In The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, the best places to sell items depend on the type of goods and whether the items are stolen. Here is a detailed overview:
Best General Merchants to Sell Items To
- Imperial City Market District is the prime location for selling most items, as many merchants here have high gold limits (up to 2,000 gold) and buy a wide variety of goods.
- Copious Coinpurse in the Market District is a general goods merchant who buys almost anything that is not stolen.
- Merchants with high gold limits (1,200 to 2,000 gold) include:
- Orrin (Anvil Castle) – buys any item, accepts stolen goods after completing a Thieves Guild quest.
- Varel Morvayn (Anvil, Morvayn's Peacemakers) – weapons and armor.
- Rasheda (Chorrol, Fire and Steel) – weapons and armor.
- Rohssan (Imperial City, Fighting Chance) – weapons and armor.
- Palonirya (Imperial City Market District, Divine Elegance) – non-armor clothing and robes.
- Phintias (Imperial City Market District, First Edition) – books.
- Aurelinwae (Imperial City Market District, Mystic Emporium) – magic and alchemy supplies.
- Claudette Perrick (Imperial City Market District, The Gilded Carafe) – alchemy ingredients and potions.
- Nilphas Omellian (Imperial City Market District, The Merchant's Inn) – any item.
- Agnete the Pickled (Skingrad, Hammer and Tongs) – weapons and armor.
- Fathis Ules (Imperial City Elven Gardens District or Chorrol, The Oak and Crosier) – any item, accepts stolen goods after Thieves Guild quest completion
Selling Stolen Goods
- To sell stolen items, you need to find a Fence , merchants affiliated with the Thieves Guild who buy stolen goods.
- Notable fences include:
- Orrin in Anvil (Thieves Guild Rank: Shadowfoot).
- Fathis Ules in Imperial City or Chorrol (Thieves Guild Rank: Master Thief).
- Luciana Galena in Bravil.
- Dar Jee in Leyawiin.
- Ongar the World-Weary.
- Outside the Thieves Guild, after completing the Thieves Den DLC, you can sell stolen goods to merchants in Dunbarrow Cove without being a guild member.
- If you are not in the Thieves Guild or DLC, Manheim Maulhand at the Inn of Ill Omen will buy stolen goods but has limited gold
Additional Tips
- Merchants typically only buy items related to their trade (e.g., alchemists buy alchemy items).
- General stores like the Copious Coinpurse buy almost anything that isn't stolen.
- Each merchant has a gold limit, the maximum amount they will pay for any single item.
- Increasing your Mercantile skill (especially to level 50) allows you to sell any item to any merchant regardless of their usual stock.
- Haggling can improve sale prices.
- For maximum profit, sell items to merchants with the highest gold limits and appropriate item types
In summary, for most items, the Imperial City Market District merchants are the best choice, while stolen goods require fences in the Thieves Guild or specific DLC merchants. Anvil's Morvayn's Peacemakers and Orrin at Anvil Castle are also excellent merchants for selling high-value items.
