Summer is almost here... and the CW Pawn Shop!

As a special treat to celebrate the start of Summer, we are going to have the Custom Wearable Pawn Shop open from Saturday June 20 to Saturday June 27. While we won’t give you the exact time the shop will be opening, it will close at 11:59pm on the 27th.

Remember that you won’t be able to sell any custom wearables while the CW Pawn Shop is open, so if you’ve got some to offload you should do it now!

June 18, 2020, 7:18 pm by Shawny
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Trying to get us to forget about the lag and other issues yet again, Subeta?

June 18, 2020, 7:10 pm by Flygon
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Work why work ;3;

June 18, 2020, 6:54 pm by Disasters
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Max pawn shops buys at now is actually 225 then down to 175 and so on.

June 18, 2020, 6:40 pm by rellieee
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SO EXCITED! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS! <3

June 18, 2020, 6:32 pm by far
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This seems like a badely timed opening to me ... We have been experiencing issues with stability both for the wardrobe and the site itself for months. The forums are dying and the cw market is not as active as it used to be anymore. There has been a decrease in cws making as well (compared to its prime time). This isn't a great time to buy csc either as a lot of people lost their income because of the pandemic.

I don't buy csc anymore so this isn't me complaining. I just don't get it?

What is the reasoning behind cutting the bonus weekends? I'm pretty sure this period of time was the most profitable to the site as we were reaching (or almost) the daily needed cash to 'keep afloat'. Without this bonus (and the lack of actual PUBLIC announcement), I cannot see people increasing their purchase or their purchasing habits to keep the site alive and well. I get it, we need to pay the people that work on Subeta and the servers/database. However, the lack of transparency and the cutting of benefits as taken its toll on the userbase.

There will be purchase and buyers, yes. But as it is, this isn't going to last. Just my realistic 2 cents.

June 18, 2020, 5:57 pm by cassygee
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I don’t normally comment on news posts and rarely to complain, however ...... I only became aware yesterday whilst browsing the H&Q threads, that the news post regarding there being no bonus weekend in May actually meant they were being cancelled completely! I really can’t understand, especially after the recent (and ongoing) wardrobe fiasco where you promised more transparency, how you can think that sneaking this change by again hiding it from the majority of users is going to be any type of win situation for Subeta.
Yes we all love the Pawn Shop, and I would normally be eagerly searching through for goodies to buy, but I’m feeling just now that I’ll give it a miss this time. I understand you need income to keep the site running, and I am normally more than happy to invest but with all this underhandedness I fear you’ve shot yourselves in the foot a little here, and could well end up receiving less income at what should be a very profitable event.

June 18, 2020, 5:51 pm by frafty
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checking a few things from my wardrobe seems to be 225 for wigs and full backgrounds. I sold a small brooch for 75

June 18, 2020, 5:46 pm by Reaper
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It maxes at 250 csc per item if I recall correctly (and is less for small items/items that cost a lower amount to submit). I would check but I cannot access my shop to pull cws out to give you the complete range. I believe it's 150, 200, 225, and 250. But there may be some that sell for as low as 75.

June 18, 2020, 5:40 pm by Jules
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How much does the pawn shop pay for a CW?

June 18, 2020, 5:06 pm by Valiska
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First of all, fskcking enter key.

https://subeta.net/wardrobe_items.php is the URL to the old organise items page, which still works.

I understand concerns about site income and overly frequent sales, but I have to question the reasoning that led staff to start dropping the bonus weekends while half the world is out of work. I know that some of the staff are essential workers, as am I, and still have income, but a lot of other people have much less money to spend on fun stuff and could really have used a break. I wish you'd consider doing a bonus weekend while the pawn shop is open. (I know you didn't plan to do this; I'm only asking that it be given some consideration.)

I think it would give you guys a much-needed infusion of hard cash for the site, and I think a lot of the people who have been laid off and are subsisting on unemployment, the kindness of family and friends, or a stimulus check that's barely enough to support one person for one month would be very appreciative.

June 18, 2020, 5:00 pm by Valiska
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June 18, 2020, 4:50 pm by Nova
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Count me in the group that didn't realize the bonus weekends were disappearing completely, and only thought one month was being skipped. I had been waiting for it eagerly for days. I'll buy one or two if they're from my must haves but definitely not the 10+ I normally do during these things. And if they're not great, I'll just save the money. With all that's going on right now, it wouldn't be a bad idea probably for my wallet to skip one for once. I'll lump it in with all the money I'm saving not being able to eat takeaways right now. :) Good luck to everyone that will participate though, I hope you get something lovely!

June 18, 2020, 4:46 pm by SaboKat
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been out of work for a few months lmao though I could try to get a few art commissions in (no guarantees, haven't been having any luck lately)

June 18, 2020, 4:31 pm by Cresenta
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regrets the pet slot she bought 3 days ago with CSC x_x

June 18, 2020, 4:26 pm by Anubis
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Adding to the list, the problem is also timing. This site has chosen to remove the bonus weekend during a pandemic. Many are still without work or have hours cut. Now is when the bonus weekend would be beneficial.

June 18, 2020, 4:20 pm by Lavender
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I agree with everything said. I think it was another bad move in a series of other bad moves to completely remove bonus weekends before rolling out the price changes. April's notice on May's bonus weekend was unclear and I know many of us thought it would be back June or July and not gone forever. I personally won't be purchasing csc until the new price system is in place or until there is another bonus weekend. I see no reason to purchase csc right now without the bonuses because the site has clearly recognized the flaws of the current pricing system. It is just too expensive to buy things at their current prices without getting the bonuses each month. I very seldomly log in these days, but when I do it's 90% on mobile, and since I can't use the crappy new wardrobe on mobile I can't use any new wearables I purchase anyway.

June 18, 2020, 4:07 pm by Galaxia
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Hat tip to Jensen for the link:

https://subeta.net/wardrobe_items.php

June 18, 2020, 3:58 pm by Evil
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June 18, 2020, 3:58 pm by Demoness
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I'm gonna echo some other people, information on the new cw prices and subscription model would be great. I will still be supporting the site, I supported it before bonus weekend was ever a thing and I'll continue to do so after bonus weekends for as long as this site is around. Looking forward to seeing the goodies in the pawn shop

June 18, 2020, 3:58 pm by Sekhmet
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Thank you for the tip, but it doesn't work if I can't remember what the CWs I own are called . . .

June 18, 2020, 3:57 pm by Knight
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If you go to Account Search and type in your item name it gives you the option to place the item in your inventory from wherever it is currently located. Take a bit longer if you have a lot of things you want to move but it works!

June 18, 2020, 3:55 pm by Sekhmet
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So, I need to sell my CWs now, but I can't because you took away the "organize items" tab in the wardrobe. How am I supposed to remove things from my wardrobe now? Great planning, that. >_<

June 18, 2020, 3:44 pm by Trees
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You know, we could really do with a forum thread with a list of planned CSC-related changes to make things more clearer, and so we know you haven't forgotten about things like making subscriptions able to give you Loyalty Points, as far as I know they still can't do that and I think it's putting many people off subscribing.

June 18, 2020, 3:34 pm by Frenchi
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Quote by Amber
We have no plans to resume bonus weekends monthly...

so why didn't the news post just say that, instead of ONLY stating that there wouldn't be one in may? maybe there was further explanation in the comments, but that's not the same as being fully transparent in the news post to begin with. it makes it sound like you didn't want us to know that upfront. and now having removed that option without proper notification, the CW pawn shop is being opened even though:

  1. most users would prefer not to buy CSC during a non-bonus time
  2. there is currently no alternative to the bonus weekends, so there's little incentive to buy more CSC until those alternatives are present
  3. the wardrobe is partly or fully non-functional for many users
  4. the link to the organize wardrobe page has been removed even though it's still the only way to sort and remove wardrobe items, forcing users to rely on bookmarks to access it

had it been clear that april would be the last month with a bonus weekend, and that no replacement would exist for some time afterwards, users could have better planned whether/how much to buy during that bonus weekend instead of thinking "ok, no bonus weekend in may, but maybe june will have cool bonus items so i'll wait until then."

June 18, 2020, 3:32 pm by Mort
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lmaoooo the fear of missing out is gonna kick in, here goes my sleep schedule

June 18, 2020, 3:24 pm by Dandelion
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So what you're saying is that the site will be lagging so badly it will be unusable for at least June 20-21 and likely beyond that?

Duly noted.

June 18, 2020, 3:13 pm by feral
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Also waiting to see what information we're getting on CW pricing AND the subscription models. I am at a standstill here. Haven't submitted anything in months now, waiting for some kind of information on what's going on, and we're still on the back burner I guess. I totally get it with everything IRL, but I'm just disheartened and unmotivated to work in a community that's up in the air. :C

June 18, 2020, 3:10 pm by Disasters
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I too would love to see a real update on the lowering of CW prices and direct to shop pricing as it was mentioned it was being looked at.

The pawn shop is great but the CW market overall is dying more and more. We need something to bring it back to life and while the pawn shop may help temporarily it won’t in the long haul.

June 18, 2020, 3:09 pm by Narshe
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I was under the impression from the last staff comments, Bonus Weekend was going to be around still but not every month. Is it really gone permanently? I won't lie, it really kills my drive to donate for csc as frequently without the possible chance of seeing bonus week come by. ): While I understand the reason for it, I as the consumer, wouldn't be as eager to make heavy donation amounts all at once. Even for the pawn shop, which I normally donate a lot for since bonus comes by at times during it. Though, I guess this time I just will not splurge like I used to.

I know someone is gonna take this as me crying or complaining but bonus weekend was a great incentive for users to donate to the site and for it to be gone, also diminishes my eagerness to participate in the pawn shop. Oh well. lmao

June 18, 2020, 3:08 pm by capper09
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hope the server no make problems or we have only error info boxes... ;)

June 18, 2020, 2:56 pm by Jack
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I was JUST thinking about the CW Pawn Shop! Awesome news, even though I'm broke as usual lol

June 18, 2020, 2:54 pm by Ambition
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Yes, I knew there would be no more bonus weekends every month. Yet staff comments made it seem like they would randomly appear every so often and that staff would be addressing the fact that many users only buy csc on those bonus weekends, as well as the fact that sales brings in revenue etc.

There were a lot of comments left on that specific announcement that bred a lot of hope for users. We we re also told the bonus weekend special items would still be a thing; we all really really love those cute unique items! I know I miss them a lot. :D

Thank you for taking the time to look into it and give us information. We all dislike seeing the suffering market as it hobbles along; it's so sad.

June 18, 2020, 2:52 pm by Hunger
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Nice! But I probably won't be buying anything, unless it is a bonus weekend, or csc prices change

June 18, 2020, 2:51 pm by cherub
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OMGGG I was just thinking literally LAST NIGHT about how I would kill to go on a pawn shop spree right about now... <3

June 18, 2020, 2:44 pm by Trees
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Does that mean bonus weekend will still happen occasionally, just not every single month?

June 18, 2020, 2:42 pm by Amber
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We have no plans to resume bonus weekends monthly, . As far as CW prices I can check on that! :)

June 18, 2020, 2:41 pm by Judin
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Yes yes yes yes! Awesome! :D

June 18, 2020, 2:41 pm by Rakumel
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Here's a link to the page where you can organize and remove items from your wardrobe, since you currently can't access it in the new one. In case anyone needs it.

June 18, 2020, 2:38 pm by Ambition
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WOW what an unexpected surprise!

It's too bad we have not heard about the bonus weekend and CW submission rates changes that were going to happen soon. :) I bet the market (which is suffering) would REALLY appreciate such information or changes to occur on a bit quicker timescale. -helpful nudge with no at all subtle hinting- We believe in you guys!

June 18, 2020, 2:38 pm by Damon
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Well I'm broke.

Happy shopping everyone.

June 18, 2020, 2:36 pm by Trees
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I might see if there's any items with a specific look that I want. Mainly hair.

June 18, 2020, 2:34 pm by Foolkillersfancy
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Woohoo!!

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