I suggested this same thing after the first time Serenwilde started buying out our cheap comms. It was abandoned because of the upkeep and the severely limited amount of room in a stockroom. Even in bundles, you just can't store enough in a shop, I guess.

Add that to the fact that since there is no way to avenge organizational theft to any real degree, Magnagora is understandably paranoid about something like Furloch happening again. As long as our pk 'system' is so blind as to give no options for people to deal with things like theft, especially large scale theft, it is a very real fear.

Why not just change the code for comm shops?

The other great thing is that even if someone buys out the comm shop, you can still bring some in and be assured of getting some yourself. Unless someone is perched in the comm shop waiting for you to deliver some cow skins.

EDIT: I guess that's really obvious. I just felt like having something else to say.