They buy banana's and distribute them around the world and all the barrels so we can go on hoarding even more :")

U think the shopkeepers snap their fingers and stock is in?
They need to pay for that. They buy the materials to make u or sell u the clothing etc.

For the barkeeps well... they need to restock their grog for these thirsty pirates. It aint all free matey

@sshteeve

Ah... I have a deal with the Gold Hoarder on Ancient Spires.. I get a 10% kick-back ;)

@sshteeve

well u aint drinkin enough if that can cover a lifetime :P

@sshteeve said in What Do Trading Companies Do With Our Gold?:

Where DOES all of our gold go?

What do the traders use it for?

The title really says it all, I was pondering today on my journey to work the sheer amount of gold that has to have been unearthed in the first 10 months of the Sea of Thieves. I reckon I must have earned close to 2 million gold since release, yet I only have a modest 300,000 gold pieces in my coin purse at present.

So where does it all go?

We know from the lore of the game; particularly Captain Flameheart’s journal (you really must read Tales from the Sea of Thieves if you haven’t yet) that the Gold Hoarder has more uses for the Gold we pass on to his Trading Company than just to… well… hoard it:
"One such character apparently unknown even to my father is the Gold Hoarder, a particularly terrifying Skeleton Lord whose name surely ties him to the Trading Company I met, oh, so many lifetimes ago. This man's skeleton was supposedly reclaimed by his spirit after death, driven by greed to the extent that he patches up his immortal frame with jewels and gold."

We can also see from other Gold Hoarders in the trading company named after this Skeleton Lord that gold slowly seeps into their every pores and takes over their bodies, but what about the other companies?

The Order of Souls seem to have very little use for Gold – there is only so much incense that one needs to buy afterall and their tents are more than modest in terms of décor,

To pay you for the skulls you provide obviously. They don't care for gold, they want mysterious and magical items and skulls.

The Merchant Alliance clearly wish to make as much profit as they can – which undoubtedly will then be sent back to home away from the Shroud.

They provide the town with supplies, buying and selling goods with the money. Also, paying you out.

So what do our modest clothiers, armourers, barkeeps and other merchants use the coin for? and where does it go?!

Barkeeps don't tend to charge for the grog, so believe they charge premium to the locals.

Which clearly explains why the costs of items are what they are.

What do you reckon?

Not to mention repairs when the storm hits their houses, pirates stealing all the supplies they had and need to replenish.

@sshteeve clearly they store it out of sight with all these pirates that keep dropping by.

Do you really think the Athena's Fortune is the only hidden location on those islands?

@sshteeve

Very good questions...
Also ... how is this possible
We need answers!!!!!...

back on topic

The SoT economy is like no other

Certainly if I ran a Tavern like those in game in real life I'd be out of business pretty quick.

They only appear to have two patreons as well, Duke & the Mystrious Stranger... I hope they are buying their drinks at least.. :)

Also is the Pirate Legend Lair classified as a Basement Function Room., & if so.. is it available for hire for birthday parties?

it goes to grog...

except the gold hoarders which literally has so much gold they are turning gold

The rent is nuts