If you will be exploring for a long time, this exception may become moot. The closer you are to a merchant, the more this exception applies. In the case of the example given above, you may want to drop the leather cuirass if you have 5 or less units of weight too much, because you could carry either cuirass and the iron one is worth more.If you are working on your Mercantile skill, then you'll probably want to sell absolutely everything of value.The maximum amount for which you can ever sell an item is 3000 gold.At high Mercantile skill, two mastery perks become available that provide most merchants with 1000 additional gold.In particular, Aurelinwae (from the Wizard's Tower download), Rowley Eardwulf (from the Vile Lair download), and Nilphas Omellian (from the Fighter's Stronghold download) each have 2000 available gold. If you have installed certain official downloads, merchants with more available gold are added.These merchants have a high Mercantile skill however, making it harder to haggle for a good price.You should always be able to find a merchant with 1200 available gold use the list of Merchants if you need to locate a merchant with more available gold.an ebony battle axe is better value than a daedric battle axe if you only have access to 1200 gold merchants). You should cap an item's value based on merchants' available gold (e.g.It's always recommended to pick up zero-weight items that still have a non-zero value (including cold hard cash, as well as the Mage's Hood), as they will not encumber you.Light armor has a better value ratio than heavy armor.Books worth more than one gold have good value ratios.Larger weapons usually have a worse value ratio than smaller weapons.Unenchanted weapons have a low value ratio.Scrolls, arrows, potions, and alchemy ingredients have high value ratios.For example, you might have a 1:1 ratio at the start of the game, moving to 1:4 shortly afterwards, and 1:10 not long after. Your acceptable value ratio will shift over time, as better and more valuable items become more common, and when you are better equipped and able to handle more difficult enemies. If you are over-encumbered, it's probably time to calculate the value ratio of all the items in your inventory and drop the ones with lower ratios to maximize your income. Now you have room for more valuable treasure and will make more money on this loot run. The iron cuirass' value ratio is less (half, in fact), so you should certainly drop it in favor of the leather cuirass. Use the formula to determine which should be discarded. For every unit of weight you carry to a vendor to sell, you want to get the most gold possible for it, so the higher the item's ratio, the better.Įxample: You are over-encumbered and must choose between an Iron Cuirass worth 30 gold that weighs 20 units or a Leather Cuirass worth 15 gold that weighs 5 units. Using this ratio you can easily determine which items to leave and which to take back and sell. In order to determine what to keep and what to drop or leave behind, you must calculate an item's value ratio using this formula: Value = BasePrice / Weight This is when an item's value ratio becomes important. More for Your Money: The Value Ratio Įventually though, you are going to get over-encumbered and you will be forced to start dropping items and leaving even more behind. The most straightforward way to increase your earnings is to take advantage of Feather or Fortify Strength effects (spells, potions, or enchantments) to maximize the weight that you can carry. Finding Loot īy far, the most common method of earning gold is to collect items of value to sell to merchants. There are Infinite Money Glitches in unpatched versions of the game, but with the tips below, you may decide they are more trouble than they are worth. The amount of money you can make is unlimited and you can make it fairly quickly, so do not be miserly! Spend your money freely to get the items you want or need. Whether you are a novice adventurer in need of training and supplies, a seasoned adventurer looking for a new house, planning on enchanting items, or creating your own spells, a stable source of income is essential. Making money is an important aspect of gameplay. 1.1 More for Your Money: The Value Ratio.