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BUYING AND SELLING EQUIPMENT
Although you may occasionally find merchants wandering the space lanes,
the best place to trade is within a space station. You’ll recognize a merchant
in a space station by the large booth he stands behind, displaying his wares.
BUYING
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Approach the merchant. Your cursor changes to a bubble-shaped Talk cursor.
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Click on the merchant to engage in a short conversation. The merchant
then offers to trade.
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If you accept the merchant’s offer, the trade interface opens. On the left,
you see your cargo hold. On the right, you see a similar interface
displaying the merchant’s wares with a series of tabs at the top denoting
various categories of merchandise.
To browse the items available for sale, click one of the category tabs to
see what the merchant has available in that category.
To learn more about an item, right-click on it. A further description of the
item appears.
To purchase an item, click the item to select it, and then press the Buy
button at the bottom of the merchant’s cargo hold. The item will be added
to your cargo hold, and the proper number of credits will be deducted
from your account.
SELLING
To sell an item to a merchant, click on an item that you wish to sell and
then click the Sell button that appears at the bottom of your cargo
hold. If the item may be sold (some items are not sellable for various
reasons), the merchant removes the item from your hold, and credits
your account.
Certain types of items may be stacked in your cargo hold, allowing you
to hold multiple units in a single cargo slot for greater efficiency.
Stackable items can be bought and sold either singly or in an entire
stack – just look for the Buy Stack and Sell Stack buttons while trading.
TRADING WITH OTHER PLAYERS
Other players are often the best source of quality merchandise – they’re
more willing to brave the dangers of space than your typical space station
merchant.
To trade with another player in space, target the player and press the
Trade button on your targeting interface.
To trade with another player in a space station, move up close, left-
click on the player, then choose the Trade option.
When you initiate the trade, the Secure Trade interface will open. This
interface is split into two halves, you on the left, and your trading
partner on the right. Each of you may drag any items you wish to trade
into your respective halves of the interface; to trade credits, drag the
gold coin icon. Dragging the icon opens a small box where you can type
how many credits you wish to trade.
To complete the trade, click on the Confirm box to check it. When your
trading partner has selected this box as well, the trade is completed.
MAKING YOUR OWN EQUIPMENT
What to do if you can’t find the item you need for sale? Why, make it
yourself!
LEARNING RECIPES
All professions have the ability to manufacture their own items; though
the Trader types – especially the Tradesman – can create a wider
variety of better-quality goods.
In order to manufacture an item, you first need to obtain its schematic
(also known as a recipe) using an Analyze Station located on some
space stations.
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