buying and selling

[superairboy]

I'm having a hard time getting the buying and selling trick to work (i.e. I choose buy all from a merchant that has that particular item listed in green; then I go to sell that same item back to the same merchant and choose sell all; but I am left with less money than I had before I started the process). Can someone tell me what I might be doing wrong or give me more specific instructions on how to do this?

[TRA Rotid]

Try teleporting to different locations. I didi it between Oakvale and Bowerstone South. Had large amounts of money in a couple of minutes.

[Angel]

Aah..the age old problem of being screwed over by the shopkeepers...hence why I usually stab them first and sell stuff later

Okey dokey - it's all about your skill in Guile (under the Skill section). Level that up and you will find you are more persuasive when it comes to getting people to buy at a decent price off you. Buying and selling will help increase your skill points in order to level up anyway, so don't hang around until they are maxed out...just keep plugging away and soon you'll be the one ripping them off

[TRA Rotid]

Originally Posted by Angel

Aah..the age old problem of being screwed over by the shopkeepers...hence why I usually stab them first and sell stuff later

Okey dokey - it's all about your skill in Guile (under the Skill section). Level that up and you will find you are more persuasive when it comes to getting people to buy at a decent price off you. Buying and selling will help increase your skill points in order to level up anyway, so don't hang around until they are maxed out...just keep plugging away and soon you'll be the one ripping them off

Yes, its hopeless without Guile.

[superairboy]

Do I need max Guile? Because I have 5 or 6 right now.

[TRA Rotid]

No, not max. Lowr levels will do fine, but profit isn`t as big.
The main thing is you are making money, not losing it.

[superairboy]

Originally Posted by TRA Rotid

Try teleporting to different locations. I didi it between Oakvale and Bowerstone South. Had large amounts of money in a couple of minutes.

who did you buy/sell from and what did you buy/sell and how much of that item did you buy/sell?

[HodgePodge]

Try this: After the arena, you should have enough $$ for this to work. Go to Oakvale, enter the ggeneral items shop, and buy all of his gems. Sleep for a few days, come back and he'll have restocked. Buy the new ones, but don't sell any. Repeat this about 4 more times, or until you run out of cash, then sell 'em all back for a huge profit

[superairboy]

OK, I will try. One problem though. Whenever I enter the merchant's shop, he reports me to the gards. How do I get him to stop?

[HodgePodge]

Ummm...don't go in when it's dark

[superairboy]

I'm not. I'm going in during the middle of the day. Also, I am able to go in the Weapons and Armor shops without any problems.

[HodgePodge]

Hmmm...sounds like a glitch

[Angel]

I've had that glitch - guy in Oakvale would rat me out no matter what time I turned up...could never get it to stop either so just shop elsewhere or nick his stuff

[superairboy]

HodgePodge, is it possible to do this before I get to the Arena? Because right now I am on the Save the Archeologist quest.
Also, I would like to know what I should be buying selling.

[Zingo]

Yes it's possible to do that superairboy, but then you wouldnt have the huge pile of cash the arena generates...