Shoppe

From YPPedia

Shoppes and Stalls
	Apothecary
	Distillery
	Furnisher
	Iron monger
	Shipyard
	Tailor
	Weavery
Shoppes only
	Estate agent

	Construction site

A shoppe is a building where pirates combine labor and commodities to make products. All shoppes start off as construction site, which may only be placed by the governor of the island. Once the construction site is put up the governor immediately receives the deed to the construction site, the deed may be traded straight away or the governor may keep it. After a shoppe is finished being built it may then start trading and rent will be required from this point onwards. As the space on an island is limited, shoppes are often sold for large sums.

In addition to the types already in the game, consignment shoppes have been rumored to be in the works^[1].

A flag shoppe is the term for a shoppe owned by a flag, though there is no distinction made by the game. Usually the owner is the monarch and royalty are managers. Flag members are commonly given discounts.

1 Differences from Stalls
2 Upgrading
3 Shoppe Dusting
4 External/Other Links

Differences from Stalls

Shoppes are charged more in weekly tax than stalls, but offer several advantages for the cost.

Size - Shoppes are larger, offering more storage space than stalls. This is most important for Shipyards, which can manufacture any size ship, whereas a stall cannot hold enough wood to make merchant galleons, war frigates, or grand frigates.
Location - Shoppes have their own storefront, so if someone is looking for an ironmonger, say, they probably won't check the bazaar first, and so draws more pirates in for labor and sales.
Managers - Shoppes can have up to five managers; a deluxe stall can only have two.
Name - All shops have unique names, whereas stalls are named based on the stall owner (e.g. Poseidon's Ironmonger stall).
Deed - Unlike stalls, shoppes have a deed that can be traded just like a ship deed. This allows a pirate to use the store deed portrait item in portraits.

Upgrading

Shoppes can be painted by the owner or a manager, and upgraded at the estate agent. Shoppes can only be built on player-owned islands, though player-owned shoppes exist on Ringer-owned islands as a result of special events.

Shoppes can be renamed.

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Limitations are the same as for custom ship names, except articles may be used.
Only the owner of a shoppe can change the name.
Building names cannot exceed 34 characters in length.
Corrections in spelling and capitalization are free
See the Building Naming Policy for more information on building names.

What to do to rename your building:

Make sure that the poe to rename your building is on your pirate.
Submit a petition including:
- the location of the building which you want to rename
- the current name of the building
- the name you wish to change it to

Shoppes that have been upgraded can be downgraded. At the start of the upgrade/downgrade process the deed is surrendered to the estate agent. The shoppe is untradeable until this process is complete and the new deed is picked up at the estate agent. Anyone standing inside the building at the time the new deed is picked up will be thrown outside.