diff --git a/mods/smartshop/init.lua b/mods/smartshop/init.lua
index 6e1d85f4..7f3537eb 100644
--- a/mods/smartshop/init.lua
+++ b/mods/smartshop/init.lua
@@ -82,6 +82,22 @@ minetest.register_entity("smartshop:item",{
 })
 
 
+local format_price_quantity = function(inv, name)
+	local count = inv:get_stack(name,1):get_count()
+	if count < 10 then
+		return "\b\b\b\b\b" .. count
+	elseif count < 100 then
+		return "\b\b\b\b" .. count
+	elseif count < 1000 then
+		return "\b\b\b" .. count
+	elseif count < 10000 then
+		return "\b" .. count
+	else
+		return count
+	end
+end
+
+
 smartshop.showform=function(pos,player,re)
 	local meta=minetest.get_meta(pos)
 	local creative=meta:get_int("creative")
@@ -121,13 +137,13 @@ smartshop.showform=function(pos,player,re)
 		.."label[0,0.2;Item:]"
 		.."label[0,1.2;Price:]"
 		.."list[nodemeta:" .. spos .. ";give1;2,0;1,1;]"
-		.."item_image_button[2,1;1,1;".. inv:get_stack("pay1",1):get_name() ..";buy1;\n\n\b\b\b\b\b" .. inv:get_stack("pay1",1):get_count() .."]"
+		.."item_image_button[2,1;1,1;".. inv:get_stack("pay1",1):get_name() ..";buy1;\n\n" .. format_price_quantity(inv,"pay1") .."]"
 		.."list[nodemeta:" .. spos .. ";give2;3,0;1,1;]"
-		.."item_image_button[3,1;1,1;".. inv:get_stack("pay2",1):get_name() ..";buy2;\n\n\b\b\b\b\b" .. inv:get_stack("pay2",1):get_count() .."]"
+		.."item_image_button[3,1;1,1;".. inv:get_stack("pay2",1):get_name() ..";buy2;\n\n" .. format_price_quantity(inv,"pay2") .."]"
 		.."list[nodemeta:" .. spos .. ";give3;4,0;1,1;]"
-		.."item_image_button[4,1;1,1;".. inv:get_stack("pay3",1):get_name() ..";buy3;\n\n\b\b\b\b\b" .. inv:get_stack("pay3",1):get_count() .."]"
+		.."item_image_button[4,1;1,1;".. inv:get_stack("pay3",1):get_name() ..";buy3;\n\n" .. format_price_quantity(inv,"pay3") .."]"
 		.."list[nodemeta:" .. spos .. ";give4;5,0;1,1;]"
-		.."item_image_button[5,1;1,1;".. inv:get_stack("pay4",1):get_name() ..";buy4;\n\n\b\b\b\b\b" .. inv:get_stack("pay4",1):get_count() .."]"
+		.."item_image_button[5,1;1,1;".. inv:get_stack("pay4",1):get_name() ..";buy4;\n\n" .. format_price_quantity(inv,"pay4") .."]"
 	end
 	minetest.after((0.1), function(gui)
 		return minetest.show_formspec(player:get_player_name(), "smartshop.showform",gui)