Skybox-Shop above Lindenhome?

[Lana Clowes]

I'm considering getting a premium membership and have read a lot about it.
But there is one question to which I cannot find an answer.
If I have a Lindenhome (new generation), then I can place a skybox over 2000 meters.
My question now is: am I allowed to run a shop in this skybox?
 

Edited November 1, 2020 by Lana Clowes

[Marianne Little]

The fast reply - no. A shop is commercial and not allowed, in a skybox does not matter.

[Lana Clowes]

thank you, I was already afraid of it, but somehow I was hoping that the rules in this regard would be a little different at an altitude of over 2000 meters.

Edited November 1, 2020 by Lana Clowes

[Rabid Cheetah]

It depends on what kind of shop.  A place where you ACTUALLY sell stuff, for $L 1 or more?  NO.  A place where you PRETEND to sell stuff, but it's really just priced at zero Lindybucks?  YES.  You could even decorate your ground-level home like a shop, provided the decorating is done primarily inside, any outdoor decorating is in theme for the region, and any items set for sale are free of charge.

You'll find a lot more information in the Linden Homes forum than the General land forum.

Edited November 2, 2020 by Rabid Cheetah

[Claireschen Hesten]

If you want to make actual L$ from the shop premium allows you up to 1024sqm of mainland tier free you only pay for the cost of the land

[Mollymews]

On 11/2/2020 at 6:02 AM, Lana Clowes said:

I'm considering getting a premium membership and have read a lot about it.
But there is one question to which I cannot find an answer.
If I have a Lindenhome (new generation), then I can place a skybox over 2000 meters.
My question now is: am I allowed to run a shop in this skybox?
 

if you are happy with getting a new Linden Home camper parcel then they are only 512m. So for the Premium you can get a camper and a 512m parcel on the mainland to put your shop in

[Drake1 Nightfire]

I thought they didn't allow skyboxes above linden homes? Did they change that recently?

[Rowan Amore]

4 hours ago, Drake1 Nightfire said:

I thought they didn't allow skyboxes above linden homes? Did they change that recently?

You weren't allowed on the old linden homes.  The new ones, it seems you are allowed.

[Rabid Cheetah]

Inside the Linden Home:  Anything you want that is in compliance with the (M) rated land provisions.

Security orbs:  Must give at least 15 seconds of warning and tp to just outside parcel boundary, not to home.

Outside, below 2000m altitude:  Must be in theme to the surrounding area, sea-level or ground-level is used as a baseline for other covenant provisions, whichever is higher:

     - Wall and fences:  No more than 4m higher than the baseline.

     - Other structures:  No more than 15m higher than the structure.

Outside, 2000m and above:  Anything you want that is in compliance with the (M) rated land and the security orb provisions.

This is in addition to the provisions on non-commerical activity.  Roleplaying a shop is OK, actually selling stuff is not.

 

 

[Rabid Cheetah]

As to whether or not you can use a Linden Home not as a place to sell stuff in-game, but as a storage facility for those little boxes you need for listing stuff on the MP, I'm not sure if the issue has been raised before.

[Gabriele Graves]

10 hours ago, Rabid Cheetah said:

As to whether or not you can use a Linden Home not as a place to sell stuff in-game, but as a storage facility for those little boxes you need for listing stuff on the MP, I'm not sure if the issue has been raised before.

You don't need to rez boxes for listing MP stuff,  that was only the previous incarnations such as SLExchange.  Now it is all done from your viewer.

[Katherine Heartsong]

I could not figure out how to link my inventory (one-off paintings) between my shop (in a skybox gallery above my mainland parcel) and my Marketplace store anyway, so I went the route of the gallery being a showcase of the available pieces on a wall to browse, and have a sign that directs users back to my online Marketplace to make the purchase. That would be legit I think above a Linden home since you can't buy anything in my skybox.

[Alwin Alcott]

15 minutes ago, Katherine Heartsong said:

 That would be legit I think above a Linden home since you can't buy anything in my skybox.

absolutely not legit, it is still commercial activity, you still sell from your Linden Home if you use this.

Edited November 19, 2020 by Alwin Alcott

[Katherine Heartsong]

2 hours ago, Alwin Alcott said:

absolutely not legit, it is still commercial activity, you still sell from your Linden Home if you use this.

Cool, thank you for clarifying. Thank fully I have my own parcel and not a Linden home.

[Blush Bravin]

2 hours ago, Katherine Heartsong said:

I could not figure out how to link my inventory (one-off paintings) between my shop (in a skybox gallery above my mainland parcel) and my Marketplace store anyway, so I went the route of the gallery being a showcase of the available pieces on a wall to browse, and have a sign that directs users back to my online Marketplace to make the purchase. That would be legit I think above a Linden home since you can't buy anything in my skybox.

The problem arises with the sign that directs to the MP. That's not allowed. You can't have something that directs a person to a place outside of the home whether that's an in-world shop or the MP. This specific question arose when a few merchants had Linden Homes set up as open houses showcasing their creations (along with creations from other designers). It was specifically addressed by LL stating that it was okay for merchants to set up their homes as model homes as long as nothing in the home directed anyone away from the house.