Merchant Archive
Thread: All Right All You HoloMerchants Listen UP!
First, please note my math correction. 21,600 xp per day.
AND IT"S FOR DOING NOTHING. NOTHING MONKEY BOY! NOTHING! You're getting that for paying your vendors, while meanwhile you could be grinding out OTHER aritsan professions (and like i said, if you're the pale misanthropic type who grinds all day and all night then you could probably grind through all of the other artisan professions in that time AND have plenty of stuff to sell on said vendors). I know I know you can't repetitively click yer way to glory, but you're getting that xp for doing NOTHING. Stop whining.
Although it does take a long time to level up in Merchant, you get XP points while you are doing other things/professions AND when you are not even in the game. I guess my only complaint is that you only get 50 points when somebody buys something from you or browses your vendor. I understand that the XP is so low as to head off exploits (having your friends buy tons of crap off of your vendor for 5 credits each). It is really a downer to work your ass off to collect recourses, make an item, put it on you vendor, yell about your wares in town then only get 50 points when someone actually ventures out to buy something from you.
Its amusing to see some people who are use to grinding out a profession in 1-3 days have a hissy-fit over how long it takes to master merchant.
CDR700MB800mins wrote:
hmm...I have a little question, because I play this game not long, (less than a month), I don't have building or vendor, how do I get the exp?
There is no way to get xp without a vendor or a building. You have to have one or the other. You can get someone to allow you to put down a vendor in their building. But you must either have a vendor or an entry fee on a building that you own to get merchant xp.
If you don't have business III yet you get that with general crafting xp.
CDR700MB800mins wrote:
hmm...I have a little question, because I play this game not long, (less than a month), I don't have building or vendor, how do I get the exp?
That's kinda like trying to get combat xp without a weapon. Nothing gets you Merchant xp faster than running a legitimate business.
LOL JTG that gave me a good laugh but us merchant holo grinders arent all morons 
i got merchant on my first one and in the mean time i remastered marksman and worked on finishing off smuggler(which i've had for a while, its a fun profession) and have worked on wandering around exploring places. Having merchant has enabled me to sell smuggler goods some adding more exp to my daily total. And i do leave the house, and no the sunlight doesnt burn me to a crisp 
In all seriousness though it amazes me that people list merchant as a hard or nightmare holo profession to get. its SO easy. All you have to do is setup merchants and put money into them. and maybe have a few friends look at them now and then to bump exp up. In the mean time i've got a bunch of badges. Finished slicing 4. dirty fighting 3 and underworld 2, and had a chance to relax. its so nice to be able to logon and not have to grind like a mad fool hurtling towards jedi-dom. i count myself lucky i got merchant as a holo prof. may even go back to it at a later date to run a business. Its... well relaxing.
So stop whining suck it up and enjoy the profession while you can because next holo your getting something nasty like pikeman
Can selling stuff speed up teh XP gain ?
And what about prices? when i sell stuff for 10mil to guildies or so.. do i get mass xp?
I'm about to start it yes yes Holo prof... 
sorry to have to tell you but with 6 vendors at 100 xp per vendor per hour is 14,400 a day .
but is you get someone to use them all say 5 times a day thats an extra 3000 xp plus if you have an access fee another 250 xp a day hope this helps everyone .