Editing Trading Post (section)

== How it works ==

* The trader posts fresh quotes each '''market day''' (every 6 hours of game time) — an independent random price roll for every tradeable good, shown on the Trading Post screen as '''Surplus''' (cheap), '''Steady''', or '''In demand''' (expensive).
* Each good's quote sets what he pays if you '''sell''' to him — above the item's plain vendor sell value, so selling to the trader always beats vendoring from the [[Bank]] — and what he charges if you '''buy''' from him: that same quote plus a flat 25% markup.
* Buying isn't just a curiosity: it's a way to stock up for a special order below, and for three endgame gems — '''Deep Sapphire''', '''Ember Topaz''', and '''Abyssal Amber''' — trading is their only use at all, since nothing else in the game consumes them. Pick a good up on a cheap '''Surplus''' day and sell it back once the quote turns '''In demand''' for a real profit.
* Every good has a limited daily '''demand''' (how much the trader will buy from you) and '''stock''' (how much he'll sell you); the two are currently set to the same number for every good, shown as "Daily demand" in the table below. Higher-value, later-tier goods have smaller quantities and tighter price bands, so premium goods swing less and run out sooner than early goods. Both figures grow with Trader's Charter ranks and the [[Exotic Broker]]'s Grand Bazaar Pass — fully upgraded, daily stock and demand triple.
* Prices are bounded against exploits on both sides: what he charges to buy always stays above the item's plain vendor value, so buying from him and immediately vendoring it is always a loss; and what he pays to sell never rises high enough that buying the same good at the [[Shop]] and reselling it to him would turn a profit.
* Every trade — buying or selling, including special orders below — also progresses the Trade Writ [[Contracts]].