This may just be my own ignorance here, but isn't the code already in place for the server market?  Is the market specially coded as is, or is it based on the signs?  I understand there would be minor revisions that would extend just removing money from a player's account, to also take that money and add it to a designated player's account, ie, the placer of the sign.  I also would assume that this code is just being represented as a special block, much like the PSs, and could be sold at the market, much like the PSs.

I mean no disrespect in my argument, but the main argument against this so far just doesn't make sense to me.  Signs and chests(and doors, furnaces, etc...) can already be used to freely grief land, but that hasn't prevented the use of LWC.  Having the item at a cost at the market would make it as pointless to abuse as buying PSs and spamming them all over the server.  I understand that both of these parallels are not exact, as neither of them actually offer any incentive to the spammer, while a functioning shop would, but I don't believe it would become an issue.  And whether it ended up being deemed acceptable or not, I personally would find it interesting to stumble upon a random chest in the middle of a desert offering some goods that I may be in need of at the time.

I don't think any extra coding to enforce any sort of restrictions would be necessary.  What little bit of extra spam that may be generated can be handled by mods on an as needed basis.  Any rules deemed necessary can be just be stated
in the location the items are sold, but again, it just seems more of a 'use common sense' rule, just as PSs and LWC items don't really come with any rules, however, are managed by the mods/ops when a conflict arises.  I understand the whole argument of the ops having enough to do, but does that mean the server should never be improved if it means there's a chance an op might be called on occasion.  It's a necessary evil.

Also, though I'm a coder in real life, I don't know much about how Minecraft mods are made, but would it be easier to take the trapped chest from the next update and mod a new block out of that one.  Personally, I like the idea to make a payed sign that generates a redstone pulse, as it would open up so many more possibilities for player builds, but anything is better than nothing, so if it would be easier to just modify the existing mod used in the market, that would be understandable.

Yes, I agree, this is a survival server, but one of the ways of 'surviving' is through the player ran economy.  It's nice having the server market for a just-in-case, and I think the high prices there are fine, though balancing them a little wouldn't hurt.  BUt the big item in question is the player ran enonomy.  It is very tedious advertising(spamming), negotiating, meeting, trading, and half the time you do 90% of the work, and the buyer decides they don't want it anymore.  I'm not familiar with the mentioned mod, maybe it would be useful, but I think at the least, a very easy and useful mod(which is probably already in place for the server market) would allow us to create signs on our own chests listing content and price.  As I've suggested before, this would be awesome to extend to the point just generating a redstone signal, so player built rides/mini games can still be enjoyed without the need to have someone there running them, and I have seen mods for this, but they may not be well known/reliable.  Either way, player shops(sign+chest) should be very easy to implement, and I believe would be a major boon to the server.

I'm not sure which mod this is, but I've seen one that would make a chest pick up items that drop near it.  Maybe would be abused for farming, but would make a great way for users to donate items.  Maybe only mods could set the property for a user.

On a similar note, but not sure if there's anything like this, a block that could generate a signal when 'paid' a certain amount.  This could be used to automate user markets, but also to automate 'mini-games' so the owner doesn't need to be online to run it.

sassamo

...had a nice looong sarcastic post all written out, but guess I'll try to take the high road here.  Just a note, please don't nag at someone doing something you disagree with, and then turn around and do the same thing yourself.

2.1k

I understand it says bidding starts at 10k...but in the event that no one bids this high...I will bid 1k.