The server shop
The server shop is where you spend and earn money from the server itself (not other players). Open it with:
/shop
The shop lets you buy blocks, materials, and other items for a fixed price, and sell most things you gather to the server at a set rate. It's the baseline economy — player shops and the auction house can often beat these prices, but the server shop is always open and never runs out.
Selling what you gather
The quickest way to sell the item in your hand:
/sell hand
/sh (alias for /sell hand)
Not sure what something is worth before you sell it? Check first:
/worth shows the server sell price of the item in your hand
Tip: Get into the habit of running
/worthon new drops before bulk-selling — some items are worth many times more than you'd expect.
For a broader introduction to making money on the server — jobs, farms, and income strategy — see Making Money on SMP.
Auto sell chests
An auto sell chest sells its contents on a timer and pays you automatically — handy for AFK farms and bulk gathering. To set one up, place a sign on a chest, barrel, or other container and fill in the lines:
[AutoSell] line 1 — marks the container as an auto-sell chest
<owner name> line 2 — the owner (leave blank for yourself)
<material> line 3 — optional; a material like DIAMOND to sell only that item
Leave the third line blank to sell everything that has a worth. While the chunk is loaded, the chest sweeps its contents on a timer and deposits the proceeds to the owner — even while you're offline — and only items with a sell value are sold.
Online owners get a periodic earnings summary in chat totalling what all their chests earned. To turn those messages off:
/autosell notifications off
Buying from other players
The Auction House
The auction house lets players list items for sale at a price they set, and lets you browse and buy those listings.
/ah browse all active listings
/ah sell <price> list the item in your hand for that price
Click a listing in the GUI to purchase it; the money is transferred automatically.
Java and Bedrock. Bedrock players (via Geyser/Floodgate) can now open and use the auction house (
/ah) just like Java players. Chest shops remain available if you prefer them.
ChestShops (player chest signs)
Any player can set up a chest with a sign to sell items — these are scattered around spawn and in market areas. To buy from one:
- Find a chest with a sign above it.
- Right-click the sign to purchase at the listed price.
- Items go straight to your inventory; money is deducted automatically.
The sign format you'll see:
| Sign line | What it means |
|---|---|
| (blank) or owner name | The shop owner |
| Quantity | How many items per transaction |
B <price> : <price> S | B = buy price, S = sell price |
? | The item type stored in the chest |
If the B column shows a price, right-clicking buys that quantity for that amount. If the S column is set, you can also sell items to that shop by left-clicking the sign (or shift-left-click to sell a full stack at once).
For instructions on setting up your own player shop, see Setting Up a Player Shop.
Paying players directly
Send money to another player:
/pay <player> <amount> transfer money to another player
/bal check your own balance
Payments are immediate and irreversible — double-check the player name and amount before confirming.