Chest shops

A shop other players can use

Chest shops let other players trade with a container at your base or market. A selling shop takes items from your stock and gives them to customers. A buying shop pays customers and stores the items they sell to you.

Build shops in the main survival world, inside land you control. Use a chest, trapped chest, or barrel. Shop creation is free, there are no ongoing shop fees, and transaction tax is 0%.

You can create as many shops as you need. Keep the area easy to navigate and follow the rules for performance and neighboring land.

Create a shop

1. Claim the area and place the chest or barrel you want to use. Leave room for the shop sign.
2. Hold the exact item you want the shop to trade. Enchantments, names, and other item details can matter.
3. Look at the container and use /qs create <price>. For example, /qs create 25 creates the shop with a price of $25.
4. Read the result and check the sign or control panel. Confirm the shop mode and amount per trade.
5. Put stock into a selling shop. For a buying shop, leave container space and keep enough money available to pay customers.
6. Test a small transaction with another player before advertising a large or valuable trade.

The quick creation method also lets you left click a container while holding the item and answer the price prompt. Use the chat prompt carefully so the number is applied to the shop you intended.

Buying and selling are from your shop’s point of view

Look at your shop when using these commands. A customer reading Buying is selling their items to your shop. A customer reading Selling is buying your stock.

Check the quantity and price on the shop sign and purchase confirmation. Advertise the same quantity your shop actually trades.

Use another player’s shop

Left click the shop to begin a trade, read the item and price information, and enter the amount requested in chat. Check the direction of the trade before confirming.

For a buying shop, you need the matching item in your inventory. For a selling shop, you need enough money and room for the purchase. An empty selling shop or a buying shop with a full chest cannot complete the same transactions as a stocked one.

Customers can trade through the shop without full claim trust. Keep your storage protected and use the shop controls to manage customer access.

Change prices and manage stock

Look at your shop and open its controls to review mode, price, quantity, stock, and history. Refill selling shops and empty buying shops regularly.

Use /qs price <amount> to change a price. Check that the new price is visible before advertising it. /qs remove removes the shop you are looking at.

The shop staff controls can share management with a trusted person. Shop access and claim trust are separate controls. Review both rather than assuming one setting gives exactly the other.

Shop protections can also affect hoppers and droppers. Test any restocking system before relying on it, and do not try to bypass another player’s shop protection.

Help people find the shop

Use a clear layout and signs so players can compare items without guessing. Keep stock where possible and remove old advertisements when the shop closes.

Use /qs find <item> to search shops within 45 blocks. Visit the area you want to shop in before searching.

Warden unlocks your first player warp, which gives visitors a direct route to your shop. The spawn noticeboard also supports one shop sign for Warden and above. Follow the board’s current instructions before posting.

Related guides

• Player warps
• The auction house
• Trust, subdivisions, and claim flags