Why doesn't NPC Lubo sell maps?

Question

Lubo claims to sell maps, but is always out of stock. Is there a reason in the lore for this?

Answer 1

To add to the lore authenticity, It seems that Lubo been designed as a proper "manipulative business mind" and is using marketing strategies called "marketing lies". He will do everything to make his business more prosperous. 

It is common that in order to get more clients, marketing agents offers products which they do not have to say later " it is currently unavailable" or is "out of stock". It is a tactic to make customer interested in other products- as once you are at the shop/website, you will scroll and examine other products which are available and possibly similar (usually worse quality) to the one which you been searching originally. It is also for the look of being more professional  is to offer product which none else has.

Why we might think Lubo is dishonest and lying? On 5th February 2013, Tibia.com published article containing number of letters from players to the NPC's of their choice. "NPC's"  officially responded to those letters- all matching to their lore, or "personality" in game. In there we can find Lubo's answer, where he tries to steal someone's else (player- Kitsofrendi) idea with proposition of partnership. Lubo steals his business idea, little bit changes some of the parts and pretends he lost the letter- which would be the proof that Kitsofrendi's author rights. All this just  to do flourish his business on his own. 

Please see below:

Letter from Kitsofrendi:

Lubo's answer:

https://www.tibia.com/news/?subtopic=newsarchive&id=2292&fbegind=1&fbeginm=2&fbeginy=2013&fendd=7&fendm=2&fendy=2013&flist=11111111#lubo

Comments

the lubo, didimus( assistent of dago), hoggle are reference to film Labirynth.

the riddler, demonbunny, jakundaf book is reference to monthy python.

Now the Lubo is what connects those 2 films together, as this where he had the animals in the back of his hut, but they all ran away, and we traced that, leading that the time that dago was trying to summon, the rabbit came into way and turned into demonbunny.

Going further, other thing that possibly could connect those 2 films together is Demona, as the labirynth (maze of lost souls) & griffin shield (monthy python), and later on the fact that talons are investigated by warlocks there, and we do have talons at the paradox tower & jakundaf

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Lubo is living in house which previously was owned by Yenny the Gentle who - as per myth-  created Demon bunny, which is said by in Paradox Tower Quest trancripts- https://tibia.fandom.com/wiki/The_Paradox_Tower_Quest/Spoiler#Mission_1:_The_Feared_Hugo_2.
Dago- yes he likes the animals, but he name them backwords as per Hoggle- so Hugo would be Oguh. He Summoned Dragona and one demon ( as per Noble Demon Quest https://tibia.fandom.com/wiki/Noble_Armor_Quest- where you found information about rabbit came into way and turned demonbunny? Sorry, curiosity. I was checking the references for Labirynth, but it was not giving me much of information for the maps itself. Even the way Lubo claims that his ancestors bought property from druids ( calling them "these flowers guys" suggests him being quiet disrespectful towards previous owners, and later correct himself and says druids ), which also hints he is "arrogant" character.