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Message: <blockquote data-quote="painandgreed" data-source="post: 3428278" data-attributes="member: 24969">In medieval, I think it would look like the office of a wizard or cleric. He probably makes them too which is how he got into the business. Most major sales would go to the larger estates such as wizard colleges, rich nobles, or large temples who would be the only ones to have much 'in stock'. Every thing else would be made on commission.As trade, methods or travel and communication increased, you'd probably see the existance of a broker who would keep track of who has what, who can make what, and who deals with what. They'd probably have an office with an assistant that would take buy sale orders. That person would then be the intermediatary between those who want to buy and those who want to sale. They might even have their own stock of items that could be moved and guarded easily.Into the renaissance, things would simply become more stable. Collections of nonexpendable items would increase and be on stock. Shops might spring up but probably specialize in a single type of item such as armor & weapons, scrolls, or rings. It would probably still look like a personal business that is based upon the person running it. What would probably differ the most is that lines of trade will be opening up. Known makers of items will be grouped into trade guilds or merchantile organizations which can handle money transfer so that items can be ordered without actually having to visit the person involved because they'll take care of all that. As items are still more like works of art, ordering such an item from an office would probably involve reading the sales pamphlets of the maker along with books of styles which said item could be made in. The buyer would choose the make and style and have it custom made according the set patterns. Similar books would be made of aquired magic items that were in stock at other locals. Such offices would probably hire artists to create such catalogs or even artisans to craft mundane replicas to show to prospective buyers.I like the idea of a quarterly magic items auction.</blockquote>

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