Rainbow Silkroad buy/sell guide Contents: 1: Why? 2: Update list 3: Goods list 4: Best trade routes 5: Thanks/legal crap/update list 1: Why? Well, trading is the heart of the game, really. There are no experience points in the game, and the only way to get stronger is by buying weapons and armor. And the best way to make cash is to know what sells for cheap in one place and expensive for another. 2: Update list V 0.5 2/9/04 Thought the FAQ was finished enough to submit to GameFAQs. Apparently, I was right. V 0.6 2/15/04 Brand new version, sprinkled with 2 herbs and spices! (Translation, I added the “Herbs” section to the Goods list and the best trade routes for herbs.BTW, if anyone knows where to get the “Lotus” item, I’d really appreciate it.) V 0.7 6/6/04 After almost 4 months, someone comes through with info on the Lotus. Many thanks to Chuck Child! The guide is now updated with the "General" section and the "Gems" section, as well as some new cities. V1.0 6/10/04 Finished. Added all the places to buy/sell stuff in the game, and the absolute best trade routes. I will still accept corrections and additional info, but as far as I'm concerned, this is done. 3: Goods list All the sellable and tradable goods that I’ve gotten so far are listed here.Just look for the item in question, and you’ll find out how much it sells for, and where. If a city isn’t listed in a section of the guide, you can’t find the requisite goods there. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Food -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOWN Grain Soy Salt Damascus 165 120 255 Baghdad 185 100 255 Mecca 150 105 245 Muscat 145 130 205 Tehran 185 100 225 Istanbul 145 130 255 Hormuz 150 100 220 Khotan 160 120 245 Tartary 180 100 220 Lahore 185 145 230 Ahmadabad 205 125 250 Pagan 205 235 255 Bangkok 225 115 275 Hong Kong 230 175 315 Chang An 250 155 295 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bolt -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOWN Cotton Hemp Silk Damascus 335 405 4950 Baghdad 365 440 5000 Mecca 310 395 5010 Muscat 305 450 4790 Tehran 375 440 4505 Hormuz 300 410 4220 Astrakhan 345 475 4365 Samarkand 310 460 4005 Khotan 360 410 3955 Ahmadabad 325 520 3650 Dehli 385 465 3700 Pagan 335 515 3350 Singapore 405 585 3205 Chang An 420 550 2500(BUY HERE!) Beijing 500 470 2485(BUY HERE!) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ware -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOWN Clay Wood Glass Damascus 15 50 1065 Baghdad 25 35 1020 Mecca 15 40 1040 Muscat 10 60 1100 Istanbul 10 45 950 Hormuz 15 50 990 Astrakhan 15 60 965 Samarkand 5 60 1060 Lahore 45 20 1095 Kalikata 5 65 1200 Laos 55 85 1270 Singapore 15 45 1350 Chang An 60 80 1500 Tunhuang 20 120 1850 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oil (buy license in Baghdad for 500 LP) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOWN Coal Oil Damascus 565 765 Baghdad 630 705 Mecca 580 730 Muscat 645 680 Tehran 630 680 Istanbul 540 760 Astrakhan 590 725 Samarkand 675 705 Tartary 625 720 Karakorum 605 775 Ahmadabad 630 735 Kalikata 730 835 Laos 835 720 Singapore 725 840 Chang An 660 825 Tunhuang 770 915 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ore (Buy license in Tehran for 1000 LP) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOWN Onyx Jade Baghdad 1090 1505 Tehran 1090 1505 Istanbul 1210 1390 Hormuz 1060 1420 Astrakhan 1120 1450 Samarkand 990 1440 Khotan 1060 1365 Karakorum 1120 1300 Ahmadabad 1205 1260 Dehli 1055 1420 Pagan 1320 1595 Bangkok 1150 1425 Chang An 1270 1335 Beijing 1090 1515 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fur (Buy license in Tartary for 1500 LP) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOWN Hide Fur Tehran 1600 2000 Karakorum 1870 1980 Tartary 1690 2055 Lahore 1630 2110 Kalikata 1755 1910 Dehli 1830 2055 Pagan 1715 2020 Singapore 1955 2260 Chang An 1785 2095 Tunhuang 2045 2355 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbs (Buy license in Dehli for 2500 LP) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOWN Pepper Curry Tartary 2850 3500 Lahore 2520 3030 Kalikata 2615 2890 Dehli 2415 3090 Bangkok 2635 3015 Laos 2385 3265 Hong Kong 3200 3725 Chang An 3500 3425 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- General (Buy license in Bangkok for 3500 LP) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOWN Tool Myrrh Dehli 4000 5000 Bangkok 3925 4970 Laos 4275 4620 Hong Kong 3905 5105 Chang An 4305 4705 Beijing 4130 4870 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gems (Buy license somewhere in the mountains of China for 65000 G) (Buy license in Chang An for 5000 LP) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOWN Pearl Dia Bangkok 5000 7200 Chang An 5310 6850 Beijing 5260 5950 Tunhuang 5900 5800 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special Goods (sell only) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOWN Rugs Honey Tea Dye China Baghdad 5000 7900 11000 12000 18000 Tehran 4000 6700 9700 9700 15000 Tartary 5000 5500 8400 7400 13000 Dehli 6000 6700 7100 5100 11000 Bangkok 7000 7900 7100 2800 9500 Chang An 8000 9100 8400 5100 8100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4:Buy/sell These are the ABSOLUTE best trade routes I’ve found in the game so far.If anyone here thinks it’s too far to go for quick cash, then use the Goods guide to find a closer place to sell. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clay: Buy in Samarkand/Kalikata, sell in Laos. 50 G/Unit profit Coal: Buy in Istanbul, sell in Laos. 295 G/Unit profit Curry: Buy in Hong Kong, sell in Tartary. 835 G/Unit profit Fur: Buy in Kalikata, sell in Singapore. 445 G/Unit profit Cotton: Buy in Hormuz, sell in Beijing. 200 G/Unit profit Diamond:Buy in Tunhuang, sell in Bangkok. 1400 G/Unit profit Glass: Buy in Istanbul, sell in Tunhuang. 900 G/Unit profit Grain: Buy in Muscat/Istanbul, sell in Chang An. 105 G/Unit profit Hemp: Buy in Mecca, sell in Singapore. 190 G/Unit profit Hide: Buy in Tehran, sell in Tunhuang. 445 G/Unit profit Jade: Buy in Ahmadabad, sell in Pagan. 335 G/Unit profit Myrrh: Buy in Laos, sell in Dehli. 485 G/Unit profit Oil: Buy in Muscat/Tehran, sell in Tunhuang. 235 G/Unit profit Onyx: Buy in Samarkand, sell in Pagan. 330 G/Unit profit Pearl: Buy in Bangkok, sell in Tunhuang. 900 G/Unit profit Pepper: Buy in Laos, sell in Tartary. 1115 G/Unit profit Salt: Buy in Muscat, sell in Hong Kong. 90 G/Unit profit Silk: Buy in Beijing, sell in Mecca. 2525 G/Unit profit Soy: Buy in Baghdad/Tehran/Hormuz/Tartary, sell in Pagan. 135 G/Unit profit Tool: Buy in Hong Kong, sell in Chang An. 400 G/Unit profit Wood: Buy in Lahore, sell in Tunhuang. 100 G/Unit profit 5: Thanks/Legal crap I’d like to thank Gaijin productions for translating this great game, thanks to Overdrive for putting out the original guide to this game that gave me the inspiration for this one, and Chuck Child for helping me out with the "Lotus" and a few other things. Legality-wise, this guide is copyright 2004 DocDragon, and is only allowed on gamefaqs.com. If anyone wants to put it on their site, ask first, else I shall come down upon ye like the hammer of the freakin’ gods!