Gummizluv got the same idea i kinda thought of:
Getting caught would make a person getting zoned into a prison, which he is unable to zone out of for a duration of time
Not bad idea either, to let the time in jail be period=[x secs]x[ql of item]
Also, id guess the adrenaline in your veins while trying to sell illegal stuff, carefully looking for guards or agents or whatever who is gonna catch you, would make the rpg of AO hellufa lot better
Ah, oh, i remember the first time i zoned out of backyard when i created my character... Saw lotsa brutal people there, and was scared like hell, fearing they would shoot me... But, nah, now i of course know that pk'ing can only be done in special places..
DANG i want more to give me adrenaline!