(03-27-2015 02:22 PM)Ehcoe Resident Wrote: My take on this whole thing is I just really feel it is up to the individual if they wish to enable the pedigree link or not. Expecting secondary market owners to enforce their renters to use the pedigree link isn't realistic. It also isn't the secondary market owners' responsibility to make sure their tenants are using the pedigree link.
I do enable the pedigree link, but not everyone knows how to do it. I have spoken to a few who didn't even know it existed.
I have bought several kittycats without a pedigree link available to me. If they are a cute kittycat that I've been searching for and they are being kept as a pet, the pedigree doesn't matter.
I'm pretty laid back when it comes to things like this. Just my take on it. 
The renter should be able to run their business the way they want as long as it's respectful to others.
The points being made here are ways to help shop owners sell more in reality.
Maybe sim owners can give note cards to new renters or even old renters with instructions on how to set pedigree links? With new people coming in all the time, not everyone is aware of ways to set links. This could really help new people make sales.
It can be a hassle going into every kitty and setting the link, but you do save on prims in the long run since every pedigree giver is at least one prim. There used to be a sign that had a script that you could copy paste the id number into it and it would show the owners pedigrees. I don't know if it's still around but it was really nice and less prims if you don't want to go into each kitty and set the link.
Since coming back to kitties, I've been combing the markets and buying kitties. Personally if I go to a shop and don't see pedigree links set up, I won't buy and move on. I've bought a few for the shown traits and trusted that was what I was going to get, only to be disappointed with hidden traits that I didn't want, but might have known if I had been able to see farther back than just the mom and dad. There may have been kitties that I might have bought for hidden traits, but with no pedigree I couldn't tell and moved on.
Pricing is very important also since you can't sell a kitty that isn't marked for sale. It's important to check your shops from time to time and update them. Even being new again, I can check to see if a kitty is really worth as much as it's marked. I can ask kitty friends, check sagas charts, or know just by how many of the traits I see in other shops and love shacks. (I'm a bargain shopper lol)
You pay your rent, you pay to feed your kitties, they're your investment and hobby. By no means do I mean to tell anyone how to run their business. I am only trying to offer some helpful advise.
So many get discouraged because their kitties aren't selling. It is a huge market, with a lot of competition. And it's easy to get discouraged. But sometimes just a few tips and tricks can make all the difference or at least help.