The ReStory marketplace guide can confirm that players buy devices, obtain part boxes, source components, and sell devices as part of the repair-shop economy. It cannot confirm a fixed refresh schedule, guaranteed profit margin, seller rating system, or complete price list. Those marketplace details are Pending confirmation.
What the market is confirmed to do
Official descriptions show a Y2K-style browser used to source components, and the shop systems include market purchases. The achievement list separately tracks buying five devices and buying twenty-five devices from the market. That establishes marketplace activity without revealing every listing rule.
Part boxes are confirmed through the “Loot Box” achievement, while device sales are confirmed by “Making Money!” for selling five devices. The sources do not state the box contents, rarity, duplicate logic, or whether all purchased devices can be sold. Every exact table remains Pending confirmation.
Marketplace devices versus customer orders
ReStory includes in-person orders and email orders, and both feed the repair workflow. A marketplace device is a purchase rather than a confirmed customer job, so it should be tracked separately when measuring cost and return. The collected material does not document whether market devices arrive with known faults or random damage.
The official workflow still applies after a device reaches the bench: inspect, dismantle, clean, repair or replace parts, reassemble, and complete any customization. However, the research does not prove that every market device supports painting, firmware, or stickers. Device-specific services are Pending confirmation.
Buying parts without inventing values
Parts can be sourced for repairs, and usable spares can be stored. Professional tools, cleaning equipment, a crusher, storage, and licenses compete for the same shop funds. A purchase guide needs current prices before it can rank any option.
The research file explicitly says that all part buy prices, sell prices, sources, and restock behavior require full-release testing. It also lists device-part restocking as a real community question rather than an answered official rule. A claim that waiting, reloading, or changing internet packages refreshes stock is Pending confirmation.
Selling devices and measuring profit
Selling devices is real, but the official achievement only confirms a count of five sold devices. It does not state how condition, replaced components, paint, firmware, stickers, or time affect sale price. A profit formula cannot be derived from that achievement.
To verify a flip, record purchase price, parts used, tool costs if any, repair actions, sale price, game version, and market refresh state. That creates evidence for one transaction without claiming a universal rule. Until repeated across current-version saves, the margin remains Pending confirmation.
Money and achievement planning
Marketplace purchases overlap with the broader money milestones. The game tracks earning more than one hundred thousand yen in one day and one million yen overall, while bills and overdue warnings create financial pressure. The sources do not prove that market trading is the fastest route to either achievement.
Buying fifty part boxes is another official achievement, and ten days without buying new parts is a separate goal. Whether boxes count as buying new parts for that streak is not documented. That interaction is Pending confirmation and should be tested before combining the routes.
Community questions are not market rules
Players asked about differences between internet speeds or packages and why device parts do not restock. The collected sources do not contain a clear official answer to either question. Do not turn a forum theory into a marketplace mechanic.
The same standard applies to temporary workarounds. If a player reports that a reload restores a listing, record the game version and reproduce it before publication. No such verified workaround is present in the provided research, so it remains Pending confirmation.
Sources and update policy
The official Steam store confirms the online component-sourcing theme and shop economy. The official achievement page confirms device buying, part boxes, selling, bills, and income milestones. Steam discussions supply questions, not authoritative answers.
The research cutoff is August 7, 2026. Market inventory and prices are version-sensitive and may also vary with game progress. Publish exact values only with a dated full-release capture; all other specifics are Pending confirmation.
Verified game context
ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs is a single-player, narrative shop-management simulation developed by Mandragora and published by tinyBuild. The full game launched on August 6, 2026 for Windows and macOS, while Steam did not list Linux in the collected store data. Its setting is mid-2000s Tokyo, and the official main-story estimate is more than fifteen hours with variation by play style.
The confirmed work cycle joins practical repair and business management. Players receive counter or email orders, inspect and dismantle electronics, clean or replace components, reassemble devices, complete requested customization, and deliver the work for income and reviews. Bills, parts, market purchases, tools, licenses, storage, decoration, customer decisions, and multiple endings give that cycle its wider context.
Official material also confirms fifty Steam achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, and partial controller support. Steam Deck status at launch was Playable rather than Verified, and the team said it was continuing improvements. No page here converts those labels into performance measurements that were not collected.
Verifying a marketplace purchase
The official material confirms a market, device selling, parts, storage, bills, tools, and licenses. These systems establish that purchases belong to a wider shop economy. They do not provide a stable list of listings, prices, refresh intervals, or guaranteed resale margins.
A useful market record needs the game version, listing name, shown condition, purchase price, included parts, repair work, and final sale result. Without every step, a positive outcome cannot prove that the same listing is always profitable. Taxes, fees, refresh rules, and price variance are Pending confirmation.
Customer and email orders should not be merged with owned market inventory. The collected sources confirm all of those channels but do not establish identical permissions for their devices. Selling or dismantling a customer item cannot be recommended from evidence about a purchased item.
Device names and real brands also require care. Atari hardware is an announced licensed group, while Pokia, Nony, Autorola, Eggotchi, Patento, and Palaloid are game-world names. A familiar silhouette does not justify assigning a different real model or external market value.
The research cutoff is August 7, 2026, so launch prices and availability may change with balance patches. A future value table needs dated screenshots or first-party data from the current build. Until that exists, exact best buys, refresh timers, and guaranteed profit figures remain Pending confirmation.