Variety buyers
Stock range, paid at a premium.
Buyers who pay more when the shelf offers a varied selection instead of a single product line, with a standing bonus that stacks on top of the item price.
Variety buyers push shops away from monoculture: they reward breadth, which is the opposite of what a specialist trade teaches.
Variety buyers exist to punish a shop that over-specialises. Where an upper-level buyer wants the one expensive thing, a variety buyer wants to see a spread of different goods and prices accordingly.
The practical consequence is shelf discipline: keeping a little of everything costs storage and capital, and pays out through a customer class that never appears in a one-line shop.
Counter protocol
- Their price bonus applies to items already on the counter, so restocking mid-visit matters.
- A varied shelf keeps them coming back; a specialist shelf sends them elsewhere.
- The bonus is community-measured rather than advertised.
Related stock
Where this comes from
A patch fixed variety buyers not applying their price bonus to items already on the counter.
“Fixed variety buyers (and tourists) not applying their price bonus to items that were already on the counter when they arrived.”
Community playthroughs put the variety buyer bonus at about 15% per item.
“There's a variety buyer bonus at 15% per”
Caption as spoken (verbatim)
there's a variety buyer bonus at 15% per
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