Cargo Trading

Cargo trading is the purchase, transport, and sale of cargo from one port to another in order to gain doubloons.

How to Cargo Trade

Buying Cargo

Each of the named islands has a Trader NPC found on that island's docks, which sells a unique type of cargo (with the exception of Clydesdale and Saint Christopher, which are fort islands and thus does not have cargo). Interacting with the vendor’s will open the shop menu. Regular cargo (bought with doubloons) will return the least profit, Premium cargo (bought with copper or mahogany) will return more profit, and fish cargo (bought with fish) will generally return the highest profit. Cargo will be automatically stored in the ship's cargo hold when it is bought.

Transporting Cargo

Cargo can be transported to another island by storing it on a ship (as well as your hand), and then sailing to that island. The further away the destination island is from the cargo’s origin, the higher the sale price and experience gain (experience is proportional to the amount of profit).

Selling Cargo

To sell the cargo you picked up, walk over to the black square with the words “drop to sell your cargo” on the docks of that island, then press F again to drop the cargo onto the square. If you were the person who bought the cargo that was sold, you will gain a 30 doubloons commission on top of the regular revenue.

Mechanics

Price

New low level players can buy regular cargo for free. The price of cargo increases as the player levels up, up to 30 doubloons.

Crew

For more details, see Crew.

When you are in a crew, all crew members will get doubloons as well as experience from sold cargo, but the revenue and experience is reduced slightly for crew members compared to the captain. Having a crew with a number of members greater than the amount of broadside cannons on the side of the ship will cause the crew to earn less doubloons from sold cargo.

Stealing Cargo

Cargo can be taken from enemy factions' cargo hold on their ships. Cargo stolen in this fashion will sell for 2.5x the regular sell price of the cargo.

List of Cargo

List of Cargo

Location	Seller	Cargo	Price
Blackwind Cove	Trader Thatch	Lobster	0 - 30 doubloons
		Eyepatches	0 - 30 doubloons
		Scrap Metal	0 - 30 doubloons
Burkeland	Trader Geoffrey	Biscuits	0 - 30 doubloons
		Tea	0 - 30 doubloons
Cannoneer's Key	Trader Thom	Oranges	0 - 30 doubloons
		Melons	0 - 30 doubloons
	Fish Trader Nemo	Red Drum	6 Red Drum
		Tuna	2 Tuna
		Marlin	3 Marlin
Corsica	Trader Teach	Hardtack	0 - 30 doubloons
		Peglegs	0 - 30 doubloons
Fenwick	Trader Channing	Apples	0 - 30 doubloons
		Cheese	0 - 30 doubloons
Fort Verner	Trader Fred	Pottery	0 - 30 doubloons
		Dolls	0 - 30 doubloons
Freeport	Trader Geoffrey	Banana	0 - 30 doubloons
		Lemons	0 - 30 doubloons
		Silverware	0 - 30 doubloons
	Fish Trader Michael Ross	Ballyhoo	12 Ballyhoo
		Trout	10 Trout
		Tarpon	6 Tarpon
Harrisburg	Trader Harper	Molasses	0 - 30 doubloons
		Chicken	0 - 30 doubloons
		Farm Tools	0 - 30 doubloons
	Fish Trader Harper	Mullet	12 Mullet
		Mackarel	5 Mackarel
Nassau	Trader Tiffany	Linen	0 - 30 doubloons
		Sugar	0 - 30 doubloons
Perth	Trader Stevens	Potatoes	0 - 30 doubloons
		Fabric	0 - 30 doubloons
Salem	Trader Hobbs	Hats	0 - 30 doubloons
		Socks	0 - 30 doubloons
Verdantium	Trader Alexander	Grain	0 - 30 doubloons
		Limes	0 - 30 doubloons
		Lanterns	0 - 30 doubloons
		Musical Instruments	1 Copper
Weymouth	Trader Mackenzie	Quilts	0 - 30 doubloons
		Sheep	0 - 30 doubloons
Whitecrest	Trader Nicholas	Paper	0 - 30 doubloons
		Cocoa	0 - 30 doubloons
		Furniture	1 Mahogany