X360--merchants have unlimited gold? Options

[earwicker7]

I'm having a weird issue with the X360 version of the game. The merchants never have any gold removed from their coffers when they purchase my equipment. I can have a merchant start with 800 gold, and when the merchant has purchased 500 gold worth of equipment from me, he still has 800 gold. I know some people (cough... cheaters... cough!) might find this to be a good thing, but I hate it. In my opinion, the fact that you sometimes have to hunt for a person who can afford to buy your stuff is much more immersive than someone who has endless gold.

Has anyone else had this problem, and if so, were you able to get around it? I've filled out a support request from Bethesda, so hopefully they may have some advice.

[Neo Bandit]

I don't think it is a glitch. I agree with Ola Martin. I think that the idea is that each merchant has a "sell limit." I could sell my $6000 sword to a merchant with $800, but the most I can get for the sword is $800. And unlike morrowind, I could sell him 50 of those swords without having to wait 24 hours.

[earwicker7]

I don't think it is a glitch. I agree with Ola Martin. I think that the idea is that each merchant has a "sell limit." I could sell my $6000 sword to a merchant with $800, but the most I can get for the sword is $800. And unlike morrowind, I could sell him 50 of those swords without having to wait 24 hours.

But there is no mention in any of the literature (manual, strategy guides, etc.) about a "sell limit." Also, the Elder Scrolls games are notorious for not making things too easy on you at the sacrifice of realism--it seems very unlike them to allow a merchant in a tiny hamlet in the middle of nowhere to have unlimited funds.

I'm still waiting to hear from Bethesda on this. If I don't hear from them soon, I'm going to try calling them.