i purchased an item from one of the main shops and didn't receive it in my inventory, which really stinks as i was on a quest and had to quit it. is it a glitch or is something else going on?

Maybe you didn't have enogh sP on hand to buy it? Or someone was just faster then you. It could also be that the shop cleared while you tried to buy the item.

that doesn't make sense, as it said it was placed there. it also happened when i purchased from a user shop. confused