Bazaar
What TornLife's research has established about Bazaar, and the questions players asked about it.
What TornLife has verified
- Patch #222 (14/12/2021) added a Dollar Sale system to Bazaars: $1 listings are only available to limited random individuals. (confirmed by Torn; Bazaar/Patch History, )
- Item Market 2.0 lets buyers instantly purchase items from a long list of sellers, in individual or bulk quantities, directly from the Item Market. Buyers are no longer redirected to bazaars. (confirmed by Torn; Item Market 2.0 — changes to Bazaar)
- Since 2019 bazaar purchases show an 'Above market value' warning. Bazaar purchases are limited to 10,000 quantity per transaction. (confirmed by Torn; Bazaar/Patch History, )
- Patch #153 (04/08/20) added a 10,000 item limit per transaction for Trades, Display Cases and Bazaars to prevent overload issues. (confirmed by Torn; Bazaar/Patch History, )
- The wiki notes $1 bazaar sales draw people to friend the seller so they can access the bazaar easily (Big Brother House task tip, 2021). (documented; Big Brother House › Examples of Tasks › Find a Friend, )
- The wiki says the Enemies List can deny listed players from purchasing your items on the item market and your bazaar. The feature can be disabled. (documented; Enemies List, )
- Bazaar interface changes: the manage Bazaar 'Save Changes' panel moved to the top (21/04/20). An ordering and searching tool for bazaars was added (07/04/20). Autocorrect quantity to maximum was added for buyers (23/04/19), and a Close button when buying (26/02/19). (confirmed by Torn; Bazaar/Patch History, )
- Staff state that the Item Market and Bazaars are separate selling spaces. Items listed on one do not appear in the other's inventory of listings. (confirmed by Torn; Item Market - Items Listed, Bazaar Empty, )
- The wiki says the red overpaying warning has reduced the bazaar scam in which a cheap item is listed at the price of a similar-looking expensive one. It used to be very common. (documented; Scams › Bazaar Scams, )
- Items in a bazaar, active trade or Item Market listing do not count as active for personal perks (e.g. enhancers). (confirmed by Torn; Enhancer Perk Displayed Bug, )
- Since 28/01/19, Trades made, Points Sold and bazaar-related personal stats are private, to prevent scripted mug stalking. (confirmed by Torn; Bazaar/Patch History, )
- The Bazaar Directory was released on 20/05/2025. (confirmed by Torn; Bazaar Directory : 20/05/25 — changes to Bazaar Directory (2025-05-20), )
Questions about Bazaar
- How does a player open a bazaar in Torn?
A personal bazaar costs 250 points, bought at the Points Building . Once you have it, you list items in it and can open or close it as needed. TornLi…
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- How do you sell items on the item market?
Items are sold through the Item Market, reached from the City. The wiki gives the sales fee as 5% since 22 June 2025 . None of TornLife's source docu…
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- What are the pros and cons of having a bazaar, and how do you set one up?
A bazaar is a personal shop for items you want to sell, and it avoids the Item Market's sales fee, which is 5% after 22 June 2025 . A 2020 guide put …
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