Item Trading Center
Also called the Maple Trading System (MTS).
Item Trading Center at a glance
| Door | The Trade Broker in the Free Market |
|---|---|
| Minimum level | 10 |
| Currency | VX for prices; the listing fee is paid in Vesos |
| Listing fee | 5,000 Vesos per listing |
| Lowest price | 110 VX |
| Listings at once | 10, each for 7 days |
| Buyer pays | The price plus 100 VX plus 10% |
The Item Trading Center (the Maple Trading System, MTS) is a market that never closes: you list an item at a price, log off, and another player can buy it at any time over the next seven days. Prices are in VX, not Vesos. The Center is reached through the Trade Broker in the Free Market.
Getting in
- Go to the Free Market (for example with the TRADE button on the status bar).
- Walk to the far right-hand corner of the Entrance, next to the Anonymous Merchant, and talk to the Trade Broker.
- You need to be level 10 or higher, and alive. The Trade Broker opens the Center window. Press EXIT to leave.
The window
| Area | What it shows |
|---|---|
| My Character | Your character and account name. |
| Not yet sold | Your live listings. Click one to cancel the sale. |
| Transfer inventory | Items you bought, and items that came back (a cancelled or expired listing). Click one to move it into your bag. |
| Item inventory | Your bag in four tabs. Click an item to put it up for sale. |
| For sale | Everything listed, in tabs ALL, EQUIP, USE, SETUP and ETC, newest first, 16 to a page. Search by item name or by seller. Buttons: BUY NOW and ADD TO CART. |
| My page | Your cart and your sales and purchase history. |
The WANTED and AUCTION tabs are shown but nothing can be traded in them.
Selling an item
- Click an item in your Item inventory (Equip, Use, Set-up or Etc).
- Enter the price you want, in VX. It must be at least 110 and not so large that a buyer's total would exceed what a wallet can hold.
- Confirm. The 5,000 Vesos listing fee is taken at once, and the item leaves your bag. A piece of equipment goes alone; throwing stars and bullets go as their whole stack.
- You can have at most 10 listings at a time. Each runs for 7 days.
- When someone buys it, you are credited the full asking price in VX. When the 7 days run out, or you cancel, the item goes to your transfer inventory; collect it from there. The listing fee is not refunded.
The same restriction as in Trading applies: items from an official MapleStory Universe wallet and untradeable quest items cannot be listed.
Buying an item
- Search or browse the For Sale tabs.
- Click BUY NOW. The price you pay is the asking price plus 100 VX plus 10% of the asking price (rounded down). The seller receives only the asking price; the rest is the Center's commission. For example, an item listed at 1,000 VX costs the buyer 1,200 VX and pays the seller 1,000.
- The item goes to your transfer inventory. Click it there to move it into your bag, which needs a free slot.
- Use ADD TO CART to keep an eye on an item you do not want to buy yet (up to 50 items; you cannot cart your own listing).
If you do not have enough VX, nothing is bought.
The Center is separate from the Free Market's hired merchants. A player store charges Vesos and needs a permit; the Center charges VX and needs only the listing fee.