Noob Questions regarding trading

[Ilkar]

Hi Guys,

So i wanted to build a building that required some blistersteel i figure hey i got 600 silver saved up and went to town the market place is pretty dead between the massively overpriced chancer's and the empty stalls i couldn't find any form of BlisterSteel. So figure i would ask in town i spent about an hour announcing i wanted to buy some and no response from anyone so i was heading to the forum to advertise my requirements and that is when i realized i have no idea how to trade as safely as possible so below are some questions i would like some opinions / help answering please.

1. is there a secure trade?

2. how do i find a reputable trader?

3. how do i pass money over?

4. if there isnt an inbuilt secure trading option what is the next best option.

5. any tips on "common" sense practices when trading with a player? Stuff like always pay once you have the goods etc etc..

6. is there any etticate i should aspect or observe when trading in this game?

Thank you in advance for your help /comments / opinions.

Ilkar

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no

read the trade winds

trades go through the barrels in town, put the silver in, take the items out

find a reputable trader by reading through the feedback on players trade threads

silver goes first on almost all trades, if you have a reputable vendor with good feedback, shouldnt be a problem

just be polite, most vets understand that newer players arent used to trading like this and tend to be very amicable about it

[DeepSixed]

Trading over a barrel is always risky. Until you become a known, honest quality trader yourself you will be expected to give silver first.

suggest you lean how to manipulate barrel items first.

Shift-Alt item (you click on) will drop all of that item into your inventory immediately

Control-Alt item (you click on) will drop all of that item onto the ground.

Ofc if you use a scroll wheel mouse you can load/unload from the barrel interface at will regardless of item type.

Suggest you test this on your own and get familiar with it before you even approach a Trader.;

Once you have that sorted out; then comes the real risk

Look for established traders who offer their Hearth Secret up front and have a healthy list of admirers. If you are not political yet... that works in your favor; but once you are... well you should know and if you don't..PM me.

Avoid trading with more than 1 player. If another approaches the barrel you trade over- refrain from the trade... period. Wait for them to move away or find another barrel and/or re-position yourself so no 3rd party has access.

Easiest way for big purchases is with the cheap 5s purses... each hold 500s and can be deployed/collected easily... or you can make many stacks of 100s which ever floats for you.

Simply- trading on stalls you pay King's Tax... which is why stuff is often more inflated (to cover said tax)... you avoid that for barrel but then you have risk of getting ripped off.

Metals will always be notoriously expensive. 600s might get you one Blister Steel if you are lucky. Truth is you don't know how involved, difficult it is to make it in game and that hurts you somewhat.

There is no built-in secure Trade as you might find in ArcheAge, Wow, etc... this is the Colonial Frontier... Risk is LIFE... and if you aren't willing to risk somewhat you won't survive long.


Not necessarily trading- but I urge you to pay the undertaker in town for your Will and such...it must be done periodically as your grow- doing that assures that when your 'Main' dies... your descendant won't start over from absolute scratch... etc.

[Ilkar]

Not necessarily trading- but I urge you to pay the undertaker in town for your Will and such...it must be done periodically as your grow- doing that assures that when your 'Main' dies... your descendant won't start over from absolute scratch... etc.

Thank you kindly for your advice. I have a last will and testament. I will check the board and see if i can arrange for a trader who is online around the same time as me.

Thanks again.

Ilkar

[KruskDaMangled]

Well, it doesn't ALWAYS have to be totally sketchy, like making a deal over Craigslist and meeting some random guy in a an alley or parking lot. But as it stands you pay for the security of stalls/banking if you want to be totally sure of your safety.

(Not that everything you buy is necessarily safe. What you see is what you get, along with things you can't see. Like diseased clothing from ticks and curses to things like Teddy Bears. Which at the moment can be bought cheaply and uncursed from the seasonal stall. You should probably get one or several now.)

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Well, it doesn't ALWAYS have to be totally sketchy, like making a deal over Craigslist and meeting some random guy in a an alley or parking lot.

You wanna maybe grab a coffee sometime?