Trade

A trade is an exchange of items, gold or services. Trade generally has three different meanings in Guild Wars.

Trade with an NPC trader
In all towns you can find traders for various goods (runes, dye, materials, etc.). A trader, unlike a merchant or a crafter, does not sell and buy goods at a fixed price, but depending on supply and demand of the player base. You may even find a trader out of stock if there is no supply (in this case, the item is not offered for sale by the trader and does not appear in their list of items for sale). Prices have a lower limit (the same price that you would get if you sell the same good to a merchant) but are open ended.

Trade with other players
If you click another human player, the "Trade" button will appear next to his name in your target monitor. Clicking that button will open up the Trade Window and start a trading session.


 * Beware of common scams while trading with other players!

You cannot trade with another player until 24 hours after creation of your Guild Wars account. This is to prevent real world trading (exchanging real money for game money) and to hinder scammers.

Trade channel and party search
The trade channel is a chat channel where 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. There is also a trade section in the party search interface, where you can post short messages about what you want to sell or buy. Common abbreviations for the trade channel and party search include:


 * WTS = Wish/Want/Willing To Sell
 * S> = Selling
 * WTB = Wish/Want/Willing To Buy
 * B> = Buying
 * WTT = Wish/Want/Willing To Trade
 * T> = Trading
 * PC or P/C = Price Check
 * C/O = Current Offer
 * OBO = Or Best Offer (can also mean Or Buy Out)
 * PM = Private Message (whisper)
 * PST = Please Send Tell (whisper)
 * Req or R or Q = Requirement (as in attribute requirement for weapons)
 * ^ = Above (i.e. Damage 15^50 refers to extra damage when health is above 50%)
 * Max or Perfect or Perf = Item deals the maximum damage (weapons), has the most armor (shields), has the most energy (focus), or has the maximum value on its modifiers

Using WTS or WTB in the local channel will automatically switch you to the trade channel. It is forbidden to advertise trades in the local channel, and may result in you getting reported for spamming, and your account being suspended.

Non-tradeable items
Nearly all items that can be placed in an inventory can be traded with another character, with the exception of currently equipped items. However, a few items are restricted from trading; they cannot be placed in the Trade Window:
 * Costumes
 * Everlasting Mobstoppers
 * Medals of Honor
 * Nesting Material
 * Pink dyes (also cannot be traded to a Dye trader)
 * Promotional weapons and Igneous Summoning Stone