Trading

Not to be confused with Trades, a game mechanic where you can exchange items with an NPC in exchange for coins or purchasing other materials from said NPC.

Trading is the act of two players trading items via bartering. To initiate a trade type in /trade (players name) and they will be sent a request which can be accepted and declined. You can also sneak while right-clicking the player or right-clicking them to show their profile and then click the Emerald named "Send Trade Request" to trade. Trading has its own menu that lets players safely trade items to each other in an agreed-upon trade. Both players have to be near each other and on the same server to trade. The maximum distance you can trade from using the /trade command is 9 blocks.

There are many items that, while not tradeable via the Auction House, may be traded via the trading; some examples are Minions and the Personal Harp. Some items, like Sacks and Catalysts, though, can't be auctioned OR traded. However, they can be placed within a backpack and traded. Players can also trade coins for items. There are some items such as Free Booster Cookies and Farming Contest Items which cannot be placed in a backpack at all, therefore cannot be traded with the use of the game mechanic. They can, however, be traded in a drop-trade, a different form of trading in skyblock. Please note that trading is NOT completely safe, and Scammers can use various glitches, bugs, exploits, and even using the victim's oblivion as an advantage. Please see Scams for more info and common forms of scams to watch out for.

Drop Trades
Drop-Trading, or Trust Trades, is a less common form of trade used to trade normally untradable items, such as Farming Contest Items and Free Booster Cookies. Drop trading is most commonly used for Farming Items since Farming Items are valuable and high in demand. A drop-trade is when a user promises coins or items in exchange for either. An example is below, there are two ways that the trade can turn out. The Promiser is the person who is promising the item. The Buyer is the person who is giving coins or items in exchange.

Buyer: Hey Promiser, i will buy your Pumpkin Dicer for 1.7m! ( a decent price for this item )

Promiser: Okay, but you will have to give me the coins (before/after), since i must drop the Dicer since it is unobtainable.

Buyer: Fine by me.

They go into a private lobby, and the trade commences.

Promiser: Okay, are you ready?

Buyer: Yep.

The Buyer gives the coins either before or after the Promiser drops the item, and once the Buyer picks up the item, they leave and the trade is done.

There is another way this trade can commence, and it is not a good way.

Buyer: Hey Promiser, i will buy your Mathematical Hoe Blueprint for 5 million coins! (an overprice, definitely a red flag for a drop trade. Even if the price is normal or underpriced, it still might be a scam.)

Promiser: Wow! Sure thing!

Buyer: Okay, i will give the coins afterwards since you can't trade a MHB.

Promiser: Okay!

They go into a private lobby and the trade commences.

Buyer: Are you ready?

Promiser: Yep!

Buyer: Alright, drop it.

''He drops the MHB, and the Buyer takes off with it without paying. This outcome can also be reversed if the Promiser promises the item and wants the pay first, and they take the cash.''

Trivia
Trading unlocks a Skyblock achievement.

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