Trading
Trading is a way for characters to directly send items and gold between each other without using the market.
How to start a new trade
- Navigate to the profile of the character you want to trade with.
- Press "Trades" to open the trade window. This will list any previous trades you have had with the character.
- Press on "New Trade" to start a new trade.
- Add items and gold by pressing on the respective buttons.
- Once you are satisfied with the trade offer, press "Accept". Once both parties have accepted the trade, the items and gold will be transferred.
Fee
When trading with another character, there is a fee associated with every transaction. The fees are as follows:
- 13% on the total value of the trade offer (Free players)
- 10% on the total value of the trade offer (Membership players)
- A base fee of 10 gold to any party sending gold or items.
Important note: The fee is only calculated on the items and gold that you add to the offer. You do not pay a fee on the items and gold you receive.
Any recipient that has not added gold or items to the trade offer will not pay a fee.
Example: Trade between a Non-Member and a Member
| Trader | Status | Gold Added | Item Value | Total Value of Offer | Fee Rate | Fee Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character A | Non-Member | 100 | 200 | 300 | 13% | 39 Gold |
| Character B | Member | 0 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 10% | 150 Gold |
Breakdown:
- Character A (is not a member) adds 100 gold and items worth 200 gold to their trade offer. This means the total value of Character A's trade offer is 300 gold.
- Character B (is a member) adds no gold but adds items worth 1,500 gold to their trade offer. This means the total value of Character B's trade offer is 1,500 gold.
- Character A will pay a fee of 39 gold (13% of 300 gold) and Character B will pay a fee of 150 gold (10% of 1,500 gold).
Note: Members enjoy a lower fee rate (10%) compared to non-members (13%).
Pets
You can trade pets directly with another player without using the Companion Exchange. However, pets have an extra rule to prevent players from bypassing minimum value requirements.
Minimum Value Requirement
Each pet has a minimum value based on its species, level, and evolution stage. When you give a pet in a trade, you must make a profit of at least the pets minimum value to cover the cost of the pet that would've otherwise been sold on the Companion Exchange.
For example, if you want to trade away a pet with a minimum value of 5,000 gold:
- You give: pet (minimum value of 5,000 gold)
- They must offer: at least 5,000 gold worth of items or gold
Your total profit must be 5,000 gold or higher.
Your own items or gold in the trade don't affect this requirement. Only what the other party is offering matters.
If you give multiple pets, the minimum values are combined. Two pets with minimum values of 5,000 and 10,000 gold would require the other party to offer at least 15,000 gold.
This rule exists so players cannot simply gift valuable pets for free and undercut the Companion Exchange.
TIP
The minimum value requirement applies to whoever is giving pets. The receiving party must offer at least the combined minimum value of all pets they are receiving.
INFO
Because it's impossible for both participants to obtain a profit from a trade, only one party can send a pet in a single trade.
Pet Trading Restrictions
Not all pets can be traded. A pet cannot be added to a trade if it is:
- Unique quality
- Currently in battle
- On a hunt
- Sleeping
- Equipped as your active companion
- Listed on the Companion Exchange
- Still incubating
Notes
- Trades are final and cannot be reversed.
- The IdleMMO administration do not reimburse scams or trades gone wrong. While the administration will punish any offenders, it is up to the players to ensure they are trading with trusted players.
- Pending trades that have not been updated are deleted after 5 days.
- For the sake of convenience, items obtained via a trade may exceed the inventory limit. However, you will not be able to obtain any more items or perform any further actions until you have freed up space in your inventory.
- Incoming trades can be disabled in the character settings page.
- If a character has 10 pending trades, they will be unable to start or receive any new trades until they have completed or cancelled some of their pending trades.
- The maximum number of unique items (not the quantity) that can be added to a trade is 10.
- If the trade changes after a party has accepted, the accepting party will need to re-accept the trade. They will be notified of the changes.
- A red outline is shown on any items that cannot be fulfilled (for example, the item is no longer in the inventory).
- Trading between alternative characters on the same account is allowed.
- Alternative characters require a minimum total level of 150 to trade.
- Completed trades after 3 months will no longer be accessible.