Find a merchant and trade

Merchants appear in the solar-system view. They travel between systems and refresh their stock and terms over time, so their presence and offers can change.

You can buy boosters and consumables from them, or sell minerals, food, microchips and hydrogen for credits. To trade, select one of your planets in the same system.

Step by step

1. Open the system and select the merchant.
2. Choose whether to buy items or sell resources.
3. Select the colony for the transaction and review the offers.
4. Check stock, quantities, prices and the merchant’s budget.
5. Confirm and check the result in the dialogue.

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The merchant’s budget limits how much it can buy. Demand may raise or lower a resource’s price, and other players share that stock. Check the current offer before selling a large reserve.

To buy cards, check the balance shown in the dialogue for the selected planet. If a pirate is attacking the merchant, trade remains unavailable while the attack continues.