It is critical that you understand the similarities and differences between trading and opening a RARE item Shop.

RARE item Shop

• Buy items manually from players
• Sell items in vends

Advantages:

• Not time-consuming. You can leave in vends and focus on other things.
• No low ballers/negotiators when selling

Disadvantages:

• Large start up fees
• Prices might rise/drop without you knowing

For players who are not really active (1-2 hours/day), and want to have a school/life balance.

Example of Profit from RARE item Shop:

Trading

• Buy items manually from players
• Sell items manually to other players

Advantages:

• More time to negotiate items, and buy more items.

Disadvantages:

• Very time consuming (Spamming to get into BUYGHC/SEEDS)
• Face low ballers/negotiators/toxic players

For players who are extremely active (3-4 hours/day), and have no prioritises/responsibilities.

Example of Profit from Trading:

In-depth

RARE item shops share similarities and differences with normal trading. The first phase for both methods are the same, manually buying items. The difference however is in the second phase - the selling phase. Instead of spending hours and hours spamming in BUYGHC to sell an item for profit, RARE item shops involves selling items in vending machines, removing the negotiation aspect.

My Experience

I've tried both, Trading and opening a RARE item Shop. Although Trading on lucky occasions can reap extremely high profits due to cheap items from CASINO players, DL BUYERS, Quitters, or desperate buyers, the effort to wl ratio is not to my liking.

My preferred method is RARE item shops, as I do not have much time, balancing school (exams, assignments) with my social life.

I also found opening a RARE item Shop more effective in the long-run then manually selling items, as back then people continuously gave me lowball offers. which I find extremely annoying and frustrating. My Rare item Shop was actually able to make 100dl in just 7 days (March 21st - March 28th) during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Selling items in vending machines also is "automated", meaning you don't have to physically be online, and can wake up the next morning with profit ready to collect.

On that note, we will now move on to the TIPS, TRICKS, EXAMPLES and all the practical skills you need to know in order to successfully and profitably open a RARE item Shop.