Trade

To trade can have three meanings in GuildWars:

Trade with an NPC Trader
In all cities you can find Traders for various goods (runes, dye, materials, ...).

A trader, unlike a merchant or a crafter, does not sell and buy goods at a fixed price, but depending on supply and demand. You may even find a trader "out of stock" if there is very little supply.

Prices have a lower limit (the same price that you would get if you sell the same good to a merchant, but are open end).

Trade with another Player
If you click another human player while in an outpost or city the "Trade" button will appear next to his name in your target monitor. Clicking that button will start a trading session.

During a trading session you can offer gold or any item you have in your inventory. You submit the offer and the other player will send back his or her offer in gold or items. Both sides can modify and re-submit their offers until they both accept the deal or cancel the trade session.

Note: You cannot hold more then 100 platinum. If a trade would result one character having more than 100 platinum, the trade window will simply close after both players have accepted the offer.

Beware of scammers while trading with other players!

Trade Channel
The trade channel is a chat channel where most players attempt to sell their items to other players, or attempt to buy items from other players. Words spoken in the trade channel appear pinkish-red in the chat window. Common abbreviations for the trade channel include:


 * WTS = Want to sell
 * WTB = Want to buy
 * WTT = Want to trade
 * PST = Please send tell (whisper)
 * OBO = Or best offer
 * Req = Requirement (as in attribute requirement for weapons or armor)
 * ^ = Above (i.e. Damage +15%^50 refers to extra damage when health is above 50%)
 * Max = Item deals the maximum damage (weapons), has the most armor (shields), has the most energy (focus), or has the maximum modifier.
 * For a shield, this means AL 16; for focus items it means +12 energy, and for weapons, refer to Max damage.

Note: Using WTS or WTB in the local channel will automatically switch you to the trade channel. It is generally considered annoying to advertise wares in the local channel.