Trading

There are many message boards and forums out there for people wanting to trade items in an organized fashion. A popular method of trading is called 'Wheating'. This is where a trade is negotiated online, using a message board, and acted out in game via the Roadside Shop.

The Basics of this are as follows. Once you have agreed a trade on a forum or messageboard, the player starting the trade should put 1 wheat crop for sale, at a cost of 1 coin. This needs to be unadvertised, so that it doesn't appear in the global newspaper and the specific person can find it rather than it being sold to a random person. The trade should be positioned in the slot to the far right of the shop. Then, the other player should buy the crop - this indicates to the seller that they are ready to initiate the actual trade itself. At this point, the seller can put the actual trade item up for sale. The other player can repeat this to give the exchange item.

Note that if you come across a stall with one wheat for sale for one coin, in the far right slot, a deal is in progress and you shouldn't interfere - arrange your own trade on a forum if you feel like you are missing out.

TIP: There is a clear risk to trading like this. Once the first trade has been made, one player could effectively run off with the item. As such, there is an etiquette which requires newer players to trade last. This means veteran traders are the ones with the trust, trading first, and minimizes the risk.