[Geckorian]

Jelly makes good points, although I would have to disagree with his comments about the extra work. I know from experience that if you keep getting bought out every time you log in, then all you get to do on the server is farm to fill the boxes. I personally don't play MC to be the indentured servant of another shop owner. It can become tedious spending every moment you are online just restocking because another shop owner has emptied you store and all the while you are getting mail from other players about how you are out of stock. Meanwhile the shop owner that emptied your stores has not had to do any work to fill his shop and can spend his days building, barking, and playing the game. I've seen more than a few shop owners on this server quit being shop owners because of such BS.

By that scenario the player buying everyone out comes out way ahead because not only does he have more time to actually play but he drives his competition out of business thus making more money in the long run. He also ends up getting to control the market and eventually setting prices for the entire server. We saw the same thing happen on the old server with places like 7/11.