Leave the locker where it is- nerf it, buff it, idc. But leave it where it is. Do you know how annoying it is to JUST TRY TO TRADE with Renesco when it was in Eldridge's shop? And business with him? Fuggedubudet. Not happenning. Half the time you couldn't even get IN there to try. Same for the tat shop. Hell, I STILL won't bother trying the tat shop.
Make a random floating dialog for Eldridge, "Thank Gia that stupid box is gone! Totally fucked my business!"