The Black Market does not sell items to players. It buys player-made equipment to supply the loot system, and its demand changes as orders are generated.
Caerleon involves risk: reaching it from Royal cities can require dangerous travel. The calculator only includes these routes when Caerleon is enabled.
Caerleon's trader creates buy orders connected to demand for loot items. It has neither a fixed price nor infinite demand. As the need for an item grows, orders can rise until sellers respond.
You can sell into an existing order or post a sell order and wait. Price and quantity change, so an old screenshot never replaces an in-game check.
The classic strategy is to buy or craft equipment elsewhere and transport it to the Black Market. The spread must cover taxes as well as travel, time and expected loss.
There is no universal risk percentage. It varies with route, time, mount, load, experience and world conditions.
An opportunity can be sourced in two ways:
The cheapest source is not always fastest. A favorable buy order can take time, while crafting requires a recipe, specialization and logistics.
Before traveling, determine how far the Black Market order can fall before the trade loses money. That is your break-even price. Also examine executable quantity and data age.
On the Black Market tab, the origin may be another city, creating transport to Caerleon. On Black Market Flip, purchase and sale both happen inside Caerleon: buy on its normal market and resell to the Black Market trader.
Black Market routes involve that city and its risk. The interface avoids silently mixing safe and dangerous opportunities.
No. It can change or be filled by someone else. Confirm before buying and again before selling.
Mainly equipment that can enter the loot system. Exact availability depends on current orders.