Magic Boxes are being phased out as the method for storing and delivering inventory on the Second Life Marketplace. Direct Delivery will be replacing the Magic Box delivery system over a two month migration period. For technical reasons, individual merchants must manually migrate their items to the Direct Delivery system. Our hope is that the advantages of Direct Delivery and the greater ease of adding new items to the Marketplace will balance this initial inconvenience. Additionally, this manual process gives merchants the opportunity to un-box their producs before listing them using Direct Delivery, resulting a smoother purchase experience for their customers.
Here is the planned migration schedule in 2012:
April 2 through 13, 2012: Inworld Q&A sessions on using and migrating to Direct Delivery
April 18, 2012: All listings priced L$10 and lower must use Direct Delivery
May 16, 2012: Magic Boxes no longer allowed for any Marketplace listing
Simple migration instructions