Marketplace/Get started shopping
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How do I start shopping?
Here are the basic steps:
- Go to marketplace.secondlife.com.
- If you're not already logged in to secondlife.com, click Sign In in the upper-right and enter your Second Life name and password, then click the Login button.
- Find something you'd like to buy.
- You can navigate the marketplace to look for something you want in different ways: search, Categories, and Featured Items. Start clicking around and exploring — you can always get back to the front page by clicking the Home button in the upper-left.
- Learn more about searching and browsing the Marketplace.
- Click the item you'd like to buy to make the item's full page appear. Click Add to Cart or, if you are in a hurry, click Buy Now.
- Add to Cart saves your purchase for later payment and delivery, so you can keep shopping for more items.
- Buy Now will take you to the payout screen immediately
- When you've finished adding items you'd like to buy, click the Cart button in the upper-right.
- Select whether you want to Pay with L$, Pay with Credit Card, or Check out with PayPal.
- If you want to pay in Linden Dollars (L$) and don't have enough, click Buy L$ in the upper-right to visit the LindeX™ Exchange.
- Click Checkout, and if applicable, enter payment info.
- Click Place your order to confirm.
- In a few hours, the item you bought will be delivered to your avatar inworld. When you see the delivery notification inworld, accept the item.
- Many items come in boxes you need to open to use. Learn how to open a box here.
- Click Continue shopping to get more cool stuff.