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[Visari]

Ok. I am still rather new here so if this is in the wrong place, or has been asked before and I missed it, I'm sorry.
But, what I wanted to ask is this:
When I go to any merchant to sell my bundles of junk and other crap I've picked up wandering around the wasteland, there's no monetary value for things like noodles, beer etc.
Now that I understand. But I am not even getting a barter value for things like scavenged armour.
Do the traders only deal in caps? the NPC traders, anyway. Say, if I have a leather jacket, and I want to sell it for caps, does that have to be done via player trading?

again, sorry if there's a section with these questions already answered. I've been looking for a while, and I can't ask in game because I always get shot in the balls.

[DocAN.]

Barter system is fucked up, better shovel shit if You want to earn caps. But be carefull, coz thx to JB the cows goes crazy when You clean their pen.

You can always sell Geckos skins in Klamath or Spears in Junk Town.


And remember that this game is not friendly for newcomers, thats why it has so low number of players.

[Visari]

Does gecko skinning require a perk or special item? I ran into a vault city patrol killing geckos and looted the corpses. No skins at all.

[LostSoul]

I'll give you a more clear answer... It's hard to get shit answered around here...

First off, welcome to FOnline, may your travels be as harsh as they are adventurous.

Secondly, while the "BARTER" skill and system is a bit wonky at the moment, the key to making caps through merchants is to find out what that special item is that they will pay dearly for. 

After you find out what merchants take what, then it's just a matter of a waiting game... waiting for that merchant to have caps to give you in exchange.


For example:

The merchant in the GUNS shop in the Market section of the Hub pays a pretty penny for broc flower, xander root, and fruits. Collect a few of these, and you will be able to make a nice amount of money just by wandering around and picking up the resources on the ground.

Another good source of income is selling scavenged FN FALs.. They go for 500-2000 caps to the right merchant.

I hope this helps, and if you ever need any assistance in anything, be it levelling, escorts, advice, or anything else, feel free to PM.

Does gecko skinning require a perk or special item? I ran into a vault city patrol killing geckos and looted the corpses. No skins at all.

You need to get the Gecko Skinning perk from the trappers in the Trapper Camp in Klamath.

better shovel shit if You want to earn caps.

DO NOT DO THIS...

[Boon Lived]

Traders only take certain things. The two bars in NCR for example accept Melee/Throwing weapons, Some guns and misc junk.
Such traders like balls of steel (BBs). You just go around and see what works, as LostSoul has said.

The merchant in the GUNS shop in the Market section of the Hub pays a pretty penny for broc flower

A real pr0 makes them into weak powder first.

better shovel shit if You want to earn caps.

Brahmins don't shit enough for this. YOU HEAR THAT?! WE WANT MORE SHIT!!?

[LostSoul]

A real pr0 makes them into weak powder first.

Yeah I figured I'd leave some mystery to the craft of mercantilism. =]

[Visari]

awesome. thanks for the info, guys.
And thanks for not giving me a link that tells me everything. I prefer finding things out for myself. If I knew it all from the word go it'd be dull. (no sarcasm there, seriously)
It's good to know that it's not all useless unless you trade with other players. I'll be sure to hang on to items I think will sell, and items I figure out that traders actually trade for once I discover them.

[LostSoul]

Discovery is 75% of the fun in my honest opinion. this game has so much potential for those who love being immersed in another world.

If you ever get bored wandering alone, I'd love to make a companion character to travel with you.  =D

Be safe out there.  And if you feel like quitting, come see me !

[Visari]

I actually love the harsh-ness of this game.
In my opinion this is how a post apocalyptic MMO should be.
I hate games that are all "you must survive in this environment, use your wits, use your skills, but ONLY FIGHT IN THE DESIGNATED AREAS YOU ARSE-HATS."

as my signature says, first encounter I had, I got shot in the balls for 120 damage, died, and thought "i love this game".
glad there are a few safe zones, you need a breather every now and then, but still, they way you can get shot at any time, betrayed by group members, ambushed etc. It's awesome.
Yes I've died 7 times already, and my only weapon is a mauser with 6 rounds left, but damn it, this is FUN.

[Enzotainment]

Yes I've died 7 times already, and my only weapon is a mauser with 6 rounds left, but damn it, this is FUN.

I'm looking forward to meeting you ingame. You have the right attitude :-D

[Wind_Drift]

When a trader has 50 rounds of 9mm, 30 rounds of .44, and 2,395 rounds of 10mm... that trader buys 10mm.

Whatever it is they have more of, is what they generally will buy.

[Giftless]

I run a substantial barter operation from a cult compound in the desert if you want to pm me your in-game nick.

[LostSoul]

I run a substantial barter operation from a cult compound in the desert if you want to pm me your in-game nick.

[racoon]

the system is not fucked up, and stop complaining about it. Just go in real life and sell used cellphone to saloon with used cars. it wont work. same is in fonline. you need to figure which trader is buying which items.

[Cyber Jesus]

the system is not fucked up, and stop complaining about it. Just go in real life and sell used cellphone to saloon with used cars. it wont work. same is in fonline. you need to figure which trader is buying which items.

And I'm guessing that if there really was an apocalypse the economics would be much different than it is today.