Trade in Egypt has traditionally been done on a one-to-one basis (that is you need to make an agreement with someone else to 'trade', and trade in person). With Advanced Trade and Carpentry 3, players can set up shops where goods are made available for purchase vending-machine style using exchange rates pre-configured by the shop owner. These shops use the Small Center and Small Corner structures, which hold inventory and payments for purchases.

Trade Exchanges

Shops

Shops require Advanced Trade and at least Carpentry 3.

Shops in Egypt

Trading Post

A Trading Post allows for a secure trade between players. Both parties can see the Offer and the Bid. Once accepted by both parties the items are transferred to their new owner. This is especially useful for high-value trade items. Updates to trade messages in main now offer some confirmation of trade exchange.

Our ancestors were able to research Basic Trade to allow the construction of trading posts, however this still necessitated in both parties being there, which made it almost redundant.

Post Office Compounds

Player created Post Office complexes allow players to build a box or chest in a compound. Items are placed in the box and then ownership is transferred to the other party. This allows for off-line or out-of-time-zone trading. Box Trades have the downside of not being able to adjust items/quantities after the ownership is transferred, same as a normal box/chest. Once the box is transferred you cannot reclaim the items even if the other player has stopped playing. Boxes, chests and warehouse allow larger quantities of items to be exchange.

Player Post Offices are often provided by large guilds
Player Post Offices are normal compounds requiring standard building materials
Player Post Offices are subject to standard ownership rules including the T8 Guild No Public Access restriction.
- The workaround for Guilds providing the post office is to have an elder create the box/chest and then transfer ownership to a named player.
Player Post Offices require either a cornerstone or maintenance.
- Players with trade items in a Post Office need to be mindful of the account status of the buildings owner. Like all buildings if the cornerstone fails or the building falls into disrepair the items inside maybe irretrievable.
- Building are subject any DPA laws passed.
  - DPA laws normally prevent an item belonging to an active account from being claimed.
  - Buildings owned by guilds with expired elders are subject to the normal process of Guild DPA

Bonfire Trading

Bonfires (T8) are no longer stable for CC exchanges unless the exchange is done quickly to avoid bonfire decay. The maximum size of bonfires is greatly reduced in T8. Large wood transfers can be done via multiple bonfires.

Bonfires that don't decay require Bonfire Stabilization.

Specific Items

Relic Trading (Archaeologist)

Traders

The following traders and guilds have established a desire to sell some goods:

Individuals

Broker	Region	Sells	Buys
Dtox	Swenett	Charcoal, 7k CarpBlades, Stones, Cattle, Ranch products (Butter, Buttermilk)	Herbs, Mushrooms, Peppers, Vegetables, Gems,Wood,flax and various goods
tehm	Asyut	7k Carp Blades	Iron, Alloys, Papyrus, Flax
Styx	Naqada	High quality BLACKSMITHED TOOLS and BLOWN GLASS ITEMS -> 9k+ quality Hatchets, Springs, Shovels, Archaeology Shovels, Resin Wedges, Sharp Blades (for Utility Knives), 9k+ quality Wine Glass sets, Chem Lab Calibration Kits (Level 3), 7.5k+ Distillation Coils, Barometers, Mirrors.	Please see my page -> Styx/Trading
Suleman	White Nile	9k Hatchets 8.5k + and 9k Shovels, 8k Resin Wedges, 8500 and 9000 Sharp Edged Blades	Metals, Alloys, Glass items, Papyrus, Misc.
Yendor	Asyut	Paint!!!	See page for details
Larame	Asyut	Paint!!!	See page for details
Iratia	Meroe Desert, E. Kush	Herbs, Shrooms, Bugs, and Platinum Ceremonial Knives	See Iratia Trade Page
Smurf	Meroe, Blue Nile	High Quality Glass and Tools	Metals, Gravel, Silk, Lime, Potash. More on user page.
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Guilds

Broker	Region	Sells	Buys
DGoods	Swenett	Charcoal, 7k CarpBlades, Stones, Cattle, Ranch products (Butter, Buttermilk)	Herbs, Mushrooms, Peppers, Vegetables, Gems,Wood,flax and various goods
West Bank	Meshwesh Delta	MARBLE / GRANITE.... and other products Check out our page for what is available.	Potash, Ash, Lime, silk cloth and other goods; Check out the Buying List on our page.
Alpha	Red Sea 2024,1995	Fish roe	1 Heaven's torrent per 2 fish roe
x	x	x	x

Trade Requests

Broker	Region	Last Updated	Requests	Offer
Suniomilet	Tanis	5/20/2018	Flystones, Cooking 2	Insects, herbs, mushrooms, apiary products, onion & cabbage seeds for other vegetable seeds
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