Trading

Trading Overview
Trading was introduced in Alpha 7.1. As of Alpha 8.0.6, trading is the only means of gaining coins. To trade with the Trader, select a colonist, right-click the Trader, then select the "Trade" command. Once the colonist is next to the Trader, the Trade Window will open.

Important: You are able to trade for items if you have enough coins, but if you do not have the right technology, furniture, and/or Job Level, you may not be able to make use of them.

Trade Window
The Trade Window lists items that you can sell to the Trader on the left, and items that you can buy from the Trader on the right. From left to right, each entry lists the name of the relevant item, the value in coins that you will gain or pay to sell or purchase one unit of the item, an adjustable window for how many units of the item you wish to sell or purchase, the units of the item you or the Trader currently have in store, and the total value in coins for the resulting transaction of that item. If the name of an item in the left panel is grey, the Trader is willing to purchase it, but you currently have none in stock. The same is true for items in the right panel - the Trader's stock is empty. At the bottom of each panel is a listing of the total value in coins for the resulting transaction of that entire panel, and at the bottom left of the Trade Window itself is a listing of the total value in coins for the entire Trade Window transaction. At the bottom right of the Trade Window is the "Confirm Trade" button. No trading will be done until you press "Confirm Trade".

Trade Prices
While an exhaustive list of prices for buying and selling is beyond the scope of this article and would take away the excitement of discovery for some, a few commonly requested numbers are listed below for the sake of the curious.
 * Sell Wood: 1 coin per unit.
 * Sell Stone: 1 coin per unit.
 * Sell Gambeson: 250 coins per unit.
 * Purchase Healing Potion: 150 coins per unit.
 * Purchase Illness Medicine: 75 coins per unit.
 * Purchase Scroll: 150 coins per unit.