ARES: THE IRON VANGUARD Market Trading and Item Listing Guide

To trade efficiently in ARES: THE IRON VANGUARD, list surplus crafting materials and high-tier gear that does not match your active suit specialization while keeping character-bound items. Always factor in the market transaction fee before listing items in bulk to prevent net losses on low-value items.

Checking Item Tradeability and Market Fees

Before farming specific drops for currency, confirm whether the target items can be listed on the market:

• Character-Bound Items: Certain high-tier rewards earned from endgame activities are bound upon acquisition and cannot be traded. Save these for personal suit progression.
• Tradeable Surplus: Crafting components, rare resource caches, and suit upgrade materials gathered during daily grinding sessions can be listed on the market interface.
• Off-Spec Gear: High-tier gear drops that do not fit your current suit specialization or active class build (such as Engineer, Warlock, Warlord, or Hunter loadouts) should be liquidated on the market to fund your main character's upgrades.

Market Listing Rules and Profit Calculation

When placing items on the exchange, account for transaction costs to protect your account's net profit:

1. Calculate Net Profit: Subtract the market transaction fee from the total listing price before confirming a sale.
2. Avoid Bulk Low-Value Listings: Selling low-value crafting materials in bulk can cost more in transaction taxes than the sale generates, resulting in a net loss.
3. Reinvest Proceeds: Use currency earned from market sales to buy missing suit upgrade components directly, bypassing random drop chance.