Guild:The Bazaar
The Bazaar is a trading establishment run by me, Csirke. Some people already run shops for certain high value items, but I wanted a more general marketplace, where daily resources could also be traded. You're welcome to visit my store is at 839, -1735, just north of Koptos CS. I'm intruducing my personal wooden chits as the currency of the Bazaar, which I write a bit more about below.
This is an experimental project, and I have no idea how well it will work, or what amount of traffic to expect, so please be patient with me :)
Chits and the Wood Standard
My currency, which is currently my personal wooden chits, are backed by the Wood Standard. That means they can always be traded in for 500 wood. Other prices may change, but you can always know that a "Csirke chit" is worth 500 wood. To make sure I'm able to do this, I will never give out more chits then what I have backed by wood, and my wood warehouses at the compound are publicly viewable.
I'll be happy to switch over to coins later, but this works for now.
Current prices
I intend to honor all trade with these prices, still, I reserve the right to refuse any trade (except 1 chit for 500 wood), so please chat me with your offer before heading down to the Bazaar. Especially if your trade is big. I expect prices to be volatile, especially the first few days, while I calibrate them to the demand.
Bulk items
This is stuff that I always intend to keep in stock, though the prices might change. Later I'd like to introduce more items here, like metals, basic glass products, or marbles, this is just the start.
| Item | 1 chit buys | Sell for 1 chit |
|---|---|---|
| Wood | 500 | 550 |
| Cabbage | 350 | 500 |
| Carrots | 300 | 450 |
| Leeks | 350 | 500 |
| Onions | 350 | 500 |
| Garlic | 350 | 500 |
| Peppers | 250 | 350 |
| Charcoal | 150 | 250 |
| Fertile papyrus | 120 | 160 |
| Cuttable stones | 20 | 40 |
| Medium stones | 5 | 10 |
| Flax | 300 | 400 |
Current offers
Here's a few things that are also currently available.
| Item | price |
|---|---|
| The Atomic Axe (9221 quality hatchet) | 10 chits |
| Lightning axe (9152 quality hatchet) | 9 chits |
| Leviathan Axe (9060 quality hatchet) | 8 chits |
| 8837 quality hatchet | 6 chits |
| 8671 quality hatchet | 4 chits |
| 2 bone knives | 1 chit |
Protocol
I'm usually online for much of weekdays, on weekends it's more random. Add me to your friends list to see when I'm online. Chat me, Csirke, in game with your trade. You don't need to use chits, you can do a direct trade of items, balance the sell prices on items you sell with the buy prices of the stuff you buy. For example:
You: Hi! I'd like to buy 600 flax for 1100 wood!
If we agree on the trade, my trusty servant SalesCsirke will log in to complete the transaction (he always logs out at the store, so he'll be just in place). There's also a warehouse in the middle of the store to facilitate larger transactions.