Merchant Archive

I recently achived Novice Merchant and just now have XP for my first Merchant skill selection. What I am wondering is not only what first skill to choose (your opinions here are welcome), but also whatthe different skill trees really do as you progress up them?

I see from the Management tree that you get more vendors. Is that all for this tree?

I see from the Hiring tree that you get bonuses to hiring. What does +20 Hiring really mean in terms of a merchant? Just more vendors to choose from? Or something else?

What do the Efficiency and Advertising trees actually allow you to do? The descriptions in-game are either poor or non-existant.

A little help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

As a novice you get 3 vendors, if you want more, you have to train this tree. Ad tree gets what is says, but most of it is broken. ad I hit or miss, Ad II Nothing, Ad III Hit or Miss

Hiring line will get you new looking vendors. Purely a looks tree. I'd suggest addiontal vendor to start since you get xp per vendor you have out you can get more xp this way. Just my 2 cents.

You get 2 vendors at novice

OH I meant 2, sorry

So you are saying that there are a number of skill boxes that gain you absolutely nothing? I have never heard of that before. Usually you get something like new schematics, new certifications, new skill bonuses, etc.

So most of advertising gets you nothing, or the stuff you get is broken. All of management gets you extra vendors to place. All of Hiring is just looks, nothing else. Does efficiency do anything? How about Master Merchant?

Now I am confused. I understand they dropped some prefessions before launch because they weren't complete. It seems to me that Merchant is not very complete either. Am I missing something?

Thanks.

Now I am confused. I understand they dropped some prefessions before launch because they weren't complete. It seems to me that Merchant is not very complete either. Am I missing something?

Nope, merchant is terribly weak. Having put my vendor on the map, I came to the conclusion that was pretty much worthless. The only thing that's really valuable is more vendors. Efficiency I suppose in theory is valuable, but frankly my profits are such that the tiny amount harvestors, housing, etc eat into them is negligible.

Ok, so I'm totally confused..

If I have MORE THAN 1 vendor, what do I do with the OTHERS??

A vendor for my shop... where can I place the other vendors??

REALLY stupid question I'm sure.. but I'm just confused as to why
you would WANT more than 1 vendor?

If I have MORE THAN 1 vendor, what do I do with the OTHERS??

A vendor for my shop... where can I place the other vendors??

I have three vendors in my tailor shop selling items. One for men's and basics, a second for womenswear, and a third for wookies. I also have one hidden upstairs in a closet with the name of my shop that I put on the global map. I also use this one for special orders, so I can leave items on her and not have the general public buy them up (of course it's possible to do so, but less likely).

I'm also opening up a satellite shop on either Tatooine or Corellia because I have so many people travelling to my place from other planets. I'll probably only have one vendor in those shops and keep mostly basics.