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User Shops Have Arrived at Egg Cave

May 21, 2018 at 1:20 PM
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What's New: User Shops

User Shops have arrived at Egg Cave and you can find yours under the Shop navigation drop down. A new profile tile has been added to everyone's profile, too, which links to their shop front. Here's how it works.

  • Move items from your Inventory by clicking on them and selecting "Move to Your Shop"
  • Set item prices anything between 1 EC and 100 million EC
  • Items that are 0 EC do not display and cannot be bought
  • When an item sells, the EC goes to your Shop Till (when you have more than 0 EC in your till, there will be a bubble that appears on the sidebar)
  • Like Coves, you can expand your shop to accommodate more items (all shops begin with 50 spaces)
  • Your profile egg displays as your shopkeeper and you can modify your shop's text under Update Shop Text

How To Find Items You Need

You can use the User Shop Search to search for items that you need. By default, the lowest-priced items display first so you will always be getting the best deal. Please note that search results might be a bit sparse at first, as users will need time to stock their items and set reasonable prices.

The main sidebar search does not include user shops. This is a specific type of search (like auctions search or trades search).

User Shops Directory

The main User Shops page acts like a directory where you can view the biggest shops and most well-stocked shops. Think of these as kinds of leaderboards. But it also includes two tabs called Recently Stocked and Recently r90+ that we think you might find really useful. On these two tabs you'll be able to find the most recently stocked items as they are priced and put into shops.

If you find a deal, snatch it up as quickly as you can!

User Shops Capabilities

You cannot buy or sell either eggs or creatures in user shops. Continue to use auctions and trades for those transactions.

Unrelated: Instant Withdrawals/Deposits

Withdrawals and deposits are instantaneous again at your Strongroom. Prior glitches that allowed people to "double withdraw" and generate Egg Coins remain fixed under instant withdrawals/deposits.

Coming Soon: Quests

With a brand-new way to get items quicker and easier than ever before, we're excited to announce that we have plans to implement a fun questing system (requiring items) in the coming months. Stay tuned for updates!

Comments: 104

skyfall4 • 21 May 2018, 6:41 PM

@jello good idea o.o x3

nanami • 21 May 2018, 6:42 PM

I have the same problem like @dusskfall & @foxbit i can't go to the 2nd page of my shop.

veritaspunk • 21 May 2018, 6:44 PM

@jello @skyfall4 Not for people like me who round up from 5 onwards πŸ˜‹

skyfall4 • 21 May 2018, 6:47 PM

@veritaspunk That's smart. I definitely don't do that x3

jello • 21 May 2018, 6:48 PM

@veritaspunk 3.49 then haha

veritaspunk • 21 May 2018, 6:53 PM

@jello But to me that converts to 3.50 because of the 9 which then rounds up to more than 3 so it would lead to a thought of "minuscule" savings. not quite four. but still above 3. I don't expect deals in the shops especially during quests #inflation

fakeworld • 21 May 2018, 7:04 PM

It’s happening πŸ˜ƒ

veritaspunk • 21 May 2018, 7:07 PM

@fakeworld I'll be stunned if we have a stock market by next year πŸ˜‰ ... but we really do need something to create ec with all these new " ec sinks "

vampire666 • 21 May 2018, 7:17 PM

This is great! I can't wait to see what direction all this takes us! πŸ˜ƒ

degong • 21 May 2018, 7:22 PM

@veritaspunk I'm really curious if the same tactics that companies irl use would work here. 😱

seraph • 21 May 2018, 7:50 PM

I wonder if there is a database for items? It's hard to know what they are for, being a newbie

jello • 21 May 2018, 8:18 PM

@samaritan I haven’t seen an up to date one since July of 17

icecloud101 • 21 May 2018, 8:19 PM

@veritaspunk hmmmm yeah ppls are selling thingies a LOT less/more than they're worth that is an issue maybe eggcave could have a restricted area? like all items can only have a lower price of 10% or higher price of 10% than original something like that

sodabearjess • 21 May 2018, 8:33 PM

0EC items don't display in the shop but display in the search :/

sprite • 21 May 2018, 8:39 PM

Very excited about QUESTS!!!! Love doing them on another game I play. Very fun to get rare or quest only kind of items and also a great way to earn game currency if you are smart. The added bonus of selling items in your shop πŸ˜ƒ So excited to see how quests will work here.

veritaspunk • 21 May 2018, 9:29 PM

@icecloud101 That wouldn't be a free and open market though. Like creatures the market is what someone is willing to pay for it. It mystifies my senses that several people have expressed a controlled market sentiment. Why have individual shops if there is a compulsory standard ?

icecloud101 • 21 May 2018, 9:33 PM

@veritaspunk true i just think like if something is usually worth 5kEC, it isn't fair to sell it as 10kEC idk tbh its like competing

veritaspunk • 21 May 2018, 9:42 PM

@icecloud101 What isn't deemed acceptable will stay in the shop until it convinces them to lower the price. Monthlies can sell wildly so why shouldn't items ? The price will fluctuate especially as demand spikes like with the upcoming quests. It's all relative and subjective

icecloud101 • 21 May 2018, 9:48 PM

@samaritan i believe @jazzyleia (sorry) has an item collection and has a list of all items @veritaspunk true.....

icecloud101 • 21 May 2018, 9:48 PM

@sodabearjess yeah

veritaspunk • 21 May 2018, 9:53 PM

@icecloud101 What I do think will be affected the most by this is Donations ... Honestly I would have put all my excess items or most in my shop instead of donating most if we had shops then. There should be an incentive like a Top Donator board etc πŸ˜‰

seraph • 21 May 2018, 10:06 PM

@icecloud101 thank you, but a list isn't useful if it doesn't tell what each item does :<

degong • 21 May 2018, 10:09 PM

@samaritan There are only a couple of different types of items. Travels and trinket travels are the backgrounds you see on creatures. They don't affect stats (trinket travels are meant for specific creatures but can be used on any). Books have a chance to increase the view stat~

degong • 21 May 2018, 10:10 PM

@samaritan ~by one, foods have a chance to increase the feed stat by one, and toys have a chance to increase the click stat by one. The higher the rarity, the higher chance of an item increasing their respective stat.

saturna • 21 May 2018, 10:36 PM

Yes! I've been looking forward to quests the most! πŸ˜ƒ

skyfall4 • 21 May 2018, 11:05 PM

I can't seem to access the "sort by" drop down in Shops when editing the prices? I can't access the second page either @Ian?

skyfall4 • 21 May 2018, 11:36 PM

Also @Ian I don't think the url ecode links for shops are working rn? It turns out like this all the time: Shop

iris1929578 • 21 May 2018, 11:37 PM

*cryyy* YAAAAS

thaliel • 21 May 2018, 11:45 PM

Not too sure about the quest stuff yet, it sounds stressful

skyfall4 • 21 May 2018, 11:56 PM

To everyone having problems accessing page 2 of their shops, here's the link: https://eggcave.com/usershops/stock?page=2 @nanami @dusskfall @foxbit

jlya • 22 May 2018, 12:30 AM

@Ian these shops have been awesome!! Thank you for adding them to eggcave. πŸ˜ƒ

minnie298a • 22 May 2018, 1:54 AM

This seems great, but there seems to be an issue with the search function. Items priced at 0 are showing up in both searches and in how many items are in shops on the profile link. Once you click to visit, you are told there are no items for sale.

raindrops • 22 May 2018, 6:35 AM

@Ian Lovin' it! Have purchased items I've not ever seen before on cave. Yeah to U & Team! 😊

icecloud101 • 22 May 2018, 6:41 AM

@crown me too also, the shop size thingy has a problem ppls w/ no items says the itmes has 50

groen • 22 May 2018, 6:46 AM

I don't know how to price items. :/

minnie298a • 22 May 2018, 7:04 AM

@crown Yes, it's like a tease. It also is no more effective than the Trade Centre for fast or immedient purchases if you have to contact, negotiate and wait. In searches the items prices at 0 also show first.

mrsgiggles • 22 May 2018, 7:06 AM

I made 10 million EC today by selling off really old stuff probably at very low prices! (Don't look - they are all gone now LOL).

minnie298a • 22 May 2018, 7:08 AM

@groen Under the "manage stock" button, there is a box with a green tick beside it, above the remove thing. Put your price in there and click the tick. You need to do each item seperately.

asbe • 22 May 2018, 8:38 AM

When I manage my stock I cannot open page 2 :/ Something bugged?

mastergemma • 22 May 2018, 8:47 AM

@minnie298a @crown It's an error that is being worked on, hold on tight, these teasing items will be properly priced soon!

sprite • 22 May 2018, 11:00 AM

Suggestions :Good option to add is the game shops when searching really helps when doing quests. Also a shop search button that auto searches the shops for you under each asked items. Just helpful features from the other game I play. Unless planned of course 😊

isathebelle • 22 May 2018, 11:02 AM

I can't see my second page in the user shop, And, Yeah I'm having the same problem as @minnie298a and @crown

novrain62 • 22 May 2018, 11:06 AM

@Ian - I'd like to be able to (click all) and/or be able to click any check boxes that I want inside the Inventory page with the option to (Send to Shop), instead of having to click on one item at a time. Fun idea!

novrain62 • 22 May 2018, 11:12 AM

Okay I added 10 Items to my shop, but don't know how to set the price?

novrain62 • 22 May 2018, 11:46 AM

@crown thank you!

_piano_pokemon_ • 22 May 2018, 11:47 AM

im excited for this just wish i didnt have to click one item at a time to place in the shop ☹️

_piano_pokemon_ • 22 May 2018, 11:53 AM

@ian i really grateful for these shops ❀️ i love them but is there a way to price items and then update it all at once instead of going through them 1 by one ? ☹️

skyfall4 • 22 May 2018, 12:13 PM

When do you guys think you'll be done upgrading the US? (User Shops, not United States xD) I have some πŸͺ™ in my till I wanna collect xD

novrain62 • 22 May 2018, 12:14 PM

@_piano_pokemon_ I agree, one at a time is a royal pain 😱

jlya • 22 May 2018, 1:21 PM

@Ian sorry, I've already pinged you so many times. xD I was wondering when the shops will be back up and running? I need to restock some things, but they're down for maintenance...

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