Demiwar wrote:

that sure is straight outta left field... what sub based game has an item shop?

Warhammer Online, World of Warcraft (my favourite game.), and a dozen or so smaller ones off the top of my head. Even eve online is adding one in the near future.

Keep in mind a cash shop does NOT have to have items that add bonuses. It just has to sell items for cash that can not be aquired elsewhere.