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# Market Filter

![Icon](/files/NOQJoQRm1YExK0lMu1ZF)

The Market Filter Assistant helps you find exactly which **page and row** in the Market contains the trade offer you're looking for.

## Menu Overview

![Menu Overview](/files/gAl1hek4r21vxHhJ2CkO)

The Market Filter Assistant is structured from top to bottom as follows:

* **Title bar** with a [Configuration](#configuration) menu
* [**Filter area**](#filter-area) to refine search criteria
* [**Goods Inventory**](#goods-inventory)
* [**Events**](#events)
* [**Offer display area**](#offer-display-area) that shows the filtered results

## Configuration

![Configuration](/files/Qo2libFT6b1akQOC1A43)

The configuration menu allows you to:

* **Export** the list of market offers in CSV or JSON format
* **Automatically open** the assistant whenever you open the market window\
  (This duplicates the option found under [Settings](/docs/english/module/settings.md))

## Filter Area

The filter area allows you to narrow down the list of trade offers to only the most relevant ones, according to your criteria.

![Filter Area](/files/DKxZFyhfT1rXPdZYJIgJ)

Filtered area is structured as follows:

* **Offer**: Dropdown to choose which good or era you want to offer (default: All goods).
* **Need**: Dropdown to choose which good or era you want in return (default: All goods).
* **Min. Qty.**: Minimum quantity for displayed offers (e.g., 1).
* **Max results**: Maximum number of offers to show (e.g., 100).
* **Only Affordable Offers**: Show only trades you can afford based on your current inventory.
* **Partners**:
  * **Neighbors**: Show offers from neighbors.
  * **Guild Members**: Show offers from guildmates.
  * **Friends**: Show offers from friends.
  * **Own offers**: Include your own offers (unchecked by default).
* **Offer Era**:
  * **Higher**: Include goods offers from higher eras.
  * **Same**: Include goods offers from same era.
  * **Lower**: Include goods offers from lower era.
* **Rating**:
  * **Advantage**: Show trades where ratio is better than fair
  * **Fair (at lower stock)**: Show fair trades where your stock is lower.
  * **Fair**: Show fair trades. (eg. 1:1 same era, 1:2 for higher era, 2:1 for lower era trades)
  * **Disadvantage**: Show trades where ratio is worse than fair(unchecked by default).

## Offer Display Area

![Display Area](/files/iZgPgQOpMq1srtDbyaOV)

Each result line includes the **exact page and row** number where the offer appears in the in-game market, so you can quickly find and trade.

## Goods Inventory

The Goods Inventory overview provides a complete overview of all goods you currently possess. It includes real-time tracking of inventory, trade offers, and goods needed.

![Inventory Menu](/files/tG0uixzjKHdbJsKnJdo6)

### Goods Inventory Structure

* **Title bar** with a Configuration menu which menu allows you to export the list CSV or JSON format
* **The overview window** which is organized as a sortable table with the following columns:
  * **Era** The era to which the good belongs (e.g., Bronze Age, Iron Age, etc.).
  * **Good** Name of the good (e.g., Wine, Marble, Iron).
  * **Inventory** Total amount of the good currently in your inventory.
  * **Sum Offered** Quantity of the good you’ve currently offered in trades.
  * **Sum Needed** Amount of the good requested in trades.
  * **Sum Inventory + Offered** Inventory plus offered — useful for evaluating surplus.
  * **Sum Inventory + Needed** Inventory plus needed — helps assess total demand coverage.

## Events

The Trade Events menu tracks your accepted and expired trades in a detailed table. It allows you to review your trading history with timestamps, traded goods, partners, and trade values.

{% hint style="warning" %}
To keep the trade history updated, manually scroll through all new entries in the in-game **Town Hall > News > Event History** tab.
{% endhint %}

The menu contains two main tabs:

* **Accepted Trades** – Displays successful trade deals with full details.
* **Expired Trades** – Shows trade offers that expired without being accepted.

## FAQ

**Q: Can I export the market offers?**\
A: Yes, the configuration menu includes options to export in both CSV and JSON formats.

**Q: Why use this instead of just browsing the market manually?**\
A: It saves time by showing exactly where desired offers are, especially when there are many irrelevant trades to scroll through.