Merchanting Guide For Dummies

Okay, first thing is first. This is going to be a very in-depth guide explaining what merchanting is, how to merchant, and what to merchant, different types of merchanting, and how to make a helluva a lot of money with just alittle bit of practice and a little bit of time.

As you may or may not know, there is no way possible for someone to merchant without appropriate stats. So don't go into Runescape thinking you're going to be a level 3 merchant and become rich as hell. Sorry, but it doesn't work that way. . What I mean to say is guys, is that you need to level up some sort of moneymaking skills. Whether it be fishing, mining, or woodcutting. Either be able to fish lobs, mine coal (or 1-hit iron ore), or be able to cut yews.

When I first started out in RuneScape, I was level 10 and some 55 showed me around, finally arriving upon Falador Mine Shafts. When we got there, he showed me the places to buy the picks, and the best place to start out mining. I'm gonna say for about a month straight I mined, and got from level 1 to 55 or so, moving around from Falador, to south of Varrock, to even the occasional wildy spots, selling the ores in bulk as I went along.

So, after you've gotten a certain skill that allows you to make a little bit of starting money, I suggest around 500k gp, you are now ready to start merchanting.



What exactly is 'Merchanting'?

Honestly, do you ever wonder how the hell those level 50's have their rares? How they have almost below decent stats, if not any good stats but one or two? Doesn't that make you jealous when you see someone in the bank saying something along the lines of: "Spending 10M on Weps and Armor - [INSERTNAMEHERE]"?. Even if you ask what they do to make their money, they'll usually say something like, pk, stake, friend, etc. Most of the time, they are lieing out their ass. Almost every single rich low leveled character does a thing called 'merchanting'. Merchanting is solely the buying of a specific or group of the same item, and selling it for more then the bought price. Sounds almost easy as hell right, and obvious too? Well, not easy, in my opinion, if you don't know what you're doing, and keep in mind most high levels will spend that extra 100k to get the item they want then and there. So all you must do is say you buy something in World 1/World 2, then turn around and sell it on the forums for 100k or higher then what you bought it for. This is such a fast way to make cash. So now that you know what it is, let's find out what to merchant.



What items should I 'Merchant'?

Allright, well first we'll start with what f2p, (Free-to-play/non-members), shoudl merchant. Well believe it or not, the first part calls for a bit of effort. You gotta scout the forums, and see what the majority of people are buying in a certain section. Personally, I don't do f2p merchanting, since of course I'm a member, but let's use a good example of an item that I used to use alot when I was playing in f2p. Allright, so most people *need* Yews. Whether it be for high leveled firemaking, or the members who want to fletch Yew Longbows so they can sell for more. Allright, so say you see alot of threads in the Fletching section on the forums 'buying' yews, but hardly have any sellers. Well, you get your ass into World 1, and use an Auto Typer, which I have graciously provided for you guys :happy:. 'See Attachments'. Stand right outside of the bank and buy Yews for say 30-50 gp under the price that someone on the forums is buying for. Use your 500k and stand there and just keep the auto typing on normal, meaning so it doesn't look like you're actually using a program, the whole point of it is just so your fingers don't get tired. Say something like: "Buying all noted Yew Logs - [PRICEHERE] - [USERNAME HERE]". Keep doing that until most or all of your money is gone. Remember to watch the second window, some people change the log or the number. After all you are able to buy has been bought, go sell to that buyer and make a helluva a good profit. It'll take you maybe an hour or 2, depending on the people, to buy 500k worth of logs at like 200 ea. Sell to the dude on the forum at 250 ea.
Calculations:
You bought: 2,500 yew logs with 500k, for 200 ea.
You sold: 2,500 yews logs at 250 ea, and made 125k profit. (Now have 625k).
You now have more then what you've started with. ^_^.


Now for the members merchanting items. I personally say first thing first, get your ass into World 2, or you just won't have much luck at all. Now you can do one of two things to begin with. Either merchant Prayer Potions (buy at 6.5k ea), then go to say World 18, and sell for 7.5k ea! Man that is 1k profit per each sold, and I assure you they go very quick in World 18 Edgville. Or, you can go to Falador Park, and buy and sell barrows. You can make an easy 100k off of Dharoks plates, buying them for 1M, and selling for 1.1M very quickly. Whether you're playing in f2p or p2p. Both rules still apply: Do not auto type too quick, it's not detectable that you're using a program, but typing a sentence a second is very noticable. Also, this format for typing always works and catches attention: "Buying [ITEMHERE] - [PRICEHERE] - [USERNAME HERE]"

Both of these are very effiecient. And don't forget, members can go f2p and buy items cheaper there and sell them for more in p2p. So now that you know what items to merch, I'll now tell you two different ways that I know.



Different Ways to 'Merchant'.

There are two different ways to merchant. The first way is the way I said, to buy single items or small groups of items, and sell to people on the forums, without posting threads, giving much effort, etc. Allright, well let's say that merchanting pays off alot and you make, hell I dunno, 10M. Allright, so you've made 10M, and you're tired of makeing 100k-300k per purchase. There is another way, and it is called: Mass Merchanting. (This is for Members Only, sort of a perk ^_^). It's basically pretty self explanatory. This time though, you keep your private chat turned onto 'public', then you make a thread on the RuneScape Forums. This thread, for now, we'll call: Buying All Pure Ess - 80 ea. So you bump and bump, and respond to people's messages/posts and sort of spend your time fishing or leveling some sort of skill, just passing time. So you spend all your 10M buying all Pure Essence, and then you turn around a few days later, and sell for 100 ea. This way, you're gonna make a piss load of cash.

Calculations:
You Bought: 125,000 Pure Ess with 10M, for 80 ea.
You Sold: 125,000 Pure Ess at 100 ea, for a 2.5M Gp Profit (Now have 12.5M)
You now have more then what you've started with. ^_^.

This can work with other f2p items I suppose, I just haven't seen ones that are in mass demand.


have fun using this guide, i hope i helped you alot
+rep is apreciated

[Zuloco]

did you write this because iv seen this on tg before now ? but anywasys its stil a good guide, next time include pictures an it will be even better

well pretty much all guides are the same

[Zuloco]

yer i spose they are reali lol, stil its good + rep

but i got permission off a dude i got this from

[Zuloco]

kk next time you post another guys work ( btw u are allowed to do it ) just post a disclaimer sayin summat like I did not make etc jus so u cant be done for piracy lol

[DDay]

Woot thanks. This is cool.

i wonder if halo is + rep me

[terrifire1]

nice guide merchign for dummies lol nice job i just got 2.5m