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The economy is PCB's virtual currency system. Over the years there have been a variety of ways to earn and spend the currency.
The economy revolves around PCB's virtual currency system. Over the years there has been a variety of ways to earn and spend currency.


== History ==
== History ==
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* Houses used to be creatable and then sellable using a sign. A player could purchase the property and full own it.
* Houses used to be creatable and then sellable using a sign. A player could purchase the property and full own it.
* A lottery was previously available. Tickets could be purchased via commands and a weekly draw awarded the winner the prize pool.
* A lottery was previously available. Tickets could be purchased via commands and a weekly draw awarded the winner the prize pool.
* Bank interest (see below)


== The Market ==
==== The PCB Bank ====
In the early days of Survival, players were able to deposit currency into a bank via commands. The bank would provide compound interest for leaving money in there.
 
== The Market (Overview) ==
<small>See [[Survival 1.7 Market]] or [[Survival 1.10 Market]]</small>
<small>See [[Survival 1.7 Market]] or [[Survival 1.10 Market]]</small>


The marketplace has been the central hub for item purchase/trade since the beginning of the Survival server. Players can set up their own shops to automatically sell items to players, or they can purchase/sell to the Admin Shops at inflated prices.
The marketplace has been the central hub for item purchase/trade since the beginning of the Survival server. Players can purchase a single plot to build their own customizable shop, which could then automatically sell items to other players via chests. Additionally items can purchase/sold to the [[Admin Shops]] at inflated prices (as the stock is unlimited).
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==== Diamond Price Cap ====
The Diamond Price Cap is a price cap that was implemented in the Market world so that a store could no longer sell diamonds at a lower price than the Admin Shop. Sometime during mid-2015, this price cap was created when staff discovered The_Jacob selling diamonds at a lower price compared to the Admin Shop.[[Category:History of PCB]]

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