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Buyers and bargaining

How to Bargain and Who Buys What

An item's base value is only the opening number. Each customer type accepts certain kinds of goods and some add a fixed change to the offer; the game then works out the deal from the item and the buyer in front of you. Match your stock to the right buyer, then decide how hard to push.

Hydroponic System, Furnace and several machine bays full of produce, ingots and parts waiting to be sold
Produce, ingots and salvage only pay once a buyer who wants that type of goods comes to the window.
14buyer types with accepted goods
20%of the value taken by blackmail or a threat
60%base chance a blackmail target gives in
×2reputation penalties once a faction dislikes you

Who buys what

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Read these as rules, not prices: the offer is calculated from the current item and buyer each time.

BuyerBuysHow the offer is setHighest-value stock they take
Mercenary Weapon · Armor · Ammunition · Luxury Item No fixed buyer premium; the item’s current value sets the offer.
39 items
Station Tourist Weapon souvenirs Weapon Tourist Tax can add 15% to the initial offer while active.
23 items
Station Tourist Scrap souvenirs Material · Makeshift · Junk Tourist Tax can add 15%; a variety bonus can add another 15%.
16 items
Shopping Thief Melee Weapon · Medical · Access Card No fixed buyer premium; check the current offer.
38 items
Food Bank Supplier Food Asks for a 50% discount, so compare other buyers if cash is the goal.
16 items
Shady Buyer Poison · Chemical Supply No fixed buyer premium; check the current offer.
6 items
Citizen Household Good No fixed buyer premium; check the current offer.
27 items
Lower Level Inventor Material · Modules · Tool · Energy Cell · Node Buys materials, tools and modules; no fixed buyer premium.
61 items
Farmer Seed Seeks seeds during the matching event; visits are conditional.
8 items
Tourist Food · Substance · Water · Water Ration Seeks food, water or substances; no Tourist Tax modifier is attached by this buyer.
27 items
Upper Level Servant Beverage · Food · Luxury Item · Treat A party visitor whose appearance depends on the encounter.
29 items
Upper Level Citizen Low-Tech · Luxury Item · Makeshift · Narcotic · Processed Food · Substance A variety bonus can add 15% when active.
29 items
Spacer Water shopper Buys nonempty water containers; the live price depends on water grade and volume.
6 items
Merchant All Types Except Contraband Visits on rent day. Buys eligible noncontraband items at 15% below current value, without retail markup; resale restrictions and budget still apply.
222 items

These buyer rules were recorded before the 1.0 release, so a later patch may have shifted individual numbers.

Pushing a deal

Every negotiation can be pushed past the opening offer. Each move has a chance of working and a cost when it fails.

Blackmail

Takes
20% of the value
Base chance they accept
60%
During a relevant station event
+15 to that chance
Reputation counts
divided by 4
They refuse
−5 reputation
Blackmailing someone innocent costs −7 on a refusal, and half the time they walk out instead for −10.

Threats

Takes
20% of the value
They refuse
−7 reputation
Chance they walk out
50%
Walk-out cost
−10 reputation
A threat you cannot back up carries the same risk as blackmailing an innocent customer.

Marking up

Event bonus to a markup
+15
Reputation counts
divided by 6
Customer walks away
−3 reputation
Standing matters more when you blackmail (÷4) than when you simply push the price (÷6).
Already unpopular? It costs double
When your reputation with a faction is negative, reputation penalties are multiplied by 2: the failed markup that normally costs 3 points costs 6. Customer budget also affects whether an offer is accepted, so treat the figures above as odds, not a guarantee.

At the counter

Put the item on the Negotiation Counter, then open the Negotiation Interface to make the deal. For each customer you can approve, refuse, report them or look away, and every choice shifts your reputation.

Negotiation CounterWhere the item you are buying or selling goes.
Display CaseItems on display attract interested customers.
Queue counterShows how many customers are still waiting; you cannot end the day while important people are in line.
Conversation RecorderReplays past dialogue so you can check what was said.

What each product needs before you buy it

ProductWhat to check
CigarettesVisual inspection for counterfeits before resale
WaterTesting and filtering
Rare itemsA proper appraisal so you do not overpay
ProduceQuality
ImplantsCleaning

Shady margins

1Cut a product's quality.
2Relabel counterfeits as genuine; the arrogant elite make good marks.
3Buy stolen goods cheap and fence them.
4Take advantage of the poor, or help them.

Security is not the only danger: the Lower Levels have mob justice. Some customers barter instead of paying cash, and advanced licenses open the underground market.

Contacts that bring trade

All of Wild's Network →

Joe Wild's referrals and introductions change who comes to the counter and whom you can call.

ServiceTypeCreditsWhat it does
Red Imp BreweryIntroduction200Steady access to the brewery's beer supply, with a business card to call them.
GP Mining CoopIntroduction250Lets you order large amounts of mineral ores.
Buyer Referral ServiceReferral200Wild refers buyers to your store for a nightly fee, and more customers come for display-case items.
Seller Referral ServiceReferral200Wild refers sellers to your store for a nightly fee.
Showcase Expansion IService200More display slots and one more customer a day buying from the Display Case.

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