The market has two kinds of stall, and their prices are not equally reliable
Leased stalls carry an expiry timer and hold three items. Live carts hold twelve but vanish the moment their owner logs out.
Updated 22 September 2026 · market structure · reading prices
The two split cleanly
Going through the raw data, the divide is sharp enough that there is nothing to guess at.
| Leased stall | Live cart | |
|---|---|---|
| Items it can hold | 1–3 | 1–12 |
| Has an expiry | Yes | No |
| Owner must be online | No | Yes |
Not a single stall in a scan sits between the two groups.
Why it matters
A live cart can vanish at any moment. If you spot something cheap in one and hesitate, the stall goes when its owner logs out. That price cannot be cited later either.
A leased stall stands until its timer runs out. Its prices are more trustworthy in the only sense that matters — that the thing is still buyable if you walk over now. The market pages show the remaining time for these.
What it means for your own pricing
Someone using a leased stall has three slots, so they tend to list only what they are confident will sell at a good margin. Prices in that group run higher.
A live cart has twelve slots and tends to be used for clearing odds and ends at once, so per-item prices run lower. A lot of the cheapest listings in any market come from these.
If you are setting a price, compare against stalls of the same kind.