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How to Effectively Trade in Industrial Albion

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tjbyrum1

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This is a rather easy topic to understand, and everyone SHOULD know how to trade properly in Albion. I will admit, I do not even know ALL the fundamental sin the art of trading in the game, but I do know a good bit.

What is Trading?
A question which should never be asked. Trading in Fable III is simple; you buy from one shop and sell to another; or find items and sell to a shop. Being a Trader can make you tons of gold every transaction, allowing you to climb that pile of gold you always wanted to in the Sanctuary.

Of course it gets much more deeper than this. Anybody can go to a potion stall, buy a potion, then go sell it at a pawnbroker. But the more observant players will begin to notice sales, and markups at specific places. A Blacksmith may have a sale with a 40% reduction. I even met a Pawnbroker who had a whopping 100% mark-up.

Trading doesn't stop there. A Trader can also invest in Renting Houses, and purchasing Shops and Stalls to improve income - allowing you to purchase more items. Various Road to Rule chests contain several upgrades for enriching a Trader's life. You may want to learn to haggle for example.

Road to Rule Trading
The Road to Rule not only holds a path for a great warrior, rogue or mage, but also a perfect path for a trader. Reliable chests are relatively cheap and have some good bonuses.

These are reliable chests to improve income:
Gate 2 - Holds the 'Landlord' Pack, 2 Guild Seals, allowing you to buy, rent and even decorate houses.
Gate 5 - Holds the 'Entrepreneur' Pack, 5 Guild Seals, allowing you to buy and own shops and haggle owners.

I recommend the Entrepreneur Pack, as it allows you to haggle the shop owners. I would also like to mention the 'Expression' Packs you will find on the Road to Rule, which can be used to quickly advance a relationship with shop owners as well.

Using Your Map
By pressing start to enter the sanctuary, you can access the world map. Go to any 'town' on the map and look around for sales and markups.

To find sales and markups, scroll around until you see a red arrow symbol pointing down to a shop/stall. This indicates they have a sake/markup.

Move over the shop/stall to see which it is - it will also say what is needed. For example:

'Gem Shortage - 40% Markup'

When to Buy Items
To trade, you must first have items to trade with. A good bit of gems and gold can be found inside of chests and in dig spots - so training your dog to be an expert treasure-hunter is SURE to prove useful. Remember to dig up every spot your dog finds, and to open all chests he finds.

Aside from finding items (which will earn you a profit no matter what while selling them) you can purchase item from any shop (save a Pawnbroker) and resell it elsewhere. Here are some basic 'Rule of Thumb' guidelines:

--NEVER purchase items during a mark-up. It IS possible to make small profit, but to lose the risk, just don't buy during a mark-up.
--Purchase items during a Sale for the best profit revenue.
--Before selling to the Pawnbroker, check to see what he needs. Why sell clothes when only his gems are marked-up.
--Make sure the Pawnbroker purchasing your items is giving a reasonable amount. There may be another one somewhere willing to pay more.

Trading Routine
Eventually you'll come up with your own routines in trading, however allow me to give a simple outline to show how an effective trade transaction works.

By checking the map, we see the Brightwall Potion Stall has a 20% discount. So now, we go to Brightwall to purchase his/her items. In a bit, it is possible for the Pawnbroker to go on a Potion Shortage. Assume he does, and he has a 50% Mark-Up. This means we can sell the potions for a LOT more than we paid for.

Assume the potions were 100 Gold normal price. 20% off means we purchased them for $80.
We sold them for a 50% mark-up to the Pawnbroker. This means we sold them for $150, a profit revenue of $70.

HOWEVER, that is only one potion - so imagine having more potions. Even better? Consider the more expensive items you'll encounter. Not to mention, consider higher discounts, or even higher markups.

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