Introduction
Trading is a skill that is necessary if you want to enhance your carrying capacity and, of course, make more vessi. The higher your trading level, the larger your carrying capacity and you can also get better prices at NPC shops.
Equipment and Food
Trading
| Trading Lvl Required | Tool or Food | Weight (stones) | Worn On | Modifiers |
| 5 | Small Stand | 50 | Accessory | -5 Speed |
| 10 | Traders Boots | 6 | Feet | +1 Defense, +3 Speed, +1 Trading Exp |
| 15 | Medium Stand | 55 | Accessory | -6 Speed |
| 25, Char 30 | Beggars Circlet | 2 | Head | +2 Defense, +1 Trading XP |
| – | Berry Cordial | 3 | Food | +1 Trading Exp for 25 minutes, -5 Speed for 30 minutes |
Note:
- There is no difference in xp between using different stands, but the medium stand allows you to put more items up for sale. More importantly – the stands are a thing of the past “the old interface” that have not been, and probably will not be, ported to the “new” interface
- +5 is the Max Trading Bonus you can have no matter how you get to the +5
Carrying
| Speed Lvl Required | Tool or Food | Weight (stones) | Worn On | Modifiers |
| 1 | Backpack | 5 | Upper Body | -1 Attack, -1 Defense, +250 Carrying Capacity |
| Trading 2 | Hobo Stick | 2 | Left Hand | +4 Attack, +100 Carrying Capacity |
| 5 | Messenger Bag | 4 | Left Hand | +100 Carrying Capacity |
| 8 | Carrying Bag | 4 | Left Hand | +150 Carrying Capacity |
| 10 | Easter Basket | 2 | Left Hand | +200 Carrying Capacity |
| 10 | Wagon | 60 | Accessory | -1 Defense, +600 Carrying Capacity |
| 10 | Sled | 50 | Accessory | +600 Carrying Capacity |
| 15 | Pocketed Vest | 3 | Upper Body | +300 Carrying Capacity, +2 Speed |
| Trading 20 | Pocketed Long Coat | 5 | Upper Body, Lower Body | +5 Defense, +450 Carrying Capacity, +5 Speed |
| Trading 20 | Traders Ring | 1 | Ring | +1 Defense, -1 Speed, +180 Carrying Capacity |
| 20, Char 25 | Large Backpack | 6 | Upper Body | -1 Attack, -1 Defense, +400 Carrying Capacity |
| 30 | Dwarven Sack | 4 | Left Hand | -5 Defense, +450 Carrying Capacity |
| 40, Char 30 | Large Wagon | 90 | Accessory | -1 Defense, +1000 Carrying Capacity |
| – | Potatoes Au Gratin | 2 | Food | +50 Carrying Capacity for 30 minutes |
Note:
- During winter, the wagon can only be used where there is no snow, while the sled has to be used in its place where there is too much snow.
- Whenever you get a new trading level, your carrying capacity will increase by 60 stones. Exceeding half of your carrying capacity will also result in Speed penalties.
- You can also increase your capacity through the Beast of Burden spell learnt at Magic Level 31.
- You can view the speed equipment on the Speed skill page.
Experience Gains
You only get xp for your
first trade each time you visit a town, so you will have to travel to another town for more trading xp.
| Action | Skill Exp | Char Exp | Guild Exp |
| Selling to NPC store | 24 | 5 | 12 |
| Buying from NPC store | 24 | 5 | 12 |
| Buying from Guild store | 15 | 0 | 7 |
| Selling to Guild store | 15 | 5 | 7 |
| Trading with players | 18 | 0 | 9 |
| Buying from bazaar | 18 | 0 | 9 |
| Selling from bazaar | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Per min at bazaar | 1 | 0 | 0 |
You do
not have to be the person to request a trade to get exp, both players will recieve 18 exp no matter what, you also do
not have to add an item into the trade to get exp.
Xxx Waves at you: appears when there are no items/vessi to trade.
Quests
You need certain trading levels for some quests but they can also give you large amounts of trading exp too. Take note that some of these quests may be timed though and it is best to exercise caution when attempting them.
For more details on the prerequisites of these quests, see the Quests page.
- Forgot the ingredients?
- Hammers Galore
- Trading with Marrossa
- More Deliveries
Shops
For every trading level you get you will be able to buy things 0.5% cheaper and sell things for 0.5% more at NPC stores.
See Shops for price lists of NPC stores to find out what they buy and sell, as well as Locations to find out the best trade route
for you.
Some Guild Shops also have their price lists available.
Below are some important trading levels, which is also information you can gather from the above
Shops page.
NPC stores are selling..
NPC stores are buying..
Bazaar
Note: Currently not available functionality
Market stands can be set up at Echtin, Port Barin and Tropi. If you have equipped a Small Stand or Medium Stand, the Market or Bazaar will contain a link allowing you to set up the stand. The items you would like to sell have to be in your inventory, but take note that you cannot equip a wagon with a stand. Thus, it is not a good idea to be overburdened.
You first select which items from your inventory you would like to sell. A Small Stand allows you to select up to five different types while a Medium Stand allows you to select up to eight. You then set the price for each and receive 1 Trading xp per min, pausing only when you reach a botcheck. You cannot do anything else while the stand is running, e.g., work on a different task, travel to a different location, or click on the town name as well, which will close the stand.
However, if you log out or reach a botcheck after setting up the stand, it will continue to operate until you log back in or click your botcheck, although you will no longer receive the 1 xp per minute while offline. When the stand is closed, you will receive a message with a market report, listing the details for each sale. You gain 10 Trading xp for each sale, unless your customer has already traded at that town.
Thank you for the info gatherers (if you're the one, please add your name):
squishyblob
Aversin – reworded the Experience Gains section for clarification
More Trading info:
Information about NPC store rates goes to Veridis
squishy's trading guide
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