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11 Bale of Tanned Hides is a bulk cargo item used by Windrose's merchant trade system. Cargo crates are picked up cheap at one faction port and sold for a higher price at a port that wants them, with the price difference set by Merchant Contracts that refresh on a daily cycle. Cargo is heavy by design, so trade routes are planned around what a particular ship class can move in one trip. Despite the name it is a sealed trade bale, not the crafting good Tanned Leather; the bale cannot be unpacked into usable hides and exists only to be bought low and sold high.
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34 In-Game Description
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56 The bale reeks of tanned hides. Best keep it at a distance.
67 How to Use
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89 Hand in to a Faction Merchants Buyer at a faction port for the day's posted price, or use as a turn-in for a Merchant Contracts delivery quest for a fixed Guinea reward. Spot prices in faction ports usually beat contract prices for small inventories, while contracts are better for ten-plus stacks.
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1011 PropertyValueItem TypeTrade GoodStack Size99Sold ToFaction port Trade Goods buyerBest UseBuy low at one faction port, sell high at a port that wants it
1112 Where to Sell
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1314 Bales like this move between the four faction ports. The buyer that posts the best price changes daily, so the highest profit comes from checking the Merchant Contracts board at each hub before committing a hold full of cargo. The Smugglers of Port Royal, People of Tortuga, and Brethren of the Coast each run their own trade good buyers, and reputation with a faction does not change the posted spot price.
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1516 Because the bale is heavy, plan routes around what a single ship class can carry in one trip. A larger hull clears a contract in fewer runs, while a fast hull is better for chasing a high spot price before the daily cycle resets.
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1718 Turn-In Notes
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1920 Bale of Tanned Hides are most relevant when planning Piastre turn-ins and inventory space. Treat the sale value and buyer table as the key facts, then compare it with the linked luxury-item and faction pages before deciding whether to keep it, sell it immediately, or save it for a larger turn-in route.