Item Market
What TornLife's research has established about Item Market, and the questions players asked about it.
What TornLife has verified
- The Item Market charges a sales tax of 4%, rising to 5% on 22 June 2025. An optional 10% fee lists items anonymously. Fees are taken at the time of sale. (documented; Item Market › Listing and Fees, )
- Item Market sales were free until 22 February 2025. A 1% fee then applied and rose 1% each month to 5% on 22 June 2025. Before the update, listing cost 3% upfront. (documented; Item Market › Historical Notes, )
- Equipment categories, except Temporary, can be filtered by weapon type, bonus, price, accuracy and damage. (documented; Item Market › Filters, )
- A Bazaar costs 250 points at the Points Building. The wiki says bazaar sales avoid the item market fee, so margins are better. Up to 10,000 items can be bought from a bazaar at once. Bazaar listings no longer appear in the item market. (documented; Item Market, )
- The Bazaar Directory arrived with Patch #386 on 20/05/2025 and is experimental. It gives placement to bazaars that specialise or sell consistently. (documented; Bazaar Directory, )
- Item Market 2.0 lets buyers instantly purchase items from a long list of sellers, in individual or bulk quantities, directly from the Item Market. Buyers are no longer redirected to bazaars. (confirmed by Torn; Item Market 2.0 — changes to Bazaar)
- The wiki says the Enemies List can deny listed players from purchasing your items on the item market and your bazaar. The feature can be disabled. (documented; Enemies List, )
- The 5* Car Dealership and 5* Property Broker company specials cut the anonymous listing fee from 10% to 0%. There is no limit on the number of listings. (documented; Item Market › Listing and Fees, )
- The 2020 new player mission places the Item Market under City, North Side. The page lists item categories for sale by other players. The wiki calls it a place to buy and sell items. (documented; New Player Missions › New to Torn? › Start your Journey here! › Exploring the c…, )
- Staff state that the Item Market and Bazaars are separate selling spaces. Items listed on one do not appear in the other's inventory of listings. (confirmed by Torn; Item Market - Items Listed, Bazaar Empty, )
- Items in a bazaar, active trade or Item Market listing do not count as active for personal perks (e.g. enhancers). (confirmed by Torn; Enhancer Perk Displayed Bug, )
- Item Market 2.0 (22/10/2024) lets buyers instantly purchase from a long list of sellers, in individual or bulk quantities, directly in the Item Market, with no redirect to bazaars. (confirmed by Torn; Item Market 2.0 : 22/10/2024 — changes to Item Market (2024-10-22), )
- The Item Market has 24 categories of marketable items for sale by players, plus a 25th 'Popular' category of the most frequently bought and sold items. (documented; Item Market › Categories, )
- Auction House changes in 2024: circulation cap lowered to 250 or less (from 1,000) and listings raised to 5 (from 3) on 30/04/2024; durations set to 1-7 days on 16/07/2024. Related, but a separate venue from Item Market and Bazaars. (confirmed by Torn; Patch list #347 : 16/07/2024 — changes to Auction House (2024-07-16), )
- The Item Market is accessed through the City and is a place for buying and selling items; to sell, a player clicks 'Add Listings' in the top right of the item market page. (documented; Item Market, )
- Item Market 2.0 added advanced filters and sorting for weapons by damage and accuracy ranges, real-time listing and quantity updates while viewing, and a 'Popular' tab of commonly traded items. (confirmed by Torn; Item Market 2.0 : 22/10/2024 — changes to Item Market (2024-10-22), )
- Anonymous listing is optional, chosen when creating or changing a listing. It hides the seller from the buyer to reduce buy-mugging, but carries a 10% sale fee. (confirmed by Torn; Item Market 2.0, )
- The Car Dealership and Property Broker 5* specials now reduce the anonymous listing fee from 10% to 0%. They previously reduced Item Market and Auction House selling fees. (confirmed by Torn; Item Market 2.0, )
- The 250 listing limit on the Item Market was removed; unlimited listings are allowed. (confirmed by Torn; Item Market 2.0, )
- Patch #150 (14/07/20) added an error when buying an item whose price changes mid-confirmation, so listed prices can change between viewing and confirming. (confirmed by Torn; Item Market/Patch History, )
- The wiki lists the Item Market, Auction House and Points Market as separate markets serving different purposes. (documented; Down To Details › Markets, )
- Item Market fees: 4% sales tax, rising to 5% on June 22nd 2025; optional 10% for anonymous listing. Unlike the Auction House there is no listing cap and the price is fixed by the seller. (documented; Item Market › Listing and Fees, )
- There is no longer a limit of 250 items a player can list on the Item Market; any number of items can be listed. An existing listing is changed or removed via 'View your listings': set quantity to zero to remove, or edit the pricing field to reprice. (documented; Item Market › Listing and Fees, )
- The Item Market has 24 marketable item categories (plus a 25th 'Popular' category for frequently bought/sold items), covering Equipment, Useful Supplies, and General Shopping groupings. (documented; Item Market › Categories, )
- Item Market 2.0 also added an option to list items anonymously 'at a significant additional cost' and added advanced filter/sort tools for weapons, armor and cars. (confirmed by Torn; Item Market 2.0, )
- The 10% anonymous-listing fee can be waived down to 0% by owning the 5-star Car Dealership or 5-star Property Broker company specials. (documented; Item Market › Listing and Fees, )
- Selling items via the Bazaar does not charge the Item Market's 4% (rising to 5% after 22 June 2025) sales fee, allowing for better profit margins on Bazaar sales. (documented; Bazaar › Historical Notes, )
- A buyer on your Enemies List is denied from purchasing your items on the Item Market (even if you are selling anonymously) and from your Bazaar; this can be disabled. (documented; Item Market › Listing and Fees, )
- Historically, the Bazaar's advantage over the Item Market was that a buyer could purchase multiple quantities of the same item and a seller could list multiple different items at once; the wiki notes this as a past advantage, implying the Item Market has since gained comparable bulk functionality. (documented; Bazaar › Historical Notes, )
- A developer stated the intended design split for the two systems: the Item Market is for buying or selling on a global marketplace quickly, while Bazaars are the best option for running your own shop or becoming a trader; the hope was for both to flourish as separate features serving separate purposes. (confirmed by Torn; Item Market 2.0, )
Questions about Item Market
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- How do the Item Market and the Bazaar differ as ways to sell items to other players in Torn, and how does each work?
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- How do you sell items on the item market?
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- What are the pros and cons of having a bazaar, and how do you set one up?
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