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A '''trade portal''' is an object where many [[items]] can be bought and sold in exchange for [[currency]]. Prices reflect | A '''trade portal''' is an object where many [[items]] can be bought and sold in exchange for [[currency]]. Prices reflect demand, with higher amounts of local influence and smaller amounts of universal influence on prices. They were introduced in [[Game updates/20140402|version 1.5]]. | ||
At any given moment at a given trade portal, items will sell there for 90% of the buying price at the same portal at that moment. As prices change and vary between trade portals, there can be trade portals with vastly different prices, allowing a profit to be made. Prices also change over time, so a price may go up or down as time passes. Buying items raises prices while selling items lowers prices. | At any given moment at a given trade portal, items will sell there for 90% of the buying price at the same portal at that moment. As prices change and vary between trade portals, there can be trade portals with vastly different prices, allowing a profit to be made. Prices also change over time, so a price may go up or down as time passes. Buying items raises prices while selling items lowers prices. | ||
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==Available | ==Available Items== | ||
Most [[items]] are available through a trade portal. Other than those for [[Electricity|electric]] production and conversion, [[Crafting Surface|crafting surfaces]] are not. | Most [[items]] are available through a trade portal. Other than those for [[Electricity|electric]] production and conversion, [[Crafting Surface|crafting surfaces]] are not. | ||
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| [[File:Copper Coin Icon.png|25px]] || Trade 1 Gold Coin for 100 Copper Coins | | [[File:Copper Coin Icon.png|25px]] || Trade 1 Gold Coin for 100 Copper Coins | ||
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==Unavailable Items== | |||
It may be important to recognize that not all items can be bought or sold through a trade portal. These include: | |||
* Any [[Crafting Surface|crafting surface]] usable to make items | |||
* [[Portal]]s and trade portals | |||
* Any [[Dye Bench|dyed]] item | |||
* [[Paint]] and [[Paint Stripper|paint stripper]] | |||
* [[Painting]]s | |||
* [[Train Station|Train stations]] | |||
* [[Clothes#Reward Clothing|Reward clothing]] | |||
* [[Shark Jaw|Shark jaws]] | |||
* [[Time Crystal|Time crystals]] | |||
==Using== | ==Using== | ||
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When buying, a blockhead who has insufficient copper coins but more than enough gold coins will have a gold coin automatically exchanged for 100 copper coins and the transaction completed. Purchasing with insufficient gold coins but more than enough copper coins for exchanging will be handled similarly. | When buying, a blockhead who has insufficient copper coins but more than enough gold coins will have a gold coin automatically exchanged for 100 copper coins and the transaction completed. Purchasing with insufficient gold coins but more than enough copper coins for exchanging will be handled similarly. | ||
The acts of buying and selling affect the listed prices for that item, although the results may not be visible until multiples of the item have been traded. Buying will cause a price increase, while selling will cause a price decrease. Items going for less than one copper coin each will be listed as multiples of the item, indicated by a number superimposed over its icon. Item listings can switch between singles and multiples as appropriate. The passage of time may also cause some prices to change. | The acts of buying and selling affect the listed prices for that item, although the results may not be visible until multiples of the item have been traded. Buying will cause a price increase, while selling will cause a price decrease. Items going for less than one copper coin each will be listed as multiples of the item, indicated by a number superimposed over its icon. Item listings can switch between singles and multiples as appropriate. The passage of time may also cause some prices to change, as other players buy and sell items. | ||
Beginning with [[Game updates/20140527|version 1.5.1]], an icon on each item line shows single or double arrowheads up or down or a horizontal line. These associate the listed price with an unspecified standard and indicate whether it is high, low, or normal. The arrowheads are green or red (green up for sell, green down for buy, so green indicates the price favors the player/blockhead). If tapped, a graph of the item's price over the past 24 hours will appear. | Beginning with [[Game updates/20140527|version 1.5.1]], an icon on each item line shows single or double arrowheads up or down or a horizontal line. These associate the listed price with an unspecified standard and indicate whether it is high, low, or normal. The arrowheads are green or red (green up for sell, green down for buy, so green indicates the price favors the player/blockhead). If tapped, a graph of the item's price over the past 24 hours will appear. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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A look at [[Trade Portal#Mined Materials|the above lists]] reveals it's possible to buy a replacement for the gem used to upgrade a trade portal. Obtaining the gem in the first place requires the same old exploration or meditation methods, though. | A look at [[Trade Portal#Mined Materials|the above lists]] reveals it's possible to buy a replacement for the gem used to upgrade a trade portal. Obtaining the gem in the first place requires the same old exploration or meditation methods, though. | ||
[[Meditate|Meditation]] and the introduction of the trade portal has left the terms "[[Renewable Resource|renewable]]" and "[[Nonrenewable Resource|nonrenewable]]" somewhat irrelevant in context of the game. | |||
[[Category:Guide]] | [[Category:Guide]] | ||
[[Category:Item]] | [[Category:Item]] | ||
