Autobuying Shop Guide

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  1. Zer0

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    Autobuying Shop Guide

    Shop numbers/names taken from: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=266
    Shop list has been updated by me

    This took me a several hours of research to create, I hope you find this useful :)

    Tips for using
    • Use Ctl+F to find shops with a specific category ("high stock", "ETS", etc)
    • Use JellyNeo to browse through a certain shop's stock
    • Try out each potential shop yourself to see which shop suits you

    Terminology
    Aged - 3 month+ (can see r99)
    Semi-aged - 1 month+ (can see r94)
    New - 16 days+ (can see r89)
    Newb - less than 16 days
    High profit - UBs (unbuyables)
    Good profit - 30k+
    Decent profit - 10k+
    HTS - hard to sell, expect reseller offers when selling
    MTS - medium to sell, takes a some time to sell, sell price determined by TP
    ETS - easy to sell, high demand item, sell for full price
    High stock - should be able to get at least 1 item every 1-2 restocks
    Medium stock - should be able to get at least 1 good item every few restocks
    Low stock - takes many restocks to be to get even 1 item

    NOTE: I listed a shop as containing MTS items when there is demand for them outside of galleries (book/gourmet high score list, Neohomes, etc). This means the more expensive the item, the more HTS it is.

    Shops
    Shop 001 - 8/10 - Food Shop: good for (semi-)aged accounts, medium-high stock, items are MTS
    Shop 002 - 9/10 - Magic Shop: Extremely high profit for aged accounts only, high stock, extremely high freeze rate (do not expect to AB here and come out unfrozen), items are MTS-HTS
    Shop 003 - 6/10 - Toy Shop: Good for (semi-)aged accounts, medium stock, items are very HTS
    Shop 004 - 7/10 - Clothes Shop: Decent for new accounts, good for semi-aged, high profit for aged, low-medium stock, items are HTS
    Shop 005 - 6/10 - Grooming Shop: Not many profitable items, good-decent profit for aged accounts, low stock, items are very HTS
    Shop 006 - INVALID SHOP
    Shop 007 - 8/10 - Book Shop: Decent for new, good for semi-aged, high profit for aged, items are ETS-MTS
    Shop 008 - 7/10 - Collectible Card Shop: Decent for new, good for semi-aged, high profit for aged, medium stock, items are MTS-HTS
    Shop 009 - 7/10 - Battle Magic: High profit for aged, low stock, items are usually HTS
    Shop 010 - 7/10 - Defense Magic: Same as Battle Magic
    Shop 011 - INVALID SHOP
    Shop 012 - 8/10 - Garden Supplies: good for new and semi-aged, high profit for aged, medium stock, items are MTS-HTS
    Shop 013 - 9/10 - Pharmacy: good for all accounts, medium-high stock, most items are ETS
    Shop 014 - 7/10 - Chocolate Shop: good for semi-aged, high profit for aged, low-medium stock, items are MTS
    Shop 015 - 6/10 - Bakery: decent/good for semi-aged, high profit for aged, low stock, items are MTS
    Shop 016 - 4/10 - Health Food: decent for semi-aged, high profit for aged, low stock, items are MTS
    Shop 017 - 3/10 - Gift Shop: good for new if MVCs are stocking, decent/good for new, high profit for aged, low stock, items are HTS (except for MVC)
    Shop 018 - 4/10 - Smoothie Shop: good for aged, low stock
    Shop 019 - INVALID SHOP
    Shop 020 - 5/10 - Tropical Food Shop: good for semi-aged, high profit for aged, low stock, items are MTS
    Shop 021 - 2/10 - Tiki Tack Shop: good for (semi-)aged, low stock, items are ridiculously HTS
    Shop 022 - 4/10 - Grundos Cafe: decent for semi-aged, high profit for aged, items are MTS
    Shop 023 - 3/10 - Space Weapons: high profit for aged, low stock, items are very HTS
    Shop 024 - 3/10 - Space Armour: same as Space Weapons
    Shop 025 - 4/10 - Neopian Petpet: high profit for aged, low stock, items are HTS
    Shop 026 - 3/10 - Robo Petpet: good for semi-aged, high profit for aged, low stock, items are HTS
    Shop 027 - 3/10 - Rock Pool: same as Robo Petpet
    Shop 028 - INVALID SHOP
    Shop 029 - INVALID SHOP
    Shop 030 - 10/10 - Spooky Food Shop: good for new, high profit for (semi-)aged accounts, high stock, items are MTS
    Shop 031 - 3/10 - Spooky Petpet: high profit for aged, low stock, items are HTS
    Shop 032 - INVALID SHOP
    Shop 033 - INVALID SHOP
    Shop 034 - 3/10 - Coffee Shop: good for semi-aged, low stock, items are MTS
    Shop 035 - 3/10 - Slushie Shop: high profit for aged, low stock, items are MTS
    Shop 036 - 4/10 - Ice Cyrstal: high profit for aged, low stock, items are HTS
    Shop 037 - 7/10 - Snow Foods: decent for semi-aged, high profit for aged, low stock, items are MTS-HTS
    Shop 038 - 4/10 - Faerieland Books: high profit for aged, low stock, items are MTS
    Shop 039 - 4/10 - Faerie Foods: good/high profit for aged, low stock, items are MTS
    Shop 040 - 3/10 - Faerie Petpet: high profit for aged, low stock, items are HTS
    Shop 041 - 9/10 - Furniture: good for semi-aged, high profit for aged, high stock, items are MTS
    Shop 042 - 4/10 - Tyrannian Food: decent for semi-aged, low stock, items are MTS
    Shop 043 - 4/10 - Tyrannian Furniture: decent for (semi-)aged, low stock, items are MTS
    Shop 044 - 5/10 - Tyrannian Petpet: decent for semi-aged, high profit for aged, low stock, items are HTS
    Shop 045 - 4/10 - Tyrannian Weapons: high profit for aged, low stock, most items are HTS
    Shop 046 - 5/10 - Hubert's Hot Dogs: decent for semi-aged, high profit for aged, low stock, items are MTS
    Shop 047 - 5/10 - Pizzaroo: good for semi-aged, high profit for aged, low stock, items are MTS
    Shop 048 - 5/10 - Usukiland: decent for semi-aged, high profit for aged, items are HTS
    Shop 049 - 3/10 - Lost Desert Food: high profit for aged, low stock, items are MTS
    Shop 050 - 4/10 - Lost Desert Petpet: decent for new, high profit for aged, items are HTS
    Shop 051 - 4/10 - Sutek Scrolls: high profit for aged, low stock, items are MTS
    Shop 052 - INVALID SHOP
    Shop 053 - 4/10 - School Supplies: good/high profit for aged, low stock, items are very HTS
    Shop 054 - 4/10 - Desert Weapons: high profit for aged, low stock, items are HTS
    Shop 055 - 3/10 - Osiris Pottery: decent profit for semi-aged, good/high profit for aged, low stock, items are MTS
    Shop 056 - 6/10 - Merifoods: HIGH profit for aged, very low stock, items are MTS
    Shop 057 - 5/10 - Ye Olde Petpets: good profit for semi-aged, high profit for aged, low stock, items are HTS
    Shop 058 - 10/10 - Neopian Post Office: decent profit for new, good profit for semi-aged, high profit for aged, high stock, items are ETS-MTS
    Shop 059 - 5/10 - Haunted Weaponry: high profit for aged, low stock, most items are HTS
    Shop 060 - 2/10 - Spooky Furniture: decent/good profit for aged, low stock, items are MTS
    Shop 061 - 4/10 - Winter Petpet: decent for new/semi-aged, high profit for aged, low stock, most items are HTS
    Shop 062 - 2/10 - Jelly Foods: good profit for aged, low stock, items are MTS
    Shop 063 - Refreshments: ?
    Shop 064 - INVALID SHOP
    Shop 065 - INVALID SHOP
    Shop 066 - 2/10 - Kiko Lake Treats: good for aged, very low stock (only one profitable item), item is MTS
    Shop 067 - 2/10 - Kiko Lake Furniture: decent for semi-aged, low stock (only a few profitable items), items are MTS
    Shop 068 - 7/10 - Coin Shop: good for semi-aged, high profit for aged, low-medium stock, items are ETS-MTS
    Shop 069 - 3/10 - Petpet Supplies: decent for (semi-)aged, low stock, items are very HTS
    Shop 070 - 6/10 - Booktastic Books: good for new/semi-aged, high profit for aged, low stock, items are ETS-MTS
    Shop 071 - 2/10 - Kreludan Homes: decent for (semi-)aged, low stock (only a few profitable items), items are MTS
    Shop 072 - 2/10 - Kreludor Cafe: good for aged, low stock (only a few profitable items), items are MTS
    Shop 073 - 5/10 - Kayla's Potion Shop: high profit for aged, very low stock, items are MTS-HTS
    Shop 074 - 3/10 - Darigan Toys: high profit for aged, very low stock, items are very HTS
    Shop 075 - 5/10 - Faerie Furniture: decent/good for semi-aged, high profit for aged, low stock, items are MTS
    Shop 076 - 2/10 - Roo Island Merchandise: high profit for aged, very low stock (only a couple profitable items), items are very HTS
    Shop 077 - 1/10 - Brightvale Books: Nothing profitable
    Shop 078 - 3/10 - The Scrollery: good for aged, low stock (only 2 profitable r99), items are ETS
    Shop 079 - 1/10 - Brightvale Glaziers: Nothing profitable
    Shop 080 - 4/10 - Brightvale Armoury: high profit for aged, very low stock, items are ETS-HTS
    Shop 081 - 2/10 - Brightvale Fruits: high profit for aged, very low stock (only 3 profitable r99), items are MTS
    Shop 082 - 1/10 - Brightvale Motery: Nothing profitable
    Shop 083 - 5/10 - Royal Potions: high profit for (semi-)aged, very low stock, items are HTS
    Shop 084 - 3/10 - Music Shop: decent profit for semi-aged, high profit for aged, low stock, items are very HTS
    Shop 085 - 1/10 - Lost Desert Medical: Nothing profitable
    Shop 086 - 7/10 - Maraquan Shells: decent profit for new, good profit for semi-aged, high profit for aged, low stock, items are MTS
    Shop 087 - 3/10 - Maractite Weapons: high profit for aged, very low stock, items are HTS
    Shop 088 - 2/10 - Maraquan Petpets: good profit for aged, low stock (only 1 profitable item), item is HTS
    Shop 089 - 2/10 - Geraptiku Petpets: good/high profit for aged, low stock, items are HTS
    Shop 090 - 1/10 - Qasalan Delights: decent profit for aged, very low stock (only 1 profitable item), item is MTS
    Shop 091 - 4/10 - Desert Arms: high profit for aged, very low stock, items are HTS
    Shop 092 - 3/10 - Words of Antiquity: decent profit for semi-aged, high profit for aged, low stock, items are MTS
    Shop 093 - 4/10 - Faerie Weapon Shop: decent profit for aged, low stock, items are HTS
    Shop 094 - 1/10 - Illustrious Armoury: Nothing profitable? (Altadorian Body Armour might be profitable, r96)
    Shop 095 - 1/10 - Exquisite Ambrosia: good for aged, low stock (only 1 profitable item), item is MTS
    Shop 096 - 3/10 - Magical Marvels: good for new (Golden Compass), high profit for aged (Bag of Healing Dust), low stock, items are ETS-MTS
    Shop 097 - 1/10 - Legendary Petpets: high profit for aged (Minitheus)
    Shop 098 - 8/10 - Plushie Palace: decent/good for new, high profit for (semi-)aged, very high stock, items are (very) HTS
    Shop 099 - INVALID SHOP
    Shop 100 - 2/10 - Wonderous Weaponry: high profit for aged (Night Katana), item is HTS
    Shop 101 - 2/10 - Exotic Foods: decent for semi-aged, good for aged, low stock, items are MTS
    Shop 102 - 1/10 - Remarkable Restoratives: Nothing profitable
    Shop 103 - 3/10 - Fanciful Fauna: decent for new, good for semi-aged, high profit for aged, low stock, items are HTS
    Shop 104 - 2/10 - Chesterdrawers' Antiques: decent for new, low stock (only a couple low profit items), items are MTS
    Shop 105 - 1/10 - The Crumpetmonger: Nothing profitable
    Shop 106 - 1/10 - Neovian Printing Press: good for aged (Shenkuu Bulletin)
    Shop 107 - 2/10 - Prigpants & Swolthy, Tailors: decent for semi-aged (Sinister Neovian Jacket and Smarmy Monocle)
    Shop 108 - 7/10 - Mystical Surroundings: good for new and semi-aged, high profit for (semi-)aged

    I hope you enjoyed this guide and found it useful :)
     
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  2. chelsea1

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    great guide, will really help people and should cut down on a lot of recent spam

    just one thing, if you're selling books on the neoboards, they are mts-hts (ie. no-one wants them or wants MASSIVE reductions)

    +rep (if i can) and sticky
     
  3. Zer0

    Zer0 Level IV

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    Thanks!
    Yeah, I put them as such because low-profit books are fairly ETS due to the number of people who are dreaming to be on the high score list.
    My MTS category is rather broad. I put a shop as MTS when there is demand for them outside of galleries (Neohomes, book/gourmet high score list, etc). I was really loose when putting a shop as MTS.

    Woohoo, 3 rep blocks! :D
     
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    A really informative guide, thanks! +rep

    One suggestion, however, maybe you should bold some of the better shops or something .. it's kind of a long list :p but hey, iuno.

    EDIT: Ding ding ding, epiphany. Why don't you color code the shops for depending on age and/or sell-ability?
     
  5. Zer0

    Zer0 Level IV

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    Wonderful idea! I'm too lazy to do it! lol, j/k, I'll do it when I have time :p

    Update: I added a "Tips" section, added some more stuff to terminology, and added a little note.
     
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    Very nice guide ONCE AGAIN xD
    When you gonna me made admin? ;)
     
  7. II_warlord_II

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    thank help alot man

    just wondering for Pharmacy... what's the chance of be freeze?
     
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    It's a low rate. I used that shop and this guide to start up my new account.
    Thanks Zero!
     
  9. Billy

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    ok 3 things
    #1 great guide :)
    #2 what do the bolded shops mean
    #3 ok maybe this isnt a very big deal, but i like only ab stamp and i think that you should change it around a little. for new, stamp is pretty horrible, medium is decent, but aged can be very high. also, idk what list you are using but stamps are never ets. i would say put mts-hts instead, but those changes are just my opinion
     
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    mjnskivt Level III

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    cool spooky food and pharmacy sound like good places for a newb like me :)
     
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    i think the bolded shops mean that they are good to ab in, although stamp hasn't been bolded interestingly enough
     
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    1. :D
    2. Means the shop has gotten a rating of over 5
    3. Try a better list Billy, you can easily get 3-4 5k+ profit stamps per restock with a newb account. For med, I can usually get 2-3 10k+ profit stamps per restock. Stamps are very ETS for cheaper stamps (non-UB). Otherwise I list them as MTS because there's demand for them (I included a little note in the guide about that), unlike the UBs at Tiki Tack.
     
  13. Icegoten

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    How did you use jellyneo to find out what each shop sells?

    I have been trying to figure out how but I didn't see anything in the Item Database
     
  14. Zer0

    Zer0 Level IV

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    Simple, just select the item type the shop sells in the "Is in Category:" drop-down box. Leave everything else as default, or fill them in if you'd like.
     
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    where can i find the best list for all the bolded ones?
     
  16. Zer0

    Zer0 Level IV

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    Take a look at my sig in "Helpful Threads" ;)
     
  17. II_warlord_II

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    is it a good idea to MASSIVELY RS in the weekend? then trying to sell it off during the week?
     
  18. Zer0

    Zer0 Level IV

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    Adam is pro at weekend autobuying: viewtopic.php?f=22&t=16695
     
  19. II_warlord_II

    II_warlord_II Level III

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    He is truely hardcore to the max. lol

    love the ideas.

    i currently don't have sheel account at moment =(
     
  20. Knux

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    Thanks, you should make list of what to RS next.