Sale desk
Is the public lobby bonus worth the risk?
Invite Only sales have been allowed since 2022, so a public lobby is a choice. The high-demand bonus pays 2.5% per rival in the session, up to 50%. Here is what that is actually worth on your stock.
Ask Haviland about thisChecked 2026-09-28
Your sale
Los Santos sale, fully upgraded.
The bonus stops climbing at 50%, which needs 21 players.
The verdict
Invite only
GTA$1,050,000
Bonus
+33%
Public total
GTA$1,391,250
Net gain
GTA$329,250
Selling public earns you GTA$329,250 more after the Ghost Organization cost. You would be risking roughly GTA$367,500 of cargo if a run goes wrong, so take it only if the lobby looks calm.
The risk figure assumes about a third of the cargo is lost in a failed defence. A completely failed sale pays nothing at all.
Surviving the run
- • Selling in an Invite Only session has been allowed since 2022 for every business sale. The only reason to use a public lobby is the high-demand bonus.
- • The bonus is paid per rival in the session, not per player who bothers you. An empty-but-populated lobby is the ideal case: many players, none near your route.
- • Pop Ghost Organization from the CEO/MC menu before you leave the property. Three minutes off the radar covers the first and most dangerous leg.
- • Deliver the highest-value vehicle first if the sale splits across several. If the run collapses you keep the biggest share.
- • If a griefer commits to you, quitting to story mode or switching session within a few seconds usually saves the cargo that has not been destroyed yet.
- • Never take a public sale you cannot finish inside the timer. A failed run pays nothing at all, bonus included.
Walk away if you see
- An Oppressor Mk II, Raiju or Akula in the player list before you start.
- A sale that needs three or more vehicles solo — you cannot defend a convoy you are not driving.
- Under ten minutes of play left. A failed sale loses the whole stock.