[Laced leather pants...]

Try checking at DE Designs.  You won't find prim laces here as others have stated they would likely be a big problem unless you stoook totally still.  But Doc at DE does some fab work with textures and am sure one of his outfits has laced up pants

[landing on wrong sim]

Have the sim owner contact  LL.  The Forums here are just residents like you.  If your sim owner is a Premium Member they can contact LL through live chat immediately

[whats wrong with sl]

There were rolling restarts which might have caused you log in issues.  You can always check the grid status page at http://status.secondlifegrid.net/

You might want to reboot your system and try again.  If still have a problem try logging into a different sim

[Business class LL Homes]

 The Linden homes are for residences only.  But a Premium member can get a 512 plot of mainland tier free, which can be used for a business. 

[I cannot rez, AND have to rebuild my AV?! **bleep** you SL. I am done. My question is: retarded much?]

Wow, if this seems like a big problem, you must have lived a very charmed life...feel blessed that you have faced so few obstacles that a ruthed avatar in SL seems like a big deal

[If I buy land off someone, do I have to pay them a tier as well?]

If you are buying from a private resident make sure you investigate them well.  There are some really great landowners out there and there are also many scammers. 

[Where can I find a sandbox?]

You likely have found a sandbox with the links provided here by other posters...but, ongoing when you need to find something in Second Life you use "Search" 

In this case you would open the Search box and type in "Sandbox" which would bring up several listings for you to look at.  Click on the one you want, then use the teleport button to get to it.

[Mesh Avatars?]

I think it depends on how mesh is received by the majority of the SL population.  If it gathers enough interest, people will move to mesh enabled viewers by choice.  For me, I haven't seen anything in mesh yet that was worth changing my day-to-day viewer for.

[i am a cloud]

Try using a different viewer.  It seems some computers like some viewers better than others.  I use Phoenix and Firestorm with no issues.  Here is a link to the Third party viewers you could try: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory

[I bought some stuff and it was delivered but I logged out and it poofed.]

You can file a report with LL but I think they will just redeliver as would the merchant.  When you contact merchants for redelivery make sure you notecard your request along with pasting a copy of the transaction on it as proof of purchase.

In future: use the Marketplace as a search tool and then buy inworld

[ATTN LIASONS OF SL]

This is a resident forum for discussion not a Linden point of contact.  If you have particular resident(s) violating the TOS you can submit an AR.  There is no mentor group anymore that is recognized by LL; so likely working through your group will change little ( I was a SL mentor for several years and the program was disbanded). Filing abuse reports is proably your best option.  You will not know what action is taken, if any on reports; LL keeps this confidential...for the record if you do make a report, it is "foul language", "Fowl" is any sort of bird.  It is nice to know some people are still out helping new residents, the landing zones for new residents have always been horrid spots.

[Finding the perfect tattoo HELP >.<]

If you don't find what you want at one of the shop already mentioned contact me inworld, I have quite a few lm's to tat shops

[Joining a SHOP group / subscribo: what attracts you to it - and - keeps you in it?]

I am with Venus, I join because the merchandise is unique and of superior quality.  I have lots of favorite shops that have joined over the years so if a new shop offers the same things I won't join; has to be something different that I do not already have a favorite merchant for.

Gifts are not very important to me.  More often than not the gifts from even my favorite shops are either not a style or a color I would wear or an item I would use, and so end up trashing all but a very few.

I leave groups that send me too many notices, or allow chat spam.  I also leave groups if the merchandise seen in notices fails to continue offering a new perspecitve and unique offerings.

[Privacy settings aside, how can you stop someone from following your profile and actions?]

If you are a Premium Member go to Live Chat and see if they can boot them for you.

[Floating shapes]

This happens to me when my graphics card gets overwhelmed.  I clear cache, log out.  Shut down my system for 30 seconds or so then reboot and login.  Has always worked for me

[If Linden Labs continues this decline, what will happen to my investments if they shut down?]

My option is not to invest more than I can afford to lose

[How do I buy US$]

Go to your dashboard and on left side is the Linden Exchange section where you will see a Buy Linden option

 

Eep I misread your question sorry.  You can sell your Linden for USD in the same section Just select manage then sell.

[What the heck?]

You most likely belong to a group that charges fees.  On your dashboard go to the account section/transactions there you will see who/what is taking the Linden.  Just leave the offending group of contact the owner to see if they will change they way group is paid for

[I bought the xcite parts 3 and now the file is empty and the xcite store will not replace it]

Have you typed Xcite into your inventory search window?  Maybe they were saved to an outfit or another folder?

If you have and still did not find, then maybe you accidentally deleted them.  Stores will never replace transferable items.  But, usually will a copy/no transfer item...provided you can show proof of purchase...if you bought within the last 30 days you can copy the transaction, paste it on a notecard and re-request with a nice note to the owner.

[I have a problem with my skin.]

If you have not cleared your cache try that,then log out, reboot your machine and log back in and see if fixed.

[Looking for advice on where to promote/exhibit Clothing designs]

connect your website to some of the fashion feeds like Iheartsl.com

[Avatar]

If you bought on the marketplace it can take up to 24  hours to deliver.

If it has been longer than 24 hours you can contact the merchant for a redelivery of the item

[i have problem with buying off marketplace and not get my orders twice my t order over 24 hrs]

This is not Linden Lab, the Forums are just residents like you so we cannot help here other than to offer suggestions.

If you bought on the Marketplace it is not the sellers fault...the online shopping platform is buggy.  But the merchant can help you. Look at your transaction for the item(s) and see who received the linden, the merchant's name.  Then inworld create a notecard to send to the merchant.  On the notecard paste a copy of the transaction records showing what you purchased, when and for how much.  Explain what happened and what you think should be refunded. Make sure you name the notecard something like "Failed Transaction," don't leave it just "New Note".  Im the merchant that you have a problem and are sending a notecard and then pass the note to them via profile.  Merchants are pretty good at making good on Marketplace errors quickly

If you do not receive help from merchant within 48 hours consider filing a report with the lab...but they are usually much slower at fixing things, so starting with the merchant has better odds for quick response

[I have an account that I can not get into anymore and would like to know why]

Since you are a Premium Account go to Live Chat.  https://support.secondlife.com/start-chat/

They are open to help: 8am to Midnight PST, M-F; and 8am to 8pm PST Saturday and Sunday.

 

[When will the problem with puchasing items from Market place be solved?]

You might find it much faster to just buy the item inworld.  See who created the item you want, look for them in Search/People and check their profile for a teleport to their shop.

I almost always only use the Marketplace as a search method and buy in world.  Besides delivery failures there are delays, and I want what I want..now lol

Good luck

 

PS. I did not answer your question about when would get fixed...but the only answer is "who knows"  SL and the Marketplace are both full of bugs some get fixed some linger.