All right, I'm really bad at coding (re: know absolutely nothing at all despite my two PHP books sitting next to me), but I was wondering if a few things were possible...
I was hoping to make an item that was to be redeemed with the admin staff (ie: decorate the board for one day, custom emoticon, etc), but with the current system I'd have to make a useless item, have them PM me the details, and then remove it out of their inventory as soon as they redeemed it (kinda like a coupon I guess). This wouldn't be too much trouble at first, but eventually the work might pile up.
Also, I was wondering how I could make an item specifically for users to buy, to offer their services (avatar making, banner making, etc) so they could earn money on their own, outside of posting. Would they request an item, and I set it at 1 or 0 credits, and have them buy it and then sell it?
Finally, what about "special" items? For example, we run a bingo-like game on my board, and I was wanting to give the winner a little trophy or award in their inventory (in addition to a pot of credits and maybe karma). I've figured out the credit and karma part, but not the rest. Would it be something that I'd have to set 0 in the shop, and then place in someone's inventory?