Trading the wrong kind of stuff with traders?

[Macaw!]

I've heard it mentioned a few times in here that you can only sell weapons to a weapons trader, etc. I've always (even with no mods) been able to sell anything to anyone, with the exception of a couple of food merchants who only buy food, but most food merchants still buy other stuff. Which way is it meant to work?

[steventirey]

Almost every merchant buys every item. The only ones I have found to work differently is the noodle selling robot in Diamond City, and the chems vendors you can sometimes encounter as a random encounter. And I'm not 100% sure about the chem vendor.

And to answer a similar question, merchants will all pay the same price for an item, regardless of whether or not they sell those items. The only exceptions are for merchants who have given you a discount as the result of a quest or dialogue, like if you answer Trashcan Carla sarcastically when you first meet her.

So for the most part, the only differences between merchants is what they sell. What they buy (and the prices) are all the same. Again, with the exceptions noted above.

[Macaw!]

Thanks, not sure why some people told me they couldn't sell weapons to any food traders. Maybe it's a survival mode thing?

As for the prices, I've read articles in Tom's guide or similar that say the prices are all different, with no mention of quest discounts. Something like "you're better buying from X because he has a better price than Y".

[steventirey]

Originally posted by Macaw!:

Thanks, not sure why some people told me they couldn't sell weapons to any food traders. Maybe it's a survival mode thing?

As for the prices, I've read articles in Tom's guide or similar that say the prices are all different, with no mention of quest discounts. Something like "you're better buying from X because he has a better price than Y".

Well, I can't find any such articles. If they do exist, they are wrong. And no, survival mode doesn't change anything about how vendors operate.

[Macaw!]

Originally posted by steventirey:

Originally posted by Macaw!:

Thanks, not sure why some people told me they couldn't sell weapons to any food traders. Maybe it's a survival mode thing?

As for the prices, I've read articles in Tom's guide or similar that say the prices are all different, with no mention of quest discounts. Something like "you're better buying from X because he has a better price than Y".

Well, I can't find any such articles. If they do exist, they are wrong. And no, survival mode doesn't change anything about how vendors operate.

I can't find one by looking for one. I think when I saw an article I was looking for "which vendors sell aluminium" or some such thing. The article said "you can get it from Jim, but only if you're really desperate, since Bob is half the price."