true, but I do find it a little odd.

Xylo

Hi Xylo!

When you mark the for sale option as "Copy" this does not change the perms you set for what the next person can do with it.

They can buy a copy, but not make another copy, nor sell copies unless you allow this via the perms of the item.

Sorry to say that the information you received is incorrect.

Best,
~Ari

Nope, what you're talking about here are permissions, that's a different thing. I'd add a screenshot but SL is down for maintenance. Anyway, the permissions are on the General tab too (or under "Properties" when you right-click an item in inventory), and I think it says "Next owner permission". From the knowledgebase:



These settings are totally independent from the "For sale" settings! For instance, if you have a piece of furniture that is modify / no copy / transfer, you can safely set it "For Sale - Copy". It won't allow the buyer to make multiple copies of the furniture, all it will do is deliver the item directly to their object folder.

The only setting to be careful of is "For Sale - Original" - this will transfer ownership of the displayed item from yourself to the buyer. The buyer then has to "Take" the item, and then it's gone for good (unless you kept a copy in your inventory). So while this is useful in a yard sale or if you're selling one of a kind items, it's a lot less useful in a regular furniture store. Unless you enjoy refurnishing the store every time someone goes on a shopping spree

If you're still unclear about the permission issue and different ways of selling, I would recommend getting together with a friend (or an alternate account) and selling a few plywood cubes back and forth to see for yourself how it works. You can set them for sale at 0L$ btw, it will still work the same way but no one will lose money trying this out.

Yes, Arikinui and Jackal, that makes a lot more sense. I was made to Doubt by the advice of the class teacher - it was given as rather urgent advice. With the best of intentions, of course. But it seems, then, that it was mistaken.
And experimenting with it is of course a very good idea.

Thanks,
Xylo