Salem

What is going on with the player stalls?
I filled mine 2 days ago and went shopping, there were maybe 5 empty.
I refill today and nearly 2/3 of the stalls are empty.

I guess this are people who takes a break from salem.
They don't willing to abandon the stall, because some of them are really expensive so it is better for them to deposit, instead to give them free.
I guess the stall will not be freed automatically as long there is money left in the stall.

Not all are empty. I saw one that was selling iron and nails for noobs as well as a few other things and an interesting map named Astroth Gotham. Not sure what that is about but there are a lot of others selling the bare necessities.