The Path of Exile 2 trading feature and trade site are connected, creating a community where players can swap items and gear with other players in POE2 to optimise their build or find specific abilities. However, it's not hugely well explained to those who want to start trading for the first time, so we've laid out all the details below, including how to trade in-game and how to use the POE2 trade site. Swapsies!
Trading in Path of Exile 2 explained
To trade items in POE 2, you can do either of the following:
- Right click on other players in safe areas (such as the Clearfell Encampment) and select "Trade". This will send them a trade request - if they accept, you can then submit items to trade and see what they offer in return. If both players accept the trade then, it will go through.
- Go through the Trading Site, where players can submit or search for items and negotiate trades accordingly through Direct Whispers.
It's important to remember that players cannot trade Gold, only items that specifically appear in your inventory and take up space. Gold is limited to interactions with NPCs, though of course anything you buy from a merchant is then fair game to trade (and the player you give it to can then sell it for a reduced profit).
If you want to give somebody gold, you can go the long way around by loading them up with items you don't need or want and let them pawn them to merchants for the cash.
Does Path of Exile 2 have a trade site?
Yes, there is a POE 2 trade site that you can find here. Once you login with the same account you play under, you'll be able to list items you're willing to trade, as well as search for items to see if other people are trading them, putting in certain parameters and requirements and seeing all the matches that come up.
Once you see an item you want, you can Direct Whisper to the item's owner to negotiate the trade accordingly. The Trade Site is generally considered the optimum way to trade in the community, with something to find for every kind of Path of Exile 2 class and build.
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