In Probably Stolen: Cyberpunk Shopkeeper Sim, Joe Wild runs a favor economy. You earn Wild’s favor and spend it in Wild’s Network on upgrades, supplier introductions, and services that change how your shop runs. The network has 52 upgrades, and some cost far more than others.
Quick answer: Call Joe Wild’s Assistant on 8376 once Wild gives you his business card on day 7. On Mark Up, start with Rent Grace (100 favor), Buyer Referral Service (200) and Power Line Hijack (300).
Best first picks in Wild’s Network
All favor costs below are for Mark Up, which uses the same prices as Price Gouge. On harder difficulties, multiply them as shown in the next section.
| Upgrade | Favor (Mark Up) | Why |
|---|---|---|
 Rent Grace (Favor) | 100 | A missed rent payment rolls into next week |
 Buyer Referral Service (Referral) | 200 | More buyers and display case traffic |
 Retired Winemaker (Referral) | 200 | Starter kit and weekly supplier |
 Marketplace Requests (Service) | 250 | Requests usually pay above market value |
 Power Line Hijack (Service) | 300 | Nightly Power Service becomes free |
 Vending Machine (Store) | 1200 | Sells goods during the night |
 Wild’s Endorsement I (Endorsement) | 2500 | Customers bring 25% more budget (once you own the store) |
Rent Grace costs less favor than any other item in the network and is a one-time favor (see how rent works). If rent goes unpaid, Wild gets the Landlord to add the overdue amount to the following week’s rent.
Buyer Referral Service sends buyers from Wild’s network to your Store for a nightly fee, and it also draws more customers to items in your display case. Seller Referral Service costs the same and does the same thing for sellers, but it does not include the display case bonus.
Among starter-kit upgrades, Retired Winemaker has the lowest favor cost. The Winemaking Starter Kit arrives immediately. A winemaker comes by the next day, then returns each week to sell supplies and equipment.
Marketplace Requests lets you browse buyer requests and supply the items they want. Requested goods typically earn more than their standard market price.
Power Line Hijack runs your shop off an external solar panel that belongs to someone else, so your nightly Power Service becomes free. That saving repeats every night.
The Vending Machine is placed in the store immediately, so goods can keep selling overnight. Vending Fountain costs the same and offers the same service for water.
With Wild’s Endorsement I, each visiting customer has 25% more money to spend. Endorsements II and III each add another 25%, but require much more favor. All three sit on the ADVANCED tab, which only appears once you own the store (see below).
How to open Wild’s Network
Wild’s Favor vs credits
The Unlock button lists each price in credits, but you rarely pay cash. The Wild’s Favor tooltip explains: “Gaining Reputation with the Lower Levels or using nightly services unlocked through Joe Wild increases Wild Favor, which is spent first on Wild’s upgrades.” Favor covers the price before your credits do, so the favor costs in the tables below are what you need to bank to unlock an upgrade without touching your cash.
Unlocking an Introduction upgrade puts that supplier’s business card on your counter, so you can phone them straight away.
Upgrade prices change with difficulty:
- Price Gouge and Mark Up: x1, the prices listed here
- Thin Margins: x1.5
- Red Ink: x2, and Wild’s favor is reduced as well
All 52 Wild’s Network upgrades and favor costs (Mark Up)
Each table uses the in-game names. A dash in the Effect column means the upgrade has no in-game description text.
Introduction upgrades and Minor Shareholder stakes
| Upgrade | Favor | Needs | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
 Red Imp Brewery (Introduction) | 200 | — | Beer supplier card |
 Lower Levels Chemist (Introduction) | 250 | — | Cheap illegal drugs supplier card |
 GP Mining Coop (Introduction) | 250 | — | Bulk mineral ore supplier card |
 Upper Level Pharmacist (Introduction) | 300 | — | Business card for legal medications that are difficult to obtain |
 Minor Shareholder: GP Mining Coop (Introduction) | 900 | GP Mining Coop (Introduction) | — |
 Minor Shareholder: Lower Levels Chemist (Introduction) | 1440 | Lower Levels Chemist (Introduction) | — |
 Minor Shareholder: Red Imp Brewery (Introduction) | 1450 | Red Imp Brewery (Introduction) | — |
 Minor Shareholder: Upper Level Pharmacist (Introduction) | 2500 | Upper Level Pharmacist (Introduction) | — |
You know an Introduction worked when Wild gives you the supplier’s business card. Courier orders from these suppliers sell at 20% off value. With the matching Minor Shareholder upgrade, the discount rises to 35% off.
| Contact | Number | Supplier | Stock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Imp Rep. | 8815 | Red Imp Brewery | Beer cases |
| Ashish | 3319 | Lower Levels Chemist | Dream Dust |
| Caulson | 56371 | GP Mining Coop | Metal Ore |
| Dale | 4615 | Upper Level Pharmacist | Oxymore Injector |
Favor, Informant and Service upgrades
| Upgrade | Favor | Needs | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent Grace (Favor) | 100 | — | One missed rent rolls into next week |
 Clemency (Favor) | 250 | — | One warning instead of imprisonment |
 Inspection Early Warning Service (Informant) | 300 | — | Warns of regular inspections; nightly fee |
 Wild’s Fixers (Informant) | 350 | — | Faster suspected crime drop; nightly fee |
 Wild’s Fixers II (Informant) | 450 | Wild’s Fixers (Informant) | Bigger nightly drop; higher fee |
 Wild’s Fixers III (Informant) | 550 | Wild’s Fixers II (Informant) | Fastest nightly drop; higher fee |
 Evidence Removal (Informant) | 500 | — | — |
| Marketplace Requests (Service) | 250 | — | Buyer requests, usually above market value |
| Power Line Hijack (Service) | 300 | — | Free nightly Power Service |
 Commercial Grade Power Supply Unit (Service) | 350 | — | — |
Clemency can be used once: when a Security Inspector catches contraband that would ordinarily land you in prison, you receive a warning instead. The Inspection Early Warning Service applies to routine Security inspections only, not surprise ones. Wild’s Fixers can hush witnesses and remove evidence before Security collects it.
Referral, Water, Hydroponic, Gunsmith and Aquaculture upgrades
| Upgrade | Favor | Needs | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buyer Referral Service (Referral) | 200 | — | Referred buyers, display case traffic |
 Seller Referral Service (Referral) | 200 | — | Referred sellers; nightly fee |
| Retired Winemaker (Referral) | 200 | — | Unlocks Winemaking Content |
 Ruined Machine Scrapping (Referral) | 300 | — | Unlocks Ruined Machine Content |
 Criminal Networking (Referral) | 350 | — | — |
 Ranching (Referral) | 750 | — | Unlocks Rancher Content |
 Retired Chemist (Referral) | 1000 | — | Unlocks Advanced Chemistry Content |
 Hypertech Smuggler (Referral) | 2500 | Own the store | Nightly access to the Hypertech Smuggler |
 Water Trading (Water) | 300 | — | Unlocks Water Trading Content |
 Gutterflow On Tap (Water) | 250 | Water Trading (Water) | Unlimited Gutterflow |
 Rustwater On Tap (Water) | 350 | Gutterflow On Tap (Water) | Unlimited Rustwater |
 Retired Farmer (Hydroponic) | 350 | — | Unlocks Advanced Farming Content |
 Plant Genetics (Hydroponic) | 1250 | Retired Farmer (Hydroponic) | DNA manipulation gear |
 Retired Gunsmith (Gunsmith) | 650 | — | Unlocks Advanced Gunsmith Content |
 Weapon Permit I (Gunsmith) | 300 | — | — |
 Weapon Permit II (Gunsmith) | 600 | Weapon Permit I (Gunsmith) | — |
 Weapon Permit III (Gunsmith) | 900 | Weapon Permit II (Gunsmith) | — |
 Aquaculture (Aquaculture) | 400 | Water Trading (Water) | Unlocks Aquaculture Content |
 Aquaculture II (Aquaculture) | 1200 | Aquaculture (Aquaculture) | Bigger fish, two young eels |
Unlocks become active right away: the starter kit is delivered immediately, but its associated visitor turns up later. The retired farmer, gunsmith, chemist, and winemaker make their first visit the next day and return every week. The Rat Rancher and retired aquafarmer visit weekly, and the Water Trader starts showing up at the Store. Ruined Machine Scrapping brings a Junker the following day. Gutterflow and Rustwater purity changes daily. Plant Genetics provides a DNA manipulator, a gene scanner, and blank DNA data disks; Dr. Jackson also starts stocking DNA manipulation equipment.
Water Trading is required for both Gutterflow On Tap and Aquaculture, so buy it before planning either path.
Store, Supplier and Endorsement upgrades
| Upgrade | Favor | Needs | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
 Showcase Expansion I (Store) | 200 | — | — |
 Showcase Expansion II (Store) | 500 | Showcase Expansion I (Store) | — |
 Upgraded Dossier (Store) | 300 | — | Bigger dossier |
 Upgraded Trash Can (Store) | 300 | — | Bigger trash can |
 Store Renovation I (Store) | 500 | — | — |
 Store Renovation II (Store) | 750 | Store Renovation I (Store) | — |
 Store Renovation III (Store) | 1000 | Store Renovation II (Store) | — |
| Vending Machine (Store) | 1200 | — | Sells goods at night |
 Vending Fountain (Store) | 1200 | — | Sells water at night |
 Jackson Investment I (Supplier) | 400 | — | Bigger budget and stock; Modules |
 Jackson Investment II (Supplier) | 650 | Jackson Investment I (Supplier) | More budget, stock and Modules |
| Monday’s Special Stock (Supplier) | 1250 | Jackson Investment II (Supplier) | Monday rare stock at a premium |
| Wild’s Endorsement I (Endorsement) | 2500 | Own the store | +25% customer budget |
 Wild’s Endorsement II (Endorsement) | 5000 | Wild’s Endorsement I (Endorsement) | Another +25% |
 Wild’s Endorsement III (Endorsement) | 10000 | Wild’s Endorsement II (Endorsement) | Another +25% |
The Jackson investments permanently raise Dr. Jackson’s budget and the stock he has when you visit. Monday’s Special Stock opens his shop on Mondays for you alone. Wild’s Endorsement III costs 10000 favor on Mark Up, the highest price in the network.
The ADVANCED tab: Endorsements and the Hypertech Smuggler
Wild’s Network opens on the BASIC tab. A second tab, ADVANCED, appears only after you own the store, whether you bought the deed from the Landlord or paid off the Loan Shark’s mortgage (our guide to buying the store covers both). It holds two sections:
| Upgrade | Section | Price (Mark Up) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hypertech Smuggler | Referral | 2500 | “Joe Wild refers you to a smuggler who deals in Hypertech items, technology far beyond what the station’s industry can produce. Unlocks the Hypertech Smuggler nightly service.” |
| Wild’s Endorsement I | Endorsement | 2500 | “Joe Wild personally endorses your store. Visiting customers have 25% more budget to spend.” |
| Wild’s Endorsement II | Endorsement | 5000 (needs I) | Another 25% more budget |
| Wild’s Endorsement III | Endorsement | 10000 (needs II) | Another 25% more budget |
These are the upgrades for a store you plan to keep running after the Buyout. The Endorsements raise every customer’s budget, so they pay back fastest when you sell high-value goods; the Hypertech Smuggler adds a nightly service for goods you can’t get from the station’s normal suppliers.
Joe Wild’s insurance cost and starting perks
Joe Wild’s insurance costs your total estimated wealth divided by 400, plus 3 credits a night. That amount doubles if you are Marked. The Wild’s Favorite starting perk on the perk screen halves it. For how break-ins work, see the night robbery guide.
Upgrade-specific guides: the Vending Machine guide, all phone numbers, hydroponics and plant DNA, and the complete Probably Stolen guide.
