And a "search" feature.

Scrolling through guild bank and traders looking for that 1 item is horrible.

davey1107 wrote: »

We get it - you don't want to build an auction house. Fine. But today I spent two hours roaming Tamriel because I wanted a Kyne's Kiss set to try. This was MISERABLE. It stinks, and frankly this guild system is a disservice to your players. So if you won't build an auction house, what if we find some middle ground?

Create an area - perhaps in your next DLC region - where a player can access ANY guild store with a trader. Maybe it's a shopping bazaar that has representatives from every region, and each rep allows players to access all guild stores from across that region. Or whatever. JUST STOP MAKING US TRAVEL ALL OVER TO FIND STUFF.

Just to add, its worse when youre looking for the best deal.
Searching for a better price only to find out it was cheaper in an area 8 load screens ago.
Going back and its already sold, then going back to another load screen to buy the 2nd cheapest.

Gidorick wrote: »

IT'S AUCTION HORSE TIME!!!

Access to ANY guild store... that has paid their tithe to Clavicus Vile at a centralized location that roams!

Link to the original post with details!: http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/159594/eso-needs-an-auction-horse-expanded-concept/p1

While amusing we dont need more money sinks.

I already pay a fee just for guild trader membership on top of the tax of sell in traders stores.
I dont need my "membership fees" increased just to cover the mule price.

We need a centralized trader location. I'd prefer an AH so I can be done with paying 2-3 guilds "membership fees".
I dont sell everyday but I do sell. So still need the monopolistic trader guild for best exposure.

I just wanna end with this, ESO has the worse, most cumbersome, inconvenient trader system in the past 2 years.

People say AH is a monopoly, buy low resell high, and what do you think the current trader system is?
Only the rich guilds can afford the best spots, who then dictate the price since ONLY members can sell.

I would just like a way to sell items that doesn't involve me joining a trading guild and paying dues. Merchants don't pay squat so I would be happy with a bulletin board system where you can post your items, If someone wants them they could just msg you with an offer.

This way you wouldn't have to spam zone chat or sell to a merchant.

I'll look for one, thank you.

Gidorick wrote: »

Toxic_Hemlock wrote: »

I would just like a way to sell items that doesn't involve me joining a trading guild and paying dues. Merchants don't pay squat so I would be happy with a bulletin board system where you can post your items, If someone wants them they could just msg you with an offer.

This way you wouldn't have to spam zone chat or sell to a merchant.

Guilds, by design, do NOT have a "dues" mechanic. Those guilds that charge you dues do so on their own. There are plenty trading guilds that charge no dues. You should seek out one of those.

And how many of them provide a preferred location that sees large numbers of players?

Guilds asking for dues do this either to profit the top leadership or to keep the Trade Guild in a prime position to continue to sell. Telling someone to go find a Trade Guild that doesnt ask for dues without being able to show them these Guilds have prime locations week to week is being misleading.

The suggestion in the OP works for me. I think I mentioned it before, but every Guild Trader in the game is a member of the same faction (Gold Coast Trading Company), and I think it would be weird if that Company didn't require their employees to report back on who they were hired out to and what they were selling. So they just need to add an NPC somewhere in the game (logical location would be somewhere in each alliance capital) who would be the Gold Coast Trading Manager. Talking to them would give you access to the Gold Coast Trading Coster Roster ( < ) which would allow you to search all Guild Traders, and would also show you where each trader's Guild Kiosk is located.

This is how I have previously recommended opening up the existing system so that it caters to all players at all levels on all platforms, be they buyers or sellers:-

For buyers, I would have a proper search function which would only be available in trader locations, but which would allow all traders to be searched wherever they may be, so in essence a global search board in every trader location. To get around the need to travel and access inaccessible zones, while maintaining the travel for those who enjoy it, I'd have the option to go to the trader and buy the item as at present but with the alternative option of having the item mailed to you at a significant delivery charge. These changes would get rid of the hassle of buying and open it up to all buyers irrespective of level or alliance.

For sellers, I would have a single NPC trader in each main guild trader location (so in cities but not on isolated roads where there's only a single trader) through whom players could sell a very limited number of items regardless of guild membership, at a substantially increased commission with all commission split between the guilds trading in that location at the time. This would open up the system to those casual wannabe traders not in guilds as well as those in guilds that weren't successful in getting a trader at that time, but it would not threaten the trading guilds because you would literally only be able to list a couple of items or so and they would receive their share of the commission paid for those listings.

The NPC traders could be part of an organisation for whom one might have to do a separate quest in order to unlock each NPC trader. That organisation could also be responsible for maintaining the search board described above and which could also be unlocked by a quest.

Lastly, I would ensure that the system was modified in a way that enabled all its functions to be fully accessed through the default UI without the need for addons, so that it was readily available to players of all versions of the game.

Just to say that there are several Guilds in top spots (Grathwood, Raw'lka in AD) that do not force people to pay fees. Just checks on sales and activity at least once every X days.

....And I agree with Heiderich.

cyx54tc wrote: »

http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/232628/tamriel-trade-centre-global-trading-house-added-all-trade-listings/p1

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