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This window allows you to "Buy" a parcel of virtual land within Second Life.  '''Note: This is NOT buying in the normal real life legal sense'''.  Map regions are complex data constructs hosted on the Second Life servers.  A land parcel is a portion of a region.  Buying a parcel in the Second Life world gives you the ability to edit the contents of the parcel, control entry by other users, and to a reasonable share of the server and networking resources required to host it.  You do not acquire title to a defined entity.  It is a service for which you pay a fee.
There are two general categories of land, Mainland, and Estate.  In the case of mainland, your pay your fees directly to Linden Lab.  In the case of estate land, you pay the estate owner, who in turn pays Linden Lab.  Estate owners have control that supercedes yours on a land parcel, up to and including the ability to retake the land without compensation.  Since Linden Lab will not interfere between users in business issues, if the amount you are paying is large enough, you should get an enforceable contract outside Second Life. In the case of Mainland, Linden Lab also retains the right to retake the land for any reason.  Normally they will only do this if you break the rules.
Before buying Land in Second Life, consider the costs, both initial and monthly ongoing, the covenant if any, how the other parcels in the region are using server resources, and maturity rating.
If a land parcel has been set for sale to anyone or to you, the '''About Land > General''' tab will have the "Buy Land" button available.  This will open the window, and give you information about the parcel, what will change when you buy it, and a button to complete the purchase.
'''Parcel Image''' - The snapshot from the '''''About Land > Options''''' tab is displayed in the upper left corner.
'''Parcel:''' - The map region name and X(east) and Y (north) coordinates of the parcel within the region
'''Size:''' - The horizontal plane area of the parcel in square meters.  The smallest unit of land in Second Life is 4x4 meters, or 16 square meters.  The largest is 256x256 or 65,536 square meters, which is a full map region.  A parcel may contain any number of 4x4 units within a single region, and they do not have to be connected.  The number of primitive shapes the parcel is allowed to have on it is also listed.  Most map regions can contain 15,000 prims, so the number allowed on a given parcel is normally 3.66 per 16 meter unit.  Homestead, Openspace, and prim bonus regions have different ratios.
'''Price: - The sale price in Linden Dollars (L$), the price per square meter, and whether transferable objects currently on the parcel are included in the sale.  If they are not, they will still remain on the parcel after the sale.  You can return them to the owner or make other arrangements.
'''Region:''' - The map region name is repeated here.
'''Type:''' - Whether the region is Mainland or Estate, and Full, Homestead, or Openspace.  '''''Note: Maturity Rating affects how you are allowed to use the parcel'''''.  It is not displayed here, but is on the top of your screen (PG, Mature, or Adult).


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Revision as of 10:01, 27 August 2009

This page describes the land related floating windows in the v1.23 Viewer software. It is part of the Floating Windows section of the User's Manual. The windows are listed here alphabetically

Abandon Land

V1.23 Abandon Land.jpg

Allows you to return land you own immediately to Linden control. You receive no payment for doing this, in contrast to selling the land to another user. This window is opened from the About Land floating window. It is available if you are the owner of the land, or an owner of the group for group-owned land.

In general, abandoning land should not be necessary. If you need to reduce your land holdings you can set a price just below the current lowest price per square meter, and get a rapid sale. This will give you some payment for it, while abandoning it does not.


About Land

V1.23 About Land-General.jpg

The About Land page has full details about this window. It is shown here because About Land > General tab has the buttons to access the other windows.


Buy Land

V1.23 Buy Land.jpg

This window allows you to "Buy" a parcel of virtual land within Second Life. Note: This is NOT buying in the normal real life legal sense. Map regions are complex data constructs hosted on the Second Life servers. A land parcel is a portion of a region. Buying a parcel in the Second Life world gives you the ability to edit the contents of the parcel, control entry by other users, and to a reasonable share of the server and networking resources required to host it. You do not acquire title to a defined entity. It is a service for which you pay a fee.

There are two general categories of land, Mainland, and Estate. In the case of mainland, your pay your fees directly to Linden Lab. In the case of estate land, you pay the estate owner, who in turn pays Linden Lab. Estate owners have control that supercedes yours on a land parcel, up to and including the ability to retake the land without compensation. Since Linden Lab will not interfere between users in business issues, if the amount you are paying is large enough, you should get an enforceable contract outside Second Life. In the case of Mainland, Linden Lab also retains the right to retake the land for any reason. Normally they will only do this if you break the rules.

Before buying Land in Second Life, consider the costs, both initial and monthly ongoing, the covenant if any, how the other parcels in the region are using server resources, and maturity rating.

If a land parcel has been set for sale to anyone or to you, the About Land > General tab will have the "Buy Land" button available. This will open the window, and give you information about the parcel, what will change when you buy it, and a button to complete the purchase.

Parcel Image - The snapshot from the About Land > Options tab is displayed in the upper left corner.

Parcel: - The map region name and X(east) and Y (north) coordinates of the parcel within the region

Size: - The horizontal plane area of the parcel in square meters. The smallest unit of land in Second Life is 4x4 meters, or 16 square meters. The largest is 256x256 or 65,536 square meters, which is a full map region. A parcel may contain any number of 4x4 units within a single region, and they do not have to be connected. The number of primitive shapes the parcel is allowed to have on it is also listed. Most map regions can contain 15,000 prims, so the number allowed on a given parcel is normally 3.66 per 16 meter unit. Homestead, Openspace, and prim bonus regions have different ratios.

Price: - The sale price in Linden Dollars (L$), the price per square meter, and whether transferable objects currently on the parcel are included in the sale. If they are not, they will still remain on the parcel after the sale. You can return them to the owner or make other arrangements.

Region: - The map region name is repeated here.

Type: - Whether the region is Mainland or Estate, and Full, Homestead, or Openspace. Note: Maturity Rating affects how you are allowed to use the parcel. It is not displayed here, but is on the top of your screen (PG, Mature, or Adult).



Buy Pass

Buy For Group

Sell Land

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