There are a number of guilds with no weekly sale requirement, but a weekly fee of 2k or 5k or whatever. TBH, 5k is not that much, it ist one set of crafting dailies on one char.
The reason why guilds tend to kick inactive players is, because inactive people do not gegerate any gold and just block a guild slot. Bidding on a trading spot is extremely expensive, so thesee guilds rely on incoming money from sales.
There are a couple of social guild that are also funding a trader spot. Maybe look out for one of these guilds instead of looking for a casual dedicated trading guild.

Of the 5 guilds I am in, 4 have traders.

1 is a casual trading guild. (But you have to log on at least once every two weeks.)

1 is a mid level trading guild, with some very minor sales requirements.

1 is a housing guild. (But you have to log on at least once every two weeks.)

1 is a guild for older players. (But you have to log on at least once every two weeks.)

I really don’t pay dues anywhere. But logging on once every two weeks is a common requirement, inactive players hurt guilds with traders so they get trimmed.

Casual trading guilds are out there, you just have to look.

I think it might be different on each platform and server.

On PC EU I'm in two casual social guilds who do not advertise themselves as trade guilds and do not require members to sell through the guild store, pay fees or anything like that. One usually has a trader and the other one does sometimes. I've also been in other guilds who do the same thing.

Aside from the "mafia" guilds, there is a group of guilds just below that tier. They normally charge 5k to 10k a week and have decent trader locations in most major cities. Just below that are a group of guilds that run on mandatory raffles for revenue to buy a trader spot.

But as for a pure casual trader guild that doesn't require dues, you're going to be stuck in a bad location, like a trader in a thieves guild or out in the boonies.

El_Borracho wrote: »

Aside from the "mafia" guilds, there is a group of guilds just below that tier. They normally charge 5k to 10k a week and have decent trader locations in most major cities. Just below that are a group of guilds that run on mandatory raffles for revenue to buy a trader spot.

But as for a pure casual trader guild that doesn't require dues, you're going to be stuck in a bad location, like a trader in a thieves guild or out in the boonies.

3 out of my 4 guilds that have traders have with absolutely no requirements other then to be on once every two weeks.

My casual trading guild has raffles and auctions (neither of which are mandatory) and discord auctions as well (also non-mandatory).
I know there are other guilds out there like this.

My housing guilds trader is in a DLC city, it’s super close to the wayshrine too. Is that considered out of the way? They have non-mandatory auctions as well (mostly about furniture obviously).

Morgha_Kul wrote: »

So, I've been playing the game since beta, and I've only rarely been able to sell anything to anyone. This is especially unsatisfying, as much of my gameplay is crafting things... things I can't sell because I can't get a Guild where I can do so.

The reason has always been that I get kicked out for not doing enough business or not being online enough, or what have you. I mean, I play to have fun, and I don't have a lot of time, between work, family and school... Honestly, I don't want a second job, I just want to play the game.

So, is there such a thing as a "casual" trading guild, that won't kick me out if I'm not playing as often as they like, or not making a billion gold an hour?

Star Gold Bank on PC EU. No requirements, no fee.
Also there are A LOT guilds with minimum or no requirements. Most of guilds where I have been kicked if longer offline than 2 weeks, so you have to be active in any way.

But you must understand, guilds (especially trade guilds) do not like inactive players, because they consist of people who are actively playing and inactive players only take up space that can be given to an active player. The active players also bring gold to the trading guilds. Therefore, they kick. Nothing personal here.

Plus, always see guild descriptions. The top trading guilds have quite high requirements, they are oriented at very active people, who grinds enough things to sell.

Morgha_Kul wrote: »

So, I've been playing the game since beta, and I've only rarely been able to sell anything to anyone. This is especially unsatisfying, as much of my gameplay is crafting things... things I can't sell because I can't get a Guild where I can do so.

The reason has always been that I get kicked out for not doing enough business or not being online enough, or what have you. I mean, I play to have fun, and I don't have a lot of time, between work, family and school... Honestly, I don't want a second job, I just want to play the game.

So, is there such a thing as a "casual" trading guild, that won't kick me out if I'm not playing as often as they like, or not making a billion gold an hour?

Speaking also for PC/NA, yes.

I'm in several guilds without specific requirements. Many 'casual' guilds also maintain guild traders almost all the time. The distinction between 'trade guild' and 'casual guild' is the relative focus and typically how competitively they secure 'good' trader locations.

All the trade guilds I'm in do have login requirements. But if you know you'll be gone in advance, let the officers know and they won't kick you.

The login/activity requirement is for a couple of reasons:

Player turnover is high in most (all?) MMOs. Lots of new players join, get super into the game ... but eventually stop logging in and never come back again.

Guilds can only have 500 people at a time. Those players are still taking up one of the 500 available guild member slots, preventing others from joining. Many guilds also have a continuous stream of applicants, and some even have waiting lists to get in the limited 'seating'.

If a player disappears without warning for a couple weeks, experience says they probably aren't coming back soon. New members are admitted in their place.

Now if the player DOES come back later, generally they're let back into the guild without a problem by contacting an officer. But their place can't be held for them permanently.

The other reason for activity requirements is if it's a trade guild, and one member isn't listing or selling things, the guild trader is effectively 'one person short' of items that shoppers may want. Maintaining a guild trader is expensive, and partly supported by revenue gained through sales at that trader. No listings/sales is no support for the trader.

It happens enough that people join a trading guild but find out they don't care too much for that part of the game. So effectively they're not participating in the trade aspect. Casual guilds or raid guilds etc. might be more what they're looking for in that case.

BlueRaven wrote: »

El_Borracho wrote: »

BlueRaven wrote: »

El_Borracho wrote: »

Aside from the "mafia" guilds, there is a group of guilds just below that tier. They normally charge 5k to 10k a week and have decent trader locations in most major cities. Just below that are a group of guilds that run on mandatory raffles for revenue to buy a trader spot.

But as for a pure casual trader guild that doesn't require dues, you're going to be stuck in a bad location, like a trader in a thieves guild or out in the boonies.

3 out of my 4 guilds that have traders have with absolutely no requirements other then to be on once every two weeks.

My casual trading guild has raffles and auctions (neither of which are mandatory) and discord auctions as well (also non-mandatory).
I know there are other guilds out there like this.

My housing guilds trader is in a DLC city, it’s super close to the wayshrine too. Is that considered out of the way? They have non-mandatory auctions as well (mostly about furniture obviously).

Some are better than others. I'm in 2 trading guilds and 3 trials guilds. But I've had my best results selling with at guild that requires 10K a week and we are in Wayrest. Things sell quick and I rarely get one returned unless I was intentionally jacking up the price to see if someone would buy, i.e. a Kynes Aegis motif or monster motif. Used to be in a guild out of Craglorn that was right outside of Belkarth that also did well, but would routinely have merch returned. One of the trials guilds I'm in have a trader in Coldharbor. Simply awful location, but its a trials guild.

If you are in the guild I think you are, you'd be in Vvardenfell. I'd consider that a good spot. DLC zones can be tough overall though.

That’s a chapter not a dlc, but my mid level trading guild was in Vivec City for a short time. They moved to a location they liked better.

My mid level trading guild (which is run by the same people who do the casual trading guild) requirements is 3k a week in sales or in donations. Although that is waved if you consistently help with guild events. They also have non-mandatory auctions and raffles.

Ahh, that's right. The Vivec City location is solid. You are in the guild I'm thinking of. Its a good one and a rarity of one that participates in all of the content

If you are in a good active social guild that has plenty of members you can sell to guild members in the guild store even if they do not have a trader. Not good for trying to sell rare or expensive items but materials and things like that will sell.

An auction house would create more problems than it fixes. There is no inflation in the game. The market is fluid and very healthy.

The social and trial guilds I am in usually manage to get a trader once a month or so. I use those to unload common items. The trade guild I am in has a 3000 gold fee each week and refunds if they fail to get a trader. I've been with them a little more than a year now and they have failed to get a trader only once.

If I concentrate on selling I can easily hit three million gold in one week with that trader.

El_Borracho wrote: »

BlueRaven wrote: »

El_Borracho wrote: »

BlueRaven wrote: »

El_Borracho wrote: »

Aside from the "mafia" guilds, there is a group of guilds just below that tier. They normally charge 5k to 10k a week and have decent trader locations in most major cities. Just below that are a group of guilds that run on mandatory raffles for revenue to buy a trader spot.

But as for a pure casual trader guild that doesn't require dues, you're going to be stuck in a bad location, like a trader in a thieves guild or out in the boonies.

3 out of my 4 guilds that have traders have with absolutely no requirements other then to be on once every two weeks.

My casual trading guild has raffles and auctions (neither of which are mandatory) and discord auctions as well (also non-mandatory).
I know there are other guilds out there like this.

My housing guilds trader is in a DLC city, it’s super close to the wayshrine too. Is that considered out of the way? They have non-mandatory auctions as well (mostly about furniture obviously).

Some are better than others. I'm in 2 trading guilds and 3 trials guilds. But I've had my best results selling with at guild that requires 10K a week and we are in Wayrest. Things sell quick and I rarely get one returned unless I was intentionally jacking up the price to see if someone would buy, i.e. a Kynes Aegis motif or monster motif. Used to be in a guild out of Craglorn that was right outside of Belkarth that also did well, but would routinely have merch returned. One of the trials guilds I'm in have a trader in Coldharbor. Simply awful location, but its a trials guild.

If you are in the guild I think you are, you'd be in Vvardenfell. I'd consider that a good spot. DLC zones can be tough overall though.

That’s a chapter not a dlc, but my mid level trading guild was in Vivec City for a short time. They moved to a location they liked better.

My mid level trading guild (which is run by the same people who do the casual trading guild) requirements is 3k a week in sales or in donations. Although that is waved if you consistently help with guild events. They also have non-mandatory auctions and raffles.

Ahh, that's right. The Vivec City location is solid. You are in the guild I'm thinking of. Its a good one and a rarity of one that participates in all of the content

I am not sure if you know the guild. But the people that run the casual and mid level trading guilds are amazing. They are super nice, and really pleasant to chat with in discord. And they give great advice to make gold! The guilds they run are simply great.

I should also say that my housing guild and my older player guild (which both have traders) and my social guild (which does not) are also well run. TBH I am in 5 very terrifically run guilds. :-)