Storing items in Ribald Barterman's Store

[JiiPee]

Simple question, is it safe to store items at Ribald Barterman's store in Athkatla?

I'm the type of guy who likes to store special/unique (hoarder) items for laters use, just in case, so I've been wondering is it safe to store items at that specific store? (chose that store, since I use it most of the times to sell stuff)
I vaguely remember that back in the old days (before Steams EE edition), if you stored items at any containers, they would disappear at some point.

[Matuse]

The "old days" you might be remembering are still true, it's just a question of using the right containers.

Since day 1 of the first Baldur's Gate, items placed into containers would remain there forever. The issue introduced with BG2 was that some areas became inaccessable and so you wouldn't be able to get to the containers anymore - even when an area SEEMED to be the same, it wouldn't be. Example, Fighter type characters who take over Nalia's keep after finishing her quest. When you take control over the Keep the area number changes to the new one and the old area cannot be reached, even if they physically look identical. Any items that were in the old area are gone. So you never wanted to stash something in a stronghold until after it became your stronghold.

The adventure mart is a safe place to keep stuff - but it's not a very GOOD place to keep stuff. Much better is the Copper Coronet. You have much easier access to the edge of the screen for traveling, and there's a couple of vendors and a tavern right there. I like to use the two market booths that sit in between the two entrances of the Copper Coronet. It lets you access your stash(es) without having to area transition inside the CC, but the CC services are available if you need them. Having 2 containers is also nice for organizational purposes - say, scrolls in one, and everything else in the other, or quest items in one and equipment in the other, etc.

The Copper Coronet is also a big quest hub (which the Adventure Mart is not), and many of the NPC companions that you dismiss from your party will go there, so it's convenient for picking them back up if you want to do that.

[JiiPee]

Thanks for the tips !

[danconnors]

I store most of my odds and ends in the bag of holding you pick up at the asylum.

[Matuse]

There is a lot of game before you get to the asylum. And there's nowhere near enough inventory space on your party to hold the various odds and ends that you pick up along the way. Most of the items that Cromwell makes can't be fully made until Chapter 6. This is also prior to obtaining the bag of holding. Why would you want to carry around a bunch of fluff that won't be of any use until much later?

[Randafari]

I store items at Cernd's house which is right next to the Adventure Mart. I don't know if the area change effects the place if you do Cernd's child quest though.