Buying and Selling
**Off-The-Shelf Buying**
When you walk into a shop, the description of the room will give you all the information you need to find where the merchandise is. For example, the shop may talk about racks or shelves or cabinets. You can use the <wares> command to see the various displays, and then look 'on' or 'in' to see the merchandise. If something is in a cabinet, you will not see it when you look at the cabinet, so don't forget to look inside.
To get information about a particular item, type <appraise> <item>.
- Example: 'appraise silk vest' will return, Lord Grilla says, "I will sell you a soft siskin silk vest for 35 sovereigns.
To buy a particular item, type <buy> <item>. (Make sure you have your coins in your hand.)
- Example: 'buy siskin vest' will return, You ask Lord Grilla about buying a soft siskin silk vest.
Lord Grilla takes your small pile of coins and hands you back your change.
Lord Grilla gives a soft siskin silk vest to you.
Since there may be several different varieties of a particular item, you will need to specify which one you want by using adjectives or numerical position. (I.e., 'appraise first jacket' 'appraise second jacket' 'appraise red jacket')
Hints: To make sure you get the item you want, always <appraise> first. The salesperson will state the full name of the item, thus confirming that you have given enough information to insure that you get the exact item you want. Even a gentle <tap> to the item you would like to buy would signal whether it is, in fact, that item.
**Custom Ordering**
For custom ordering, you will see a sign in the room's description stating what items are available for customization. After reading the sign and determining what item you want to order, you would type <order> <#>, and the merchant will then walk you through the complete process.
At the end, the merchant will tell you exactly what you have ordered and wait for your confirmation. If you accept the order, you will be given a ticket and told when to return. Most custom orders take a day to complete, so be sure to build this waiting period into your timeline. When the waiting time is complete, return to the merchant with the ticket in hand and type <redeem ticket>
Warning: The merchants never give refunds, so make sure you choose carefully! You can always sell most bought items to the pawnbrokers, remember one man's trash is another's treasure!
**Selling**
Not all shops buy goods. You will find the pawnshops, herbalists, fishmongers and furriers ready to take unwanted items off your hands, but if you try to sell something back to a merchant like Grilla, be ready for the cold shoulder. No returns there, thank you!
The syntax to sell your unwanted item is <sell> <item>
- Example: 'sell tulip' would sell the tulip in your hand to the herbalist.
You can also sell all items in containers by holding it in hand and typing <sell> <pouch> and Brom, Amelia, or any of the other pawnbrokers will empty your pouch and give it back to you with a hand full of coins. If your hands are full, they will put the coins into the now empty container.
Remember, gem dealers pay more for gems then your local pawnshop and the same is true with plants to herbalists, and pelts to furriers. These shops buy bundled goods as well, which can be done with the <bundle> <item> command while two identical are in hand.