| Trading is a great way to find those hard to find items you're looking for. Some items cannot be easily found on your own. You can try to do without them but why not use other players to find these items for you? Many people have the goal of finding the best possible equipment for their character. While playing the game a lot can help you do this, trading is often much easier and faster if you have the money.
Trading With Another Player
Select a character, and then right-click on its portrait/name. You can also do this for player portraits. This will launch the trade screen with another player. Place your items in the top portion of the screen. Once you are satisfied with the other player's trade, hit "Trade" button.
To trade money, open up your backpack and hold down shift while clicking on the money amount. You can then select the amount of money and drag it over to the trade window.
You can also drag an item or money from your bags and drop it on another player to initate a trade window.
Make sure the other player gives the correct type of coin in the trade.
Trading Screen + Trade Skills
Some trade skills can use the trade screen to manipulate another player's items. A locksmith can open locked boxes placed in the trade screen. Enchanters can also enchant items that are in the trade screen. Place these items in the box at the bottom, which is for items that will be modified by other players but not traded
Linking Item Stats
The most important thing to learn about item trading is linking item stats. Open up the chat prompt (hit enter) and then hold down the shift key while left-clicking on the item. Note: this will not work if the item is in the bank or if the chat prompt is not open. You can use these links in most messages, including say, private messages, guild chat, and trade channels.
Trade links will only work in the trade channels. They will not work in other general channels.
Trading Channels
There are public trading channels located in the big cities. You can only use these channels while in the cities.
Find Out Who Uses the Item
Know which classes use which type of equipment:
Mail Armor: Warrior, Paladin
Leather Armor: Druid, Rogue, Shaman, Hunter
Cloth Armor: Mage, Warlock, Priest
Weapons: some items can only be used by certain classes
Trade Skill Components
Players with trade skills will pay money for stacks of normal and rare components, such as medium hide, 20 light leather, or a lesser moonstone. Ask around before selling these types of items to the merchants. |
