Greystoke Family/Edmund
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The Art of Trading
As a trader, the idea is to buy low and sell high. I understand that the best way to do this is to buy in one realm and sell in another. I believe this is because a realms banker can readjust food as needed between regions within a realm, thus reducing the need for a trader.
It seems at first as if the world supports two commodities - food and wood. In practice, however, it appears as if wood is so plentiful and consumed so little as to make it nearly useless as a trading commodity. That leaves food.
What is most important for a trader is information concerning food sources and food destinations. The tools for finding this information are:
- Actions -> Chat with merchants
- Actions -> Trading
- Visit the black market
- Orders -> Send out Scouts
- Information -> Trade Information
Chat with Merchants
Chatting with local merchants will produce results such as those provided in the two examples below:
Chatting forever with the local merchants in Talex, here is what you learn about some interesting deals:
Region Food Wood
avail Sell Buy notes avail Sell Buy
Talex 0 - 12 1170 - 3
Erahol 0 100
Isular 0 25 5 500 10 5
Lenamaziel 0 460
Anrimap 0 22 3 150 25 -
Upasael 0 25 5 0 10 5
Remton 0 - 25 1150 40 10
Tunozo 0 15 5 100 10 -
Pesol 40 - 12 420 - 3
The harvest will be in 2 days.
The example provided has several points of interest. The purpose of the "chat" (as can be seen from the example, is to provide the trader with rumors of the selling and buying prices in a random selection of regions. It will also provide the availability of the resource.
First, to buy some food you need a food source. If you were armed with only the report provided as an example, you would see that only Pesol has any food available. Unfortunately, (as can also be seen) the dash means they are not selling any. This fact seems to be common in the game as well. No food sources!
Next, who could you sell food to? In the example shown above, only Remton will pay higher than any of the other regions selling prices. This is also the common situation in the game.
To further complicate matters, if you do find a seller or buyer, they will probably be in an enemy realm. Now that politics are involved you will probably need permissions from the governments of both realms to travel between them. Your own government might not want you helping an enemy, even if you are making a profit on the transfer. Also, these conditions are very short-lived. In most cases the deal viewed in the report is gone by the time you get there!
Your Caravans You own 2 caravans, currently loaded with 10 bushels of food. (free capacity: 190 units)
Trading
The Ornaz Warehouses Good Stored Reserve buying for selling for buy... sell... Food 63 250 (not trading) (not trading) (N/A) (N/A) Wood 109 (not trading) (not trading) (N/A) (N/A)
All prices are per 100 units. Remember that the prices are from the regions perspective, e.g. what they are selling you food for when you buy some. Also note that prices are always rounded in the warehouse's favour.
Scouting
Trade Postings Good ca. stored Buying for Selling for Food 50 units 12 gold (not trading)
Trade Information
Food and Harvest Information:
* It is Summer. The weather (harvest tomorrow):
East Coast: Average
Trade Postings in Ornaz Good ca. stored Buying for Selling for Food 50 units gold gold Wood 100 units gold gold
