So you want to make a profit off the trading post like you do in the main shops?
Well, then keep reading.
I have composed a simple guide that you can follow step by step, ensuring enough NPs for you and a friend to roll in!
Basic - Noobs - Small Profit
1. Decide what your "items" for trade will be. I would recommend starting with omelettes or jellies.
You can also use 1 NP items that don't look like junk. Here is a very short list:
Cloud Jetsam Keyring
Money Tree Window
Pegleg Wax
Gummy Pirate Candies
Club And Rock Game
Haunted Drums
Spooky Tree Flute
Strong Forever Glue
Snowball Pencil Sharpener
Pirate Hook Candy Cane
Inflatable Krawk Island
White Snowball Plushie
Get the idea? The items look like they are worth more than they are, leading people to spend more NPs on your lot.
2. Figure out what to ask for your "items". In order to make this a daily source of income, you should be organized.
Keep track of what you spend and what you pull in. Determine which items are "flashy" - the ones that grab attention and sell quicker.
Here's a tried and tested example of doubling your profit:
a) Buy 10 jellies at 5 NP each. Good jellies, like lemon, strawberry, chocolate, etc.
b) Put them into a trade and make the wishlist say something like... "100 NPs or a good item".
c) Accept offers that either give you 100 NPs pure or some items that amount to that.
d) Reap double profit and begin the process again.
3. As you get better at this, you can try with omelettes, snowballs, books, and so on.
Intermediate - Keyboard Savvy - Medium Profit
1. Now, we can get to the good stuff. Move on up to bottled faeries, codestones, lab maps, dubloons, etc.
Decide on a minimum profit, either for seperate items or bundled sets. For this section, my minimum profit is 2500 NPs.
2. The idea is to take easy-to-sell items, buy them for WAY less than they're worth, and then turn around and bundle-sell them for profit!
Generally, individual parts of a bundle sell for more than they do combined. This is not always the case, but it is a general rule.
Here is an example of buying individually and selling for profit:
a) Buy all 9 pieces of the Secret Laboratory Map series. At the time of this guide, buying all the pieces is ~807.5k.
Note - Extensively research prices until you know for sure what the low and high prices of each piece are.
Note 2 - For each piece, try to snipe and/or buy it for the most rock bottom price you can find.
For pieces worth <10,000 = Try to buy them for 1,000 less than what they are worth.
For pieces worth 10,001-50,000 = Try to buy them for 5,000 less than they are worth.
For pieces worth 50,001-99,999 = Try to buy them for 7,500-10,000 less than they are worth.
For pieces worth 100k+ = Try to be patient and find a 50k discount.
If you use the above chart as a guide, you should end up purchasing the map set for ~100k less than what it would sell for.
b) Bundle the items and ask for current TP price in pure.
c) Roll in the dough!
Advanced - AAA - Huge Profit! --- Disclaimer: This section is a JOKE. Take it lightly.
Now, we move up into morphing potions, paintbrushes, newly released items, etc.
This is probably the easiest portion of this guide, as it requires minimum work and maximum profit.
Follow this easy 3 step list:
1.) Turn on Abrosia.
2.) Let it buy all items with a minimum profit of your choosing (I recommend 2,500 NPs).
3.) Use the Autopricer to do everything else for you, including pricing your shop, depositing your profit, and listing your UBs in the auctions and trades.
And that concludes my first guide. Let me know what you think. All opinions welcome. I can take it.
